Tag: American Graded Stakes Committee

Essential Quality (4) nipped Highly Motivated in last year's Grade 2 Blue Grass Stakes. That race was one of three upgraded to Grade 1 status for 2022. (Image: Keeneland/Coady Photography)

Graded Stakes Race Shuffling Deals Winning, Losing Hands to Races

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One of the key factors in horseplaying from a class standpoint — the grading of stakes races – underwent its yearly review when the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association unveiled its annual listing of US Graded and Listed Stakes races. The new grades encompass […]