THE WORLD'S TOP 100 GROUP/GRADE ONE RACES FOR 3YO'S AND UPWARDS - 2023
| Rank | Race | Distance (Metres) | Surface | Cat. | Race Track | Country | Qualification | Annual Race Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan Cup in Association with LONGINES | 2400 | T | L | TOKYO | JPN | 3+ | 126.75 |
| 2 | LONGINES Dubai Sheema Classic | 2410 | T | L | MEYDAN | UAE | 4+ | 126.50 |
| 3 | Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe | 2400 | T | L | PARIS-LONGCHAMP | FR | 3+ | 124.75 |
| 4 | King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes | 2400 | T | L | ASCOT | GB | 3+ | 124.50 |
| 5 | Takarazuka Kinen | 2200 | T | L | HANSHIN | JPN | 3+ | 124.25 |
| 6= | Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes | 2000 | T | I | LEOPARDSTOWN | IRE | 3+ | 123.50 |
| 6= | Tenno Sho (Autumn) | 2000 | T | I | TOKYO | JPN | 3+ | 123.50 |
| 8 | Arima Kinen (The Grand Prix) | 2500 | T | L | NAKAYAMA | JPN | 3+ | 123.00 |
| 9 | Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard - Jacques Le Marois | 1600 | T | M | DEAUVILLE | FR | 3+ | 122.75 |
| 10 | Juddmonte International Stakes | 2050 | T | I | YORK | GB | 3+ | 122.25 |
| 11= | LONGINES Breeders' Cup Turf | 2400 | T | L | SANTA ANITA | USA | 3+ | 121.75 |
| 11= | Prince of Wales's Stakes | 2000 | T | I | ASCOT | GB | 4+ | 121.75 |
| 11= | Stewards' Cup | 1600 | T | M | SHA TIN | HK | 3+ | 121.75 |
| 14 | Qatar Prix du Jockey Club | 2100 | T | I | CHANTILLY | FR | 3yo | 121.50 |
| 15= | Coral-Eclipse | 2000 | T | I | SANDOWN PARK | GB | 3+ | 120.75 |
| 15= | FWD Champions Mile | 1600 | T | M | SHA TIN | HK | 3+ | 120.75 |
| 15= | LONGINES Hong Kong Cup | 2000 | T | I | SHA TIN | HK | 3+ | 120.75 |
| 18= | LONGINES Hong Kong Mile | 1600 | T | M | SHA TIN | HK | 3+ | 120.50 |
| 18= | Dahlbury Coronation Cup | 2400 | T | L | EPSOM DOWNS | GB | 4+ | 120.50 |
| 20= | FanDuel Breeders' Cup Mile Presented By PDJF | 1600 | T | M | SANTA ANITA | USA | 3+ | 120.00 |
| 20= | Hill 'N' Dale Metropolitan Handicap | 1600 | D | M | BELMONT PARK | USA | 3+ | 120.00 |
| 20= | LONGINES Breeders' Cup Classic | 2000 | D | I | SANTA ANITA | USA | 3+ | 120.00 |
| 20= | Whitney Stakes | 1800 | D | M | SARATOGA | USA | 3+ | 120.00 |
| 24= | Kennedy Champions Mile | 1600 | T | M | FLEMINGTON | AUS | 3+ | 119.75 |
| 24= | Ladbrokes Cox Plate | 2040 | T | I | MOONEE VALLEY | AUS | 3+ | 119.75 |
| 24= | QIPCO Champion Stakes | 2000 | T | I | ASCOT | GB | 3+ | 119.75 |
| 24= | Queen Anne Stakes | 1600 | T | M | ASCOT | GB | 4+ | 119.75 |
| 28= | Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup | 1400 | T | M | SHA TIN | HK | 3+ | 119.50 |
| 28= | Yulong Stud Newmarket Handicap | 1200 | T | S | FLEMINGTON | AUS | 3+ | 119.50 |
| 30= | FWD QEII Cup | 2000 | T | I | SHA TIN | HK | 3+ | 119.25 |
| 30= | Prix du Moulin de Longchamp | 1600 | T | M | PARIS-LONGCHAMP | FR | 3+ | 119.25 |
| 30= | Stow Storage Memsie Stakes | 1400 | T | M | CAULFIELD | AUS | 3+ | 119.25 |
| 33= | Black Caviar Lightning Stakes | 1000 | T | S | FLEMINGTON | AUS | 3+ | 119.00 |
| 33= | Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup | 2000 | T | I | SHA TIN | HK | 3+ | 119.00 |
| 33= | Darley Champions Sprint (ex Sprint Classic) | 1200 | T | S | FLEMINGTON | AUS | 3+ | 119.00 |
| 33= | Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline | 2000 | D | I | MEYDAN | UAE | 4+ | 119.00 |
| 33= | Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Sponsored by QIPCO | 1600 | T | M | ASCOT | GB | 3+ | 119.00 |
| 38= | 3 Point Motors William Reid Stakes | 1200 | T | S | MOONEE VALLEY | AUS | 3+ | 118.75 |
| 38= | Big Ass Fans Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile | 1600 | D | M | SANTA ANITA | USA | 3+ | 118.75 |
| 38= | Travers Stakes | 2000 | D | I | SARATOGA | USA | 3yo | 118.75 |
| 41= | Yasuda Kinen | 1600 | T | M | TOKYO | JPN | 3+ | 118.50 |
| 41= | Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud | 2400 | T | L | SAINT-CLOUD | FR | 4+ | 118.50 |
| 43 | Dubai Turf Sponsored by DP World | 1800 | T | M | MEYDAN | UAE | 3+ | 118.25 |
| 44= | LONGINES Hong Kong Vase | 2400 | T | L | SHA TIN | HK | 3+ | 118.00 |
| 44= | Agency George Ryder Stakes | 1500 | T | M | ROSEHILL | AUS | 3+ | 118.00 |
| 44= | Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets | 2400 | D | L | BELMONT PARK | USA | 3yo | 118.00 |
| 44= | LONGINES Queen Elizabeth Stakes | 2000 | T | I | RANDWICK | AUS | 3+ | 118.00 |
| 44= | Prix Ganay | 2100 | T | I | PARIS-LONGCHAMP | FR | 4+ | 118.00 |
| 44= | Saudi Cup | 1800 | D | M | KING ABDULAZIZ | KSA | 4+ | 118.00 |
| 50= | Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve | 2000 | D | I | CHURCHILL DOWNS | USA | 3yo | 117.75 |
| 50= | Osaka Hai | 2000 | T | I | HANSHIN | JPN | 4+ | 117.75 |
| 50= | PFD Food Services Makybe Diva Stakes | 1600 | T | M | FLEMINGTON | AUS | 3+ | 117.75 |
| 50= | St James's Palace Stakes | 1600 | T | M | ASCOT | GB | 3yo | 117.75 |
| 50= | TAB Chipping Norton Stakes | 1600 | T | M | RANDWICK | AUS | 3+ | 117.75 |
| 55= | Centenary Sprint Cup | 1200 | T | S | SHA TIN | HK | 3+ | 117.50 |
| 55= | Chairman's Sprint Prize | 1200 | T | S | SHA TIN | HK | 3+ | 117.50 |
| 55= | Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes | 1600 | T | M | KEENELAND | USA | 3+ | 117.50 |
| 55= | Eva Air Kingsford-Smith Cup | 1300 | T | S | EAGLE FARM | AUS | 3+ | 117.50 |
| 55= | Furphy T. J. Smith Stakes | 1200 | T | S | RANDWICK | AUS | 3+ | 117.50 |
| 55= | Kikuka Sho (Japanese St Leger) | 3000 | T | E | KYOTO | JPN | 3yo | 117.50 |
| 55= | Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup | 2400 | T | L | SHA TIN | HK | 3+ | 117.50 |
| 55= | Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) | 2400 | T | L | TOKYO | JPN | 3yo | 117.50 |
| 63= | Betfred Derby | 2400 | T | L | EPSOM DOWNS | GB | 3yo | 117.25 |
| 63= | Ladbrokes Doomben 10,000 | 1200 | T | S | DOOMBEN | AUS | 3+ | 117.25 |
| 63= | Mile Championship | 1600 | T | M | KYOTO | JPN | 3+ | 117.25 |
| 63= | Pertemps Network July Cup | 1200 | T | S | NEWMARKET | GB | 3+ | 117.25 |
| 63= | Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes | 1200 | T | S | ASCOT | GB | 4+ | 117.25 |
| 63= | TAB Turnbull Stakes | 2000 | T | I | FLEMINGTON | AUS | 4+ | 117.25 |
| 63= | The Star Stradbroke Handicap | 1400 | T | M | EAGLE FARM | AUS | 3+ | 117.25 |
| 63= | Winx Stakes (ex Warwick) | 1400 | T | M | RANDWICK | AUS | 3+ | 117.25 |
| 71= | Awesome Again Stakes | 1800 | D | M | SANTA ANITA | USA | 3+ | 117.00 |
| 71= | King Charles III Stakes | 1600 | T | M | RANDWICK | AUS | 3+ | 117.00 |
| 71= | LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint | 1200 | T | S | SHA TIN | HK | 3+ | 117.00 |
| 71= | Qatar Racing Breeders' Cup Sprint | 1200 | D | S | SANTA ANITA | USA | 3+ | 117.00 |
| 75= | L'Ormarins King's Plate | 1600 | T | M | KENILWORTH | SAF | 3+ | 116.75 |
| 75= | Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes Presented by Baccarat | 1800 | D | M | GULFSTREAM PARK | USA | 4+ | 116.75 |
| 75= | Schweppes All Aged Stakes | 1400 | T | M | RANDWICK | AUS | 3+ | 116.75 |
| 78= | Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup | 3200 | T | E | GOODWOOD | GB | 3+ | 116.50 |
| 78= | BCD Group Sprint | 1400 | T | M | TE RAPA | NZ | 3+ | 116.50 |
| 78= | Champions Cup | 1800 | D | M | CHUKYO | JPN | 3+ | 116.50 |
| 78= | Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes | 1000 | T | S | YORK | GB | 2+ | 116.50 |
| 78= | FanDuel Racing Pacific Classic Stakes | 2000 | D | I | DEL MAR | USA | 3+ | 116.50 |
| 78= | Furphy Canterbury Stakes | 1300 | T | S | RANDWICK | AUS | 3+ | 116.50 |
| 78= | Lamaro's Hotel Futurity Stakes | 1400 | T | M | SANDOWN | AUS | 3+ | 116.50 |
| 78= | Maker's Mark Mile Stakes | 1600 | T | M | KEENELAND | USA | 4+ | 116.50 |
| 78= | Ranvet Stakes | 2000 | T | I | ROSEHILL | AUS | 3+ | 116.50 |
| 78= | Sistema Railway Handicap | 1200 | T | S | TE RAPA | NZ | 3+ | 116.50 |
| 78= | Tenno Sho (Spring) | 3200 | T | E | KYOTO | JPN | 4+ | 116.50 |
| 89= | LONGINES Breeders' Cup Distaff | 1800 | D | M | SANTA ANITA | USA | 3+ F&M | 116.25 |
| 89= | Maker's Mark Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf | 2000 | T | I | SANTA ANITA | USA | 3+ F&M | 116.25 |
| 89= | Qatar Nassau Stakes | 2000 | T | I | GOODWOOD | GB | 3+ F&M | 116.25 |
| 89= | TAB Champions Stakes (ex Mackinnon) | 2000 | T | I | FLEMINGTON | AUS | 3+ | 116.25 |
| 93= | February Stakes | 1600 | D | M | TOKYO | JPN | 4+ | 116.00 |
| 93= | Qatar Sussex Stakes | 1600 | T | M | GOODWOOD | GB | 3+ | 116.00 |
| 93= | Tattersalls Gold Cup | 2000 | T | I | CURRAGH | IRE | 4+ | 116.00 |
| 93= | Tokyo Daishoten | 2000 | D | I | OI | JPN | 3+ | 116.00 |
| 97= | Gold Cup | 4000 | T | E | ASCOT | GB | 4+ | 115.75 |
| 97= | Hollywoodbets Gold Challenge | 1600 | T | M | GREYVILLE | SAF | 3+ | 115.75 |
| 97= | Live Life Foundation Underwood Stakes | 1800 | T | M | CAULFIELD | AUS | 3+ | 115.75 |
| 97= | Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Gns) | 2000 | T | I | NAKAYAMA | JPN | 3yo | 115.75 |
| 97= | Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas | 1600 | T | M | CURRAGH | IRE | 3yo | 115.75 |
| 97= | Victoria Mile | 1600 | T | M | TOKYO | JPN | 4+ F&M | 115.75 |
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+
