Welcome to the Pattern Racing World Championships.
Pattern Races are referred to as either Graded or Group depending on where they are run.
In the USA and Japan, they are known as Graded races and in the rest of the world, they are referred to as Group races.
In all jurisdictions, there is a hierarchy, Grade 1, 2, 3 and Listed in the USA and Japan and in the rest of the world the word Graded changes to Group with the same hierarchy, Group 1, 2, 3 and Listed. Globally they are over 1,500 such races. They are run on dirt and turf, over distances between five furlongs and twenty furlongs.
Grade1/Group 1 are the highest rated races, annually there are circa 310 such races.
Here these top races, the G1’s are treated equally to establish a world championships with 22 points awarded to each race, 10 points for 1st place, 7 points for 2nd place, and 5 points for 3rd place. The points are accumulated over the calendar year to establish a world championship and then presented in table format for six categories listed below.
The Pattern Racing World Championships
The How
Each race is allocated points
1st. 10 points
2nd. 7 points
3rd. 5 points
Points scored in each race are accumulated and presented in championship format
6 Categories
Horses
Sires
Jockeys
Trainers
Owners
Breeders
Each category is presented in a table format, click on the name and you can drill down into their individual achievements and click on the pattern race name to look at the result of the race.
The Why
“The thoroughbred exists not because its selection has depended on experts, technicians or zoologists but one piece of wood: the winning post of the Epsom Derby.” the renowned Italian breeder Frederico Tesio famously said. .
The world of horseracing has grown, horseracing is a global sport, horses compete internationally on an ever more growing scale. Our hope is these championships will give you a perspective to what’s happening in the G1 world, connecting the action across the globe.
It takes a really good horse to win or even be placed in a G1, for that to happen you’ll need a really good sire, breeder, owner, trainer and jockey.
These tables are based on a calendar year, therefore, they reward form, current form.