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$200,000.00; 4 Year Olds And Up 6 Furlongs SANTA ANITA San Carlos S.(Grade 2) $200,000.00; 3 Year Olds And Up 7 Furlongs AQUEDUCT Heavenly Prize Invitational $125,000.00; 4 Year Olds And Up 1 Mile GULFSTREAM Hutcheson S. Open a betting account with Coral through our site and when you place your first bet on horse racing (£5 or more) they'll give you £20 in free bets. 18+New UK+IRE only. Paypal & some deposit & bet types excl. Min first £5 bet within 14 days of account reg at min odds 1/2 = 4x £5 free bets. Free bets valid for 7 days, stake not returned. Just over the English Channel is another horse racing hotbed – France! Of all the big horse races taking place in Europe, the undisputed no.1 is held here. The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is a 1½-mile race on the famed turf at Longchamp in Paris, taking place on the first Sunday in October every year. The race uses a bold style of funding, where 12 shareholders purchase a slot in the race for $1 million. Those shareholders can race a horse or they can recruit another horse to fill the slot by way of lease, contract, share, or similar arrangement. The shareholders also share in any profits from the race. Coming to no one’s surprise, Meydan was designed to be the world’s largest integrated racing facility capable of seating 60,000 spectators. The track’s futuristic design has been recognized around the world, as it was chosen as one of the international filming locations for the 2016 blockbuster Star Trek Beyond.

A graded stakes race is a term applied by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay. These fees, to which the track adds an additional amount, constitute the total amount from which prize money is paid to the first, second, third, and usually fourth place finishers. There are three different levels of stakes races, the top ranking, and therefore purse, being a Grade I Stakes. They are higher-class races for bigger prizes and often involve competitors that belong to the same gender, age and class. These races may, though, be 'weight-for-age', with weights adjusted only according to age, and also there are 'set weights' where all horses carry the same weight. Furthermore, there are 'conditions' races, in which horses carry weights that are set by conditions, such as having won a certain number of races, or races of a certain value.

The American Graded Stakes Committee uses as part of its criteria for the grading:

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• Purse Requirement: That the race has a purse of more than $75,000.
• Longevity: That the race has been run for two years under the same conditions.
• Drug Testing: That post race drug testing is managed by a governmental authority.
• Restrictions: That the race may be restricted only in age and gender.
• Anabolic Steroid Testing : Boldenone, Nandrolone, Stanozolol, and Testosterone are only allowed to be used.
• Toe Grabs: Cannot be more than two millimeters long.

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In the United States and Canada, a graded race can be dormant for one year without losing its grade. Also, as long as the race meets these requirements, the Committee grades on the overall quality of the previous fields and the performance of horses in the previous fields in stakes both prior to and after the race. For example: if the winner of the Breeders' Cup Classic raced in the Santa Anita Handicap then the race would almost certainly be a Grade One.

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