http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/horse-racing-steve-haskin/archive/2016/12/10/stakes-and-chops.aspxThere have been many, myself included, who were shocked by the Graded Stakes committee's decision to downgrade two of the most historic Kentucky Derby preps, the Wood Memorial and Blue Grass Stakes, from grade I to grade II.enCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20917.1142)