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CANADIAN GRADED STAKES FOR 2001

There will be total of forty-two graded races in the year 2001 in Canada with a total of $9.1 million dollars in purses.

Races to be eligible for grading must not be restricted and must have a minimum purse of $125,000 to qualify for Grade I, $100,000 for Grade II and $75,000 for Grade III.

NAME OF RACE TRACK DISTANCE DATE PURSE
2-YEAR-OLD FILLIES
MAZARINE BREEDERS' CUP STAKES GI WO 8.5F 23 SEPTEMBER $250,000 ADDED
2-YEAR-OLD FILLIES - TURF
NATALMA STAKES GIII WO 8F 9 SEPTEMBER $125,000 ADDED
2-YEAR-OLDS
GREY BREEDERS' CUP STAKES GI WO 8.5F 9 OCTOBER $250,000 ADDED
2-YEAR-OLDS - TURF
SUMMER STAKES GIII WO 8F 10 SEPTEMBER $150,000 ADDED
2-YEAR-OLDS - SPRINT
SWYNFORD STAKES (TURF) GIII WO 7F 23 SEPTEMBER $100,000 ADDED
3-YEAR-OLD FILLIES
SELENE STAKES GI WO 8.5F 22 MAY $250,000 ADDED
B.C. BREEDER'S CUP OAKS GIII HST 9 F 9 SEPTEMBER $175,000

3-YEAR-OLD FILLIES - SPRINT
DUCHESS STAKES GIII WO 7F 12 AUGUST $125,000 ADDED
3-YEAR-OLDS
ALBERTA DERBY STAKES GIII STP 8.5F 17 JUNE $75,000 GUAR
MANITOBA DERBY STAKES GIII ASD 9F 7 AUGUST $100,000 GUAR
BRITISH COLUMBIA DERBY GII HST 9F 23 SEPTEMBER $175,000 GUAR
THE CANADIAN DERBY GIII NP 11F 26 AUGUST $150,000 GUAR
COL R.S. McLAUGHLIN STAKES GIII WO 9F 16 SEPTEMBER $100,000 ADDED
MARINE STAKES GIII
 WO 8.5F 16 MAY $125,000 ADDED
3-YEAR-OLDS - TURF
TORONTO CUP STAKES GIII WO 9F 16 JULY $125,000 ADDED
3-YEAR-OLDS & UPWARD, FILLIES &MARES
MAPLE LEAF STAKES GIII WO 10F 29 OCTOBER $175,000 ADDED
BREEDERS' CUP BALLERINA STAKES GIII HST 9F 1 OCTOBER $175,000

 

3-YEAR-OLDS & UPWARD, FILLIES &MARES - TURF
E.P. TAYLOR STAKES GI WO 10F 15 OCTOBER $500,000 GUAR
DANCE SMARTLY STAKES GIII WO 9F 9 JULY $150,000 ADDED
CANADIAN STAKES GII WO 9F 10 SEPTEMBER $200,000 ADDED
NASSAU STAKES GII WO 8.5F 3 JUNE $175,000 ADDED
3-YEAR OLDS & UPWARD, FILLIES & MARES - SPRINT
BESSARABIAN STAKES GIII WO 7F 19 NOVEMBER $125,000 ADDED
ROYAL NORTH STAKES (TURF) GIII WO 6F 5 AUGUST $125,000 ADDED
3-YEAR OLDS & UPWARD
AUTUMN STAKES GIII WO 8.5F 5 NOVEMBER $150,000 ADDED
DOMINION DAY STAKES GIII WO 10F 1 JULY $150,000 ADDED
DURHAM CUP STAKES GIII WO 9F 7 OCTOBER $150,000 ADDED
THE PREMIER'S GIII HST 11F 9 OCTOBER $100,000 GUAR
LT. GOVERNORS' STAKES GIII HST 9F 1 JULY $75,000 GUAR
SPEED TO SPARE CHAMPIONSHIP S. GIII NP 11F 9 SEPTEMBER $100,000 GUAR
3-YEAR-OLDS & UPWARD
CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL GI WO 12F 15 OCTOBER $1,500,000 GUAR
ATTO MILE GI WO 8F 10 SEPTEMBER $1,000,000 GUAR
KING EDWARDS BREEDERS' CUP GII WO 9F 11 JUNE $300,000 ADDED
NIAGARA BREEDERS' CUP STAKES GII WO 12F 3 SEPTEMBER $300,000 ADDED
SKY CLASSIC SKATES GII WO 11F 24 SEPTEMBER $150,000 ADDED
HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB S. GII WO 11F 23 JULY $250,000 ADDED
3-YEAR-OLDS & UPWARD - SPRINT
HIGHLANDER STAKES GIII WO 6F 15 OCTOBER $150,000 ADDED
NEARCTIC STAKES (TURF) GII WO 6F 25 JUNE $200,000 ADDED
PLAY THE KING STAKES (TURF) GIII WO 7F 26 AUGUST $125,000 ADDED
4-YEAR-OLDS & UPWARD, FILLIE & MARES - SPRINT
GEORGE C. HENDRIE STAKES GIII WO 6.5F 13 MAY $100,000 ADDED
4-YEAR-OLDS & UPWARD
ECLIPSE STAKES GII WO 8.5F 14 MAY $125,000 ADDED
4-YEAR-OLDS & UPWARD - TURF
CONNAUGHT CUP STAKES GII WO 8.5F 27 MAY $150,000 ADDED
4-YEAR-OLDS & UPWARD - SPRINT
VIGIL STAKES GIII WO 7F 29 APRIL $125,000 ADDED

 

  
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