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Graded and Listed stakes announced for 2014 The American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association on Friday presented its listing of U.S. Graded and Listed stakes races for 2014, the results of its annual grading session conducted December 4 in Lexington, Kentucky. The Committee reviewed 713 unrestricted U.S. stakes races with a purse of at least $75,000, and assigned graded status to 455 of them, two fewer than were graded in 2013, and Listed status to 190 races. A total of five graded races were upgraded, including one new Grade 1 race and four new Grade 2 races; three new Grade 3 races were named; 30 new Listed races were upgraded from Non-Listed Black Type status. Three races which carried graded status and 25 races which carried Listed status in 2013 are no longer eligible for grading. One race was upgraded to Grade 1 status for 2014: the La Troienne at Churchill Downs. Two races were downgraded from Grade 1 to Grade 2 for 2014: the Prioress at Saratoga and Princess Rooney Handicap at Calder. Four races were upgraded to Grade 2 status for 2014: the Azeri at Oaklawn Park and Sabin, Holy Bull and Swale at Gulfstream Park. Seven races were downgraded from Grade 2 to Grade 3 in 2014: the Go for Wand at Aqueduct, Santa Barbara Handicap at Santa Anita, Vagrancy Handicap and Dwyer at Belmont Park, Sanford at Saratoga, La Jolla Handicap at Del Mar and Hutcheson at Gulfstream Park. The El Encino and San Luis Obispo at Santa Anita and Jim Murray Handicap at Hollywood Park were not eligible for grading in 2014. Three races were upgraded to Grade 3 status for 2014: the Charles Town Oaks at Charles Town, Torrey Pines at Del Mar and L.A. Woman at Santa Anita. Two races were downgraded from Grade 3 to Listed status for 2013: the Sapling at Monmouth Park and Ohio Derby at Thistledown. Thirty races were upgraded to Listed status for 2014: the Oak Tree Juvenile Fillies Turf and Oak Tree Juvenile Turf at Del Mar; Paseana Handicap, Surfer Girl, Zuma Beach and Juvenile Turf Sprint at Santa Anita Park; Busher, Ruthless, Interborough, Correction and Evening Attire at Aqueduct; Easy Goer at Belmont Park; Miss Preakness, Skipat and Jim McKay Turf Sprint at Pimlico; Lady Baltimore, Laurel Turf Cup and Laurel Dash at Laurel; Tiffany Lass, Marie G. Krantz Memorial, Tenacious Handicap, Louisiana Handicap, Thanksgiving Handicap, Colonel Power, Bonapaw and F.W. Gaudin Memorial at Fair Grounds; Swatara and Mountainview Handicap at Penn National; Bull Dog Handicap at Fresno, and American St Leger at Arlington Park. Sixteen races were downgraded from Listed to Non-Listed Black Type status for 2014: the Mountaineer Juvenile Fillies at Mountaineer; Miss Shenandoah and Robert Hilton Memorial at Charles Town; Prima Donna at Oaklawn Park; Harry Henson Handicap, Riley Allison Futurity and Sunland Park Handicap at Sunland Park; California State Fair Sprint Handicap at Sacramento; Dover at Delaware Park; Prairie Gold Juvenile at Prairie Meadows; Gold Rush at Golden Gate Fields; Evangeline Mile Handicap at Evangeline Downs; Bosselman/Gus Fonner at Fonner Park; David M. Vance Sprint at Remington Park; Premier Cup Handicap at Zia Park; and Phoenix Gold Cup Handicap at Turf Paradise. Races not eligible for grading in 2014 were the Labor Day, Dale Baird Memorial and Ohio Valley at Mountaineer; Battlefield, Garden State, Dearly Precious, Spend a Buck and Select at Monmouth Park; Dallas Turf Cup, Ouija Board Distaff, Cinemine and Valid Expectations at Lone Stark Park; Vincent A. Moscarelli Memorial and R.R.M. Carpenter Jr. Memorial at Delaware Park; Charlie Palmer Futurity at Fresno; Southampton at Parx Racing; Corte Madera, California Oaks and Golden Poppy at Golden Gate Fields; Instant Racing at Oaklawn Park; Railbird at Hollywood Park; Santa Paula and La Puente at Santa Anita; Whirlaway at Aqueduct; and Calder Derby at Calder. A complete list of graded and Listed stakes for 2014 can be found here. Bet Horseracing Free Online at TwinSpires.com
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