THE WORLD'S TOP 100 GROUP/GRADE ONE RACES FOR 3YO'S AND UPWARDS - 2024
| Rank | Race | Distance (Metres) | Surface | Cat. | Race Track | Country | Qualification | Annual Race Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juddmonte International Stakes | 2050 | Turf | I | YORK | GB | 3+ | 124.25 |
| 2 | DraftKings Travers Stakes | 2000 | Dirt | I | SARATOGA | USA | 3yo | 123.75 |
| 3 | Queen Elizabeth Stakes | 2000 | Turf | I | RANDWICK | AUS | 3+ | 123.00 |
| 4 | King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes | 2400 | Turf | L | ASCOT | GB | 3+ | 122.75 |
| 5= | Japan Cup in Association with LONGINES | 2400 | Turf | L | TOKYO | JPN | 3+ | 122.50 |
| 5= | LONGINES Breeders' Cup Classic | 2000 | Dirt | I | DEL MAR | USA | 3+ | 122.50 |
| 5= | Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | 2400 | Turf | L | PARIS-LONGCHAMP | FR | 3+ | 122.50 |
| 8 | Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes | 2000 | Turf | I | LEOPARDSTOWN | IRE | 3+ | 122.25 |
| 9 | Winx Stakes | 1400 | Turf | M | RANDWICK | AUS | 3+ | 121.50 |
| 10= | James Squire T. J. Smith Stakes | 1200 | Turf | S | RANDWICK | AUS | 3+ | 121.25 |
| 10= | Ladbrokes Cox Plate | 2040 | Turf | I | MOONEE VALLEY | AUS | 3+ | 121.25 |
| 12= | Coral-Eclipse | 2000 | Turf | I | SANDOWN PARK | GB | 3+ | 121.00 |
| 12= | Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline | 2000 | Dirt | I | MEYDAN | UAE | 4+ | 121.00 |
| 12= | LONGINES Dubai Sheema Classic | 2410 | Turf | L | MEYDAN | UAE | 4+ | 121.00 |
| 15 | LONGINES Breeders' Cup Turf | 2400 | Turf | L | DEL MAR | USA | 3+ | 120.75 |
| 16= | Black Caviar Lightning Stakes | 1000 | Turf | S | FLEMINGTON | AUS | 3+ | 120.50 |
| 16= | Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve | 2000 | Dirt | I | CHURCHILL DOWNS | USA | 3yo | 120.50 |
| 16= | QIPCO Champion Stakes | 2000 | Turf | I | ASCOT | GB | 3+ | 120.50 |
| 16= | Yasuda Kinen | 1600 | Turf | M | TOKYO | JPN | 3+ | 120.50 |
| 20= | Arima Kinen (The Grand Prix) | 2500 | Turf | L | NAKAYAMA | JPN | 3+ | 120.25 |
| 20= | Betfred Derby | 2400 | Turf | L | EPSOM DOWNS | GB | 3yo | 120.25 |
| 22= | Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000 | 1200 | Turf | S | DOOMBEN | AUS | 3+ | 120.00 |
| 22= | Qatar Sussex Stakes | 1600 | Turf | M | GOODWOOD | GB | 3+ | 120.00 |
| 22= | Ranvet Stakes | 2000 | Turf | I | ROSEHILL | AUS | 3+ | 120.00 |
| 25 | Tenno Sho (Autumn) | 2000 | Turf | I | TOKYO | JPN | 3+ | 119.75 |
| 26= | LONGINES Hong Kong Cup | 2000 | Turf | I | SHA TIN | HK | 3+ | 119.50 |
| 26= | QIPCO 2000 Guineas | 1600 | Turf | M | NEWMARKET | GB | 3yo | 119.50 |
| 26= | Saudi Cup | 1800 | Dirt | M | KING ABDULAZIZ | KSA | 4+ | 119.50 |
| 29= | Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup | 2000 | Turf | I | SHA TIN | HK | 3+ | 119.25 |
| 29= | Crown Makybe Diva Stakes | 1600 | Turf | M | FLEMINGTON | AUS | 3+ | 119.25 |
| 29= | Prince of Wales's Stakes | 2000 | Turf | I | ASCOT | GB | 4+ | 119.25 |
| 29= | Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Sponsored by QIPCO | 1600 | Turf | M | ASCOT | GB | 3+ | 119.25 |
| 29= | TAB Everest Stakes | 1200 | Turf | S | RANDWICK | AUS | 3+ | 119.25 |
| 34= | Sportsbet C. F. Orr Stakes | 1400 | Turf | M | CAULFIELD | AUS | 3+ | 119.00 |
| 34= | VRC Champions Mile | 1600 | Turf | M | FLEMINGTON | AUS | 3+ | 119.00 |
| 36= | 3 Point Motors William Reid Stakes | 1200 | Turf | S | MOONEE VALLEY | AUS | 3+ | 118.75 |
| 36= | Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets | 2000 | Dirt | I | SARATOGA | USA | 3yo | 118.75 |
| 36= | Dubai Turf Sponsored by DP World | 1800 | Turf | M | MEYDAN | UAE | 3+ | 118.75 |
| 36= | FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile Presented By PDJF | 1600 | Turf | M | DEL MAR | USA | 3+ | 118.75 |
| 36= | FWD Queen Elizabeth II Cup | 2000 | Turf | I | SHA TIN | HK | 3+ | 118.75 |
| 36= | Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) | 2400 | Turf | L | TOKYO | JPN | 3yo | 118.75 |
| 42= | LONGINES Hong Kong Mile | 1600 | Turf | M | SHA TIN | HK | 3+ | 118.50 |
| 42= | Gold Cup | 4000 | Turf | E | ASCOT | GB | 4+ | 118.50 |
| 42= | Prix du Moulin de Longchamp | 1600 | Turf | M | PARIS-LONGCHAMP | FR | 3+ | 118.50 |
| 42= | TAB Turnbull Stakes | 2000 | Turf | I | FLEMINGTON | AUS | 4+ | 118.50 |
| 46= | Comer Group International Irish St Leger | 2800 | Turf | E | CURRAGH | IRE | 3+ | 118.25 |
| 46= | TAB Champions Stakes (ex Mackinnon) | 2000 | Turf | I | FLEMINGTON | AUS | 3+ | 118.25 |
| 46= | Tokyo Daishoten | 2000 | Dirt | I | OI | JPN | 3+ | 118.25 |
| 49= | Darley Champions Sprint (ex Sprint Classic) | 1200 | Turf | S | FLEMINGTON | AUS | 3+ | 118.00 |
| 49= | Qatar Prix du Jockey Club | 2100 | Turf | I | CHANTILLY | FR | 3yo | 118.00 |
| 49= | Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Gns) | 2000 | Turf | I | NAKAYAMA | JPN | 3yo | 118.00 |
| 49= | Stewards' Cup | 1600 | Turf | M | SHA TIN | HK | 3+ | 118.00 |
| 49= | TAB Australian Cup | 2000 | Turf | I | FLEMINGTON | AUS | 3+ | 118.00 |
| 49= | Takarazuka Kinen | 2200 | Turf | L | KYOTO | JPN | 3+ | 118.00 |
| 55= | LONGINES Hong Kong Vase | 2400 | Turf | L | SHA TIN | HK | 3+ | 117.75 |
| 55= | Holland Cooper Coronation Cup | 2400 | Turf | L | EPSOM DOWNS | GB | 4+ | 117.75 |
| 55= | Osaka Hai | 2000 | Turf | I | HANSHIN | JPN | 4+ | 117.75 |
| 55= | TAB Verry Elleegant Stakes | 1600 | Turf | M | RANDWICK | AUS | 3+ | 117.75 |
| 59= | Agency George Ryder Stakes | 1500 | Turf | M | ROSEHILL | AUS | 3+ | 117.50 |
| 59= | Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby | 2400 | Turf | L | CURRAGH | IRE | 3yo | 117.50 |
| 59= | Grand Prix de Paris | 2400 | Turf | L | PARIS-LONGCHAMP | FR | 3yo | 117.50 |
| 59= | King Charles III Stakes | 1600 | Turf | M | RANDWICK | AUS | 3+ | 117.50 |
| 59= | LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint | 1200 | Turf | S | SHA TIN | HK | 3+ | 117.50 |
| 59= | Qatar Prix Vermeille | 2400 | Turf | L | PARIS-LONGCHAMP | FR | 3+ F&M | 117.50 |
| 59= | Schweppes All Aged Stakes | 1400 | Turf | M | RANDWICK | AUS | 3+ | 117.50 |
| 66= | Mile Championship | 1600 | Turf | M | KYOTO | JPN | 3+ | 117.25 |
| 66= | Eva Air Kingsford-Smith Cup | 1300 | Turf | S | EAGLE FARM | AUS | 3+ | 117.25 |
| 66= | Prix d'Ispahan | 1800 | Turf | M | PARIS-LONGCHAMP | FR | 4+ | 117.25 |
| 66= | Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques Le Marois | 1600 | Turf | M | DEAUVILLE | FR | 3+ | 117.25 |
| 66= | St James's Palace Stakes | 1600 | Turf | M | ASCOT | GB | 3yo | 117.25 |
| 71= | Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes | 1000 | Turf | S | YORK | GB | 2+ | 117.00 |
| 71= | Kia Ora Galaxy Handicap | 1100 | Turf | S | ROSEHILL | AUS | 3+ | 117.00 |
| 71= | Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes | 1200 | Turf | S | MOONEE VALLEY | AUS | 3+ | 117.00 |
| 71= | Toyota Blue Grass Stakes | 1800 | Dirt | M | KEENELAND | USA | 3yo | 117.00 |
| 75= | Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes | 1600 | Turf | M | NEWBURY | GB | 4+ | 116.75 |
| 75= | Coolmore Stud Stakes | 1200 | Turf | S | FLEMINGTON | AUS | 3yo | 116.75 |
| 75= | Mehl-Mulhens-Stiftung Preis von Europa | 2400 | Turf | L | COLOGNE | GER | 3+ | 116.75 |
| 75= | Tenno Sho (Spring) | 3200 | Turf | E | KYOTO | JPN | 4+ | 116.75 |
| 79= | Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup | 3200 | Turf | E | GOODWOOD | GB | 3+ | 116.50 |
| 79= | California Crown Stakes Presented by SirDavis American Whisky | 1800 | Dirt | M | SANTA ANITA | USA | 3+ | 116.50 |
| 79= | James Squire Canterbury Stakes | 1300 | Turf | S | RANDWICK | AUS | 3+ | 116.50 |
| 79= | Prix Ganay | 2100 | Turf | I | PARIS-LONGCHAMP | FR | 4+ | 116.50 |
| 79= | Queen Anne Stakes | 1600 | Turf | M | ASCOT | GB | 4+ | 116.50 |
| 79= | Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup | 1400 | Turf | M | SHA TIN | HK | 3+ | 116.50 |
| 85= | Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud | 2400 | Turf | L | SAINT-CLOUD | FR | 4+ | 116.25 |
| 85= | Stow Storage Memsie Stakes | 1400 | Turf | M | CAULFIELD | AUS | 3+ | 116.25 |
| 87= | Champions Cup | 1800 | Dirt | M | CHUKYO | JPN | 3+ | 116.00 |
| 87= | Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes | 1200 | Turf | S | ASCOT | GB | 4+ | 116.00 |
| 89= | Betfred St Leger Stakes | 2920 | Turf | E | DONCASTER | GB | 3yo | 115.75 |
| 89= | Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes Presented by Baccarat | 1800 | Dirt | M | GULFSTREAM PARK | USA | 4+ | 115.75 |
| 89= | Preakness Stakes | 1900 | Dirt | I | PIMLICO | USA | 3yo | 115.75 |
| 89= | Prix de Diane LONGINES | 2100 | Turf | I | CHANTILLY | FR | 3yo F | 115.75 |
| 89= | QIPCO 1000 Guineas | 1600 | Turf | M | NEWMARKET | GB | 3yo F | 115.75 |
| 89= | Santa Anita Handicap Presented By Yaamava' Resort & Casino | 2000 | Dirt | I | SANTA ANITA | USA | 4+ | 115.75 |
| 89= | Sprinters Stakes | 1200 | Turf | S | NAKAYAMA | JPN | 3+ | 115.75 |
| 89= | Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas | 1600 | Turf | M | CURRAGH | IRE | 3yo | 115.75 |
| 89= | Wettstar.de Grosser Preis von Baden | 2400 | Turf | L | BADEN-BADEN | GER | 3+ | 115.75 |
| 98= | Charter Keck Cramer Moir Stakes | 1000 | Turf | S | MOONEE VALLEY | AUS | 3+ | 115.50 |
| 98= | Coronation Stakes | 1600 | Turf | M | ASCOT | GB | 3yo F | 115.50 |
| 98= | Grosser Allianz Preis von Bayern | 2400 | Turf | L | MUNICH | GER | 3+ | 115.50 |
| 98= | Grosser Dallmayr-Preis - Bayerisches Zuchtrennen | 2000 | Turf | I | MUNICH | GER | 3+ | 115.50 |
| 98= | Howden Australian Guineas | 1600 | Turf | M | FLEMINGTON | AUS | 3yo | 115.50 |
| 98= | Qatar Prix de la Foret Presente Par Education Above All | 1400 | Turf | M | PARIS-LONGCHAMP | FR | 3+ | 115.50 |
| 98= | The Star Doncaster Mile Handicap | 1600 | Turf | M | RANDWICK | AUS | 3+ | 115.50 |
| 98= | The Star Stradbroke Handicap | 1400 | Turf | M | EAGLE FARM | AUS | 3+ | 115.50 |
| 98= | Wilgerbosdrift H. F. Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes | 1600 | Turf | M | TURFFONTEIN | SAF | 3+ | 115.50 |
Legend and Notes
Distance Categories
S 5f - 6.5f : 1000m - 1300m
S (CAN/USA): 5f - 7.99f : 1000m - 1599m
M 6.51f - 9.49f : 1301m - 1899m
M (CAN/USA): 8f - 9.49f : 1600m - 1899m
I 9.5f - 10.5f : 1900m - 2100m
L 10.51f - 13.5f : 2101m - 2700m
E 13.51f+ : 2701m+
