Conditions races are horse races for the very best of horses and are split into:
- Pattern Races
- Group 1 - (Classics and other races of major international importance)
- Group 2 - (less important international races)
- Group 3 - (primarily domestic races)
and
- Listed Races - have less prestige than the group races but are still more important than handicaps.
In North America, the best horses race in graded stakes races instead of conditions races. The division is similar to that for pattern races in the rest of the world:
- Grade I
- Grade II
- Grade III
Unlike in some other countries, handicap races can be included in the North American grading system; several North American handicaps are Grade I, with more handicaps in the lower grades.
In the United Kingdom, pattern races are:
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
- Earl of Sefton Stakes
- Nell Gwyn Stakes
- Craven Stakes
- Dubai Irish Village Stakes
- Dubai Duty Free Stakes
- Greenham Stakes
- Sandown Park Classic Trial
- Gordon Richards Stakes
- Sagaro Stakes
- Palace House Stakes
- Dahlia Stakes
- Chester Vase
- Dee Stakes
- Ormonde Stakes
- Chartwell Fillies' Stakes
- Derby Trial Stakes
- Musidora Stakes
- Middleton Stakes
- Brigadier Gerard Stakes
- Princess Elizabeth Stakes
- Diomed Stakes
- Coventry Stakes
- Jersey Stakes
- Queen Mary Stakes
- Norfolk Stakes
- Queen's Vase
- Chipchase Stakes
- Criterion Stakes
- Porcelanosa Sprint Stakes
- Weatherbys Superlative Stakes
- Golden Daffodil Stakes
- Summer Stakes
- Silver Trophy Stakes
- Princess Margaret Stakes
- Gordon Stakes
- Molecomb Stakes
- King George Stakes
- Oak Tree Stakes
- Fillies' Stakes
- Rose of Lancaster Stakes
- Sweet Solera Stakes
- Sovereign Stakes
- Hungerford Stakes
- Solario Stakes
- Winter Hill Stakes
- Prestige Stakes
- Strensall Stakes
- Sirenia Stakes
- September Stakes
- Park Stakes
- Select Stakes
- Firth of Clyde Stakes
- Dubai International Airport World Trophy
- Dubai Duty Free Arc Trial
- Princees Royal John Doyle Stakes
- Cumberland Lodge Stakes
- Supreme Stakes
- Tattersall Stakes
- Joel Stakes
- Autumn Stakes
- Cornwallis Stakes
- Bentinck Stakes
- Jockey Club Cup
- Newmarket Darley Stakes
- Horris Hill Stakes
- St. Simon Stakes
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