User:Aspening/List of graded stakes races in the United States

This is a list of graded stakes races held in the United States. In Thoroughbred horse racing, a graded stakes race is the highest level of race.

Races

Race Name	Host Track	Age	Sex	Distance (fur.)	Surface	Grade (2017)
Ack Ack Handicap	Churchill Downs	3+		8	Dirt	III
Acorn Stakes	Belmont Park	3	F	8	Dirt	I
Adirondack Stakes	Saratoga Race Course	2	F	6.5	Dirt	II
Adoration Stakes	Santa Anita Park	3+	F/M	8.5	Dirt	III
Affirmed Stakes	Santa Anita Park	3		8.5	Dirt	III
Alabama Stakes	Saratoga Race Course	3	F	10	Dirt	I
Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap	Saratoga Race Course	3+		6	Dirt	I
All American Stakes	Golden Gate Fields	3+		8	Synthetic	III
Allaire duPont Distaff Stakes	Pimlico Race Course	3+	F/M	9	Dirt	III
Alysheba Stakes	Churchill Downs	3+		8.5	Dirt	II
American Derby	Arlington Park	3		9	Turf	III
American Oaks	Santa Anita Park	3	F	10	Turf	I
American Stakes	Santa Anita Park	3+		8	Turf	III
American St. Leger Stakes	Arlington Park	3+		13.5	Turf	III
American Turf Stakes	Churchill Downs	3		8.5	Turf	II
Amsterdam Stakes	Saratoga Race Course	3		6.5	Dirt	II
Appalachian Stakes	Keeneland	3	F	8	Turf	III
Apple Blossom Handicap	Oaklawn Park	3+	F/M	8.5	Dirt	I
Appleton Stakes	Gulfstream Park	3+		8	Turf	III
Arcadia Stakes	Santa Anita Park	3+		8	Turf	II
Aristides Stakes	Churchill Downs	3+		6	Dirt	III
Arkansas Derby	Oaklawn Park	3		9	Dirt	I
Arlington Classic Stakes	Arlington Park	3		8.5	Turf	III
Arlington Handicap	Arlington Park	3+		9.5	Turf	III
Arlington Million	Arlington Park	3+		10	Turf	I
Athenia Stakes	Belmont Park	3+	F/M	8.5	Turf	III
Autumn Miss Stakes	Santa Anita Park	3	F	8	Turf	III
Awesome Again Stakes	Santa Anita Park	3+		9	Dirt	I
Azeri Stakes	Oaklawn Park	3+	F/M	8.5	Dirt	II
Ballerina Stakes	Saratoga Race Course	3+	F/M	7	Dirt	I
Barbara Fritchie Stakes	Laurel Park	3+	F/M	7	Dirt	II
Bashford Manor Stakes	Churchill Downs	2		6	Dirt	III
Bay Shore Stakes	Aqueduct Racetrack	3		7	Dirt	III
Bayakoa Handicap	Los Alamitos Race Course	3+	F/M	8.5	Dirt	II
Bayakoa Stakes	Oaklawn Park	3+	F/M	8.5	Dirt	III
Beaugay Stakes	Belmont Park	3+	F/M	8.5	Turf	III
Beaumont Stakes	Keeneland	3	F	7	Dirt	III
Bed O' Roses Handicap	Belmont Park	3+	F/M	7	Dirt	III
Beholder Mile Stakes	Santa Anita Park	3+	F/M	8	Dirt	I
Beldame Stakes	Belmont Park	3+	F/M	9	Dirt	I
Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes	Belmont Park	3		10	Turf	I
Belmont Gold Cup Invitational Stakes	Belmont Park	3+		16	Turf	III
Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes	Belmont Park	3	F	10	Turf	I
Belmont Stakes	Belmont Park	3		12	Dirt	I
Belmont Sprint Championship Stakes	Belmont Park	3+		7	Dirt	II
Ben Ali Stakes	Keeneland	3+		9	Dirt	III
Berkeley Handicap	Golden Gate Fields	3+		8.5	Synthetic	III
Bernard Baruch Handicap	Saratoga Race Course	3+		8.5	Turf	II
Best Pal Stakes	Del Mar	2		6.5	Dirt	II
Beverly D. Stakes	Arlington Park	3+	F/M	9.5	Turf	I
Bewitch Stakes	Keeneland	3+	F/M	12	Turf	III
Bing Crosby Stakes	Del Mar	3+		6	Dirt	I
Black-Eyed Susan Stakes	Pimlico Race Course	3	F	9	Dirt	II
Bob Hope Stakes	Del Mar	2		7	Dirt	III
Bold Ruler Handicap	Belmont Park	3+		7	Dirt	III
Bourbonette Oaks	Turfway Park	3	F	8	Synthetic	III
Bowling Green Stakes	Saratoga Race Course	3+		11	Turf	II
Breeders' Cup Classic	(Rotates location)	3+		10	Dirt	I
Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile	(Rotates location)	3+		8	Dirt	I
Breeders' Cup Distaff	(Rotates location)	3+	F/M	9	Dirt	I
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint	(Rotates location)	3+	F/M	7	Dirt	I
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf	(Rotates location)	3+	F/M	9	Turf	I
Breeders' Cup Juvenile	(Rotates location)	2	C/G	8.5	Dirt	I
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies	(Rotates location)	2	F	8.5	Dirt	I
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf	(Rotates location)	2	F	8	Turf	I
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf	(Rotates location)	2		8	Turf	I
Breeders' Cup Mile	(Rotates location)	3+		8	Turf	I
Breeders' Cup Sprint	(Rotates location)	3+		6	Dirt	I
Breeders' Cup Turf	(Rotates location)	3+		12	Turf	I
Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint	(Rotates location)	3+		5	Turf	I
Brooklyn Invitational Stakes	Belmont Park	3+		12	Dirt	II
Buena Vista Stakes	Santa Anita Park	3+	F/M	8	Turf	II
start at 91-100; go thru 3+ for actually 4+
(OUT OF ORDER RACES FROM THIS PT)	(SORT WHEN DONE)
Race name	Host track	Age	Sex	Distance (fur.)	Surface	Grade (2017)
Pacific Classic Stakes	Del Mar	3+		10	Dirt	I
Delta Jackpot Stakes	Delta Downs	2		8.5	Dirt	III
Delta Princess Stakes	Delta Downs	2	F	8	Dirt	III
Franklin County Stakes	Keeneland	3+	F	5.5	Turf	III
Haskell Invitational Stakes	Monmouth Park	3		9	Dirt	I
Miss Preakness Stakes	Pimlico Race Course	3	F	6	Dirt	III
Pegasus Stakes	Monmouth Park	3		8.5	Dirt	III

Sex: C/G=Colts and geldings; F=Fillies; F/M=Fillies and mares. If blank, the race is open to all sexes.