Ohio Derby Added to Road to the KY Derby

Saturday, May 30, 2020 | 2:41 pm

LOUISVILLE, KY - MAY 07: Horses in the Kentucky Derby head down the stretch into the first turn at Churchill Downs on May 7, 2016 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

The GIII Ohio Derby has been added to the extension of the “Road to the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve.” The $500,000 race will be held June 27 at Thistledown Racino. Points to the Top 4 finishers will be worth 20-8-4-2 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.

Also on the schedule are the June 6 GI Santa Anita Derby (100 points), the June 20 GI Belmont S. (150 points), the July 4 GIII Los Alamtios Derby (20 points), the July 8 GIII Indiana Derby (20 points), the July 11 GII Blue Grass S. (100 points), the July 18 GI Haskell Invitational S. (100 points), the Aug. 1 Shared Belief S. (50 points) and the Aug. 15 Pegasus S. (20 points).

The Ellis Park Derby (50 points) and stakes races at Saratoga Race Course will be added to the series once their stakes schedules are finalized.