The American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association presented its listing of U.S. Graded and Listed Stakes Races for calendar year 2025, the results of its annual grading session conducted Dec. 16 and 17.
The committee reviewed 957 U.S. stakes races with a purse of at least $75,000, and assigned graded status to 415 of them, 14 fewer than were graded in 2024, and listed status to 210 races.
Four graded races were upgraded; one new Grade I and three new Grade II races were named; nine new Grade III races were identified. Twelve new Listed races and one new Listed-Restricted race were upgraded from non-Listed Black Type (NLBT) status.
Thirty-three graded races were downgraded; one Grade I, 10 Grade II and 22 Grade III races were demoted. Twenty-one listed races were downgraded to NLBT status.
One race was upgraded from Grade II to Grade I status for 2025: the American Turf S. at Churchill Downs.
Additionally, one race was downgraded from Grade I to Grade II status for 2025: the Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. at Saratoga.
Three races were upgraded to Grade II status for 2025: the Jockey Club Derby Invitational S. at Belmont at Aqueduct, Chicago S. at Churchill Downs, and Sycamore S. at Keeneland.
For a complete listing of all graded and listed stakes for the 2025 season, click here.
RACES UPGRADED FOR 2025:
GRADE II TO GRADE I
American Turf S. (T), Churchill Downs
GRADE III TO GRADE II
Chicago S., Churchill Downs)
Jockey Club Derby Invitational S. (T), Belmont at Aqueduct
Sycamore S. (T), Keeneland
LISTED TO GRADE III
Coronation Cup S. (T), Saratoga
Dueling Grounds Oaks Inv. S. (T), Kentucky Downs
Glen Cove S. (T), Belmont at Aqueduct
Mamzelle S. (T), Churchill Downs
Unzip Me S. (T), Santa Anita Park
Winter Memories S. (T), Belmont at Aqueduct
Aristides S., Churchill Downs
Kelly's Landing S., Churchill Downs
Mahony S. (T), Saratoga
RACES DOWNGRADED FOR 2025:
GRADE I TO GRADE II
Alfred G. Vanderbilt H., Saratoga
GRADE II TO GRADE III
Delaware H., Delaware Park
Summertime Oaks, Santa Anita Park
Pennine Ridge S. (T), Belmont at Aqueduct
Ft. Lauderdale S. (T), Gulfstream Park
Hagyard Fayette S., Keeneland
John A. Nerud S., Belmont at Aqueduct
Pan American S. (T), Gulfstream Park
San Gabriel S. (T), Santa Anita Park
Triple Bend S., Santa Anita Park
True North S., Saratoga
GRADE III TO LISTED
Bob Hope S., Del Mar
Providencia S. (T), Santa Anita Park
Santa Ynez S., Santa Anita Park
Sweetest Chant S. (T), Gulfstream Park
Barbara Fritchie S., Laurel Park
Cardinal S. (T), Churchill Downs
Go For Wand S., Aqueduct
Noble Damsel S. (T), Belmont at Aqueduct
Suwannee River S. (T), Gulfstream Park
Chick Lang S., Pimlico
Dwyer S., Belmont at Aqueduct
Kitten's Joy S. (T), Gulfstream Park
Sam F. Davis S., Tampa Bay Downs
Saranac S. (T), Saratoga
Sunland Park Derby, Sunland Park
Withers S., Aqueduct
General George S., Laurel Park
John B. Connally Turf Cup S. (T), Sam Houston Race Park
Knickerbocker S. (T), Belmont at Aqueduct
Monmouth S. (T), Monmouth Park
Toboggan S., Aqueduct
West Virginia Governor's S., Mountaineer Park
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