A total of 46 graded races will be held in Canada in 2019 after a listed race was upgraded to a Grade III event following the annual review by The Jockey Club of Canada's Graded Stakes Committee. The Jacques Cartier S., previously run as a listed race, will have Grade III status this year. Included in the changes, the Monashee S. and the Lieutenant Governors' H. were downgraded from listed status to black-type for 2019.
The Graded Stakes Committee meeting was conducted by Committee Chair Ross McKague and accompanied by all Committee Members: Jim Bannon, Tom Cosgrove, Mark Frostad and Jockey Club of Canada's Chief Steward R. Glenn Sikura. The attending racetrack representatives included Julie Bell, Matt Jukich, Nichelle Milner and Paul Ryneveld.
For a complete listing of 2019 graded races, click here.
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