Monrovia S. to Remain Grade III

Friday, May 31, 2019 | 5:12 pm

Nick Alexander's S Y Sky and jockey Drayden Van Dyke win the Grade II, $200,000 Monrovia Stakes, Sunday, May 26, 2019 at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia CA. © BENOIT PHOTO

Santa Anita's graded Monrovia S., run off-the-turf May 26 and won by S Y Sky (Grazen), will not retain the original Grade II status it was carded with and will instead be officially recorded as a Grade III event, the American Graded Stakes Committee (AGSC) announced Friday.

The five-furlong race was scheduled for the turf course, but was moved to the main track due to concern over rain in the area. The Monrovia was automatically downgraded to a Grade III event, pending review by the AGSC, who determined the original Grade II credit would not be reinstated.