Woodford Stakes Grade Reinstated
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Photo: Keeneland Photo
Amelia's Wild Ride won the Woodford Stakes on the main track.
The American Graded Stakes Committee has reinstated the grade III status of the Woodford Stakes at Keeneland Oct.3, which was originally scheduled for turf but moved to the main track.
It is the policy of the AGSC that a race scheduled for the turf that is moved to the dirt after the closing of nominations because the turf course is unsuitable for racing is automatically downgraded one level for that running only. The AGSC will, however, promptly review the running of any race that is automatically downgraded as a result of this policy, and may reinstate its former status.
After reviewing the off-the-turf renewal, the AGSC determined that the original grade III status will be reinstated for this renewal and the Woodford should be recorded as a grade III race. Amelia's Wild Ride, winner of the race, is therefore credited with a grade III win, and Mongolian Saturday and Stacked Deck, the respective second and third-place finishers, are credited with grade III placings.