OSRC Approves 2020 Thoroughbred and Standardbred Stakes Schedules

For immediate release: December 19, 2019 By Kimberly Rinker, OSDF Administrator

The Ohio State Racing Commission approved both the Standardbred and Thoroughbred 2020 stakes schedules at its Dec. 18, 2019 meeting at the Riffe Center, 77 S. High St., Columbus, OH.

The 2020 approved Standardbred (Ohio Sires Stakes) schedule is below:
Date Day Track Age/Gender/Gait/Leg
May 1 Friday Miami Valley 3-Year-Old Filly Trot & 3-Year-Old Filly Pace, Leg 1
May 3 Sunday Miami Valley 3-Year-Old Colt Trot & 3-Year-Old Colt Pace, Leg 1
June 6 Saturday Northfield Park 3-Year-Old Colt Pace & 3-Year-Old Filly Pace, Leg 2
June 13 Saturday Scioto Downs 3-Year-Old Colt Trot, Leg 2
June 19 Friday Scioto Downs 3-Year-Old Filly Trot, Leg 2
July 3 Friday Northfield Park 2-Year-Old Colt Trot & 2-year-Old Filly Trot, Leg 1
July 4 Saturday Scioto Downs 3-Year-Old Filly Pace, Leg 3
July 10 Friday Northfield Park 3-Year-Old Colt Trot & 3-Year-Old Filly Trot, Leg 3
July 11 Saturday Scioto Downs 2-Year-Old Colt Pace & 2-Year-Old Filly Pace, Leg 1
July 17 Friday Scioto Downs 2-Year-Old Colt Trot & 2-Year-Old Filly Trot, Leg 2
July 18 Saturday Scioto Downs 3-Year-Old Colt Pace, Leg 3
July 24 Friday Scioto Downs 2-Year-Old Filly Pace, Leg 2
July 25 Saturday Northfield Park 2-Year-Old Colt Pace, Leg 2
Aug 7 Friday Northfield Park 2-Year-Old Filly Trot & 2-Year-Old Filly Pace, Leg 3
Aug 8 Saturday Scioto Downs 2-year-Old Colt Pace, Leg 3
Aug 10 Monday Northfield Park 2-Year-Old Colt Trot, Leg 3
Aug 14 Friday Scioto Downs 3-Year-Old Filly Trot, Leg 4
Aug 15 Saturday Northfield Park 3-Year-Old Colt Trot & 3-Year-Old Filly Pace, Leg 4
Aug 17 Monday Northfield Park 2-Year-Old Colt Pace & 2-Year-Old Filly Pace, Leg 4
Aug 21 Friday Scioto Downs 2-Year-Old Colt Trot & 2-Year-Old Filly Trot, Leg 4
Aug 22 Saturday Northfield Park 3-Year-Old Colt Pace, Leg 4
Sept 5 Saturday Scioto Downs 2- & 3-Year-Olds Super Night $300,000 Championships
Oct 16 Friday Dayton Raceway 4-Year-Olds & Up $85,000 Championships
Oct 17 Saturday Northfield Park 2- & 3-Year-Olds $75,000 Consolations

The 2020 approved Thoroughbred (Best of Ohio Series) schedule is below:
Date Day Track Stake/Age/Gender/
Mar 21 Saturday Mahoning Valley Southern Park Stakes, 3-Year-Old Fillies

April 11 Saturday Mahoning Valley Howard B. Noonan Stakes, 3-Year-Olds

May 9 Saturday Belterra Park Best of Ohio Tall Stack Stakes, 3-Year-Olds

May 9 Saturday Belterra Park Best of Ohio Norm Barren-Queen City Oaks, 3-Year-Old Fillies

May 9 Saturday Belterra Park Best of Ohio Babst/Palacious Memorial, 3-Year-Olds & Up

May 9 Saturday Belterra Park Best of Ohio Diana Stakes, 3-Year-Olds & Up Fillies & Mares

May 9 Saturday Belterra Park Best of Ohio Sydney Gendelman Memorial, 3-Year-Olds & Up

May 30 Saturday Thistledown Dr. T. F. Classen Memorial Stakes, 3-Year-Olds & Up, Accredited Fillies & Mares

May 31 Sunday Belterra Park Green Carpet Stakes, 3-Year-Olds
June 6 Saturday Thistledown Michael F. Rowland Memorial Handicap, 3-Year-Olds & Up, Accredited

June 20 Saturday Thistledown George Lewis Memorial, 3-Year-Olds & Up, Accredited

June 20 Saturday Thistledown J. William Petro Memorial Handicap, 3-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies & Mares

June 27 Saturday Thistledown Daniel Stearns Cleveland Gold Cup, 3-Year-Olds

July 4 Saturday Belterra Park Hoover Stakes, 2-Year-Olds

July 4 Saturday Belterra Park Cincinnatian Stakes, 3-Year-Olds, Accredited Fillies

July 11 Saturday Belterra Park Jim Morgan Memorial-Tah Dah Stakes, 2-Year-Old Fillies

July 12 Sunday Belterra Park Vivacious Handicap, 3-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies & Mares

July 18 Saturday Belterra Park Buckeye Native Stakes, 3-Year-Olds & Up, Accredited

July 19 Sunday Belterra Park Tomboy Stakes, 3-Year-Old Fillies

Aug 8 Saturday Thistledown Best of Ohio Cleveland Kindergarten Stakes, 2-Year-Olds

Aug 8 Saturday Thistledown Best of Ohio Miss Ohio Stakes, 2-Year-Old Fillies

Aug 8 Saturday Thistledown Best of Ohio Honey Jay Stakes, 3-Year-Olds & Up

Aug 8 Saturday Thistledown Best of Ohio Pay The Man Stakes, 3-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies & Mares

Aug 8 Saturday Thistledown Best of Ohio Governor’s Buckeye Cup Stakes, 3-Year-Olds & Up

Aug 9 Sunday Belterra Park Horizon Stakes, 3-Year-Olds, Accredited

Sept 4 Friday Belterra Park Miss Southern Ohio Stakes, 3-Year-Olds & Up, Accredited Fillies & Mares

Sept 12 Saturday Thistledown Mackey Memorial-Angenora Stakes, 3-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies & Mares

Sept 18 Friday Belterra Park Loyalty Stakes, 2-Year-Olds, Accredited

Sept 26 Saturday Thistledown Catlaunch Stakes, 3-Year-Olds & Up, Accredited

Oct 3 Saturday Thistledown Emerald Necklace Stakes, 2-Year-Olds, Accredited Fillies

Oct 10 Saturday Thistledown Scarlet & Gray Handicap, 3-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies & Mares

Oct 31 Saturday Mahoning Valley Best of Ohio Distaff Stakes, 3-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies & Mares

Oct 31 Saturday Mahoning Valley Best of Ohio Endurance Stakes, 3-Year-Olds & Up

Oct 31 Saturday Mahoning Valley Best of Ohio Sprint Stakes, 3-Year-Olds & Up

Oct 31 Saturday Mahoning Valley Best of Ohio Juvenile Stakes, 2-Year-Olds

Oct 31 Saturday Mahoning Valley Best of Ohio John Galbreath Memorial Stakes, 2-Year-Old Fillies

Nov 7 Saturday Mahoning Valley Ohio Debutante Stakes, 3-Year-Olds & Up, Accredited Fillies & Mares

Nov 21 Saturday Mahoning Valley Cardinal Handicap, 3-Year-Olds & Up

Nov 21 Saturday Mahoning Valley First Lady Stakes, 3-Year-Olds, Fillies

Nov 28 Saturday Mahoning Valley Glacial Princess Stakes, 2-Year-Olds, Accredited Fillies

Nov 28 Saturday Mahoning Valley Ruff/Kirchberg Memorial Handicap, 3-Year-Olds & Up, Accredited

Dec 19 Saturday Mahoning Valley Joshua S. Radosevich Memorial-Ohio Freshman Stakes, 2-Year-Olds, Accredited

Dec 19 Saturday Mahoning Valley Bobbie Bricker Memorial Handicap, 3-Year-Olds & Up, Accredited Fillies & Mares

These 2020 schedules can be found at the OSRC website at www.racingohio.net. For information on the Standardbred (Ohio Sires Stakes) schedule, contact Kimberly Rinker at 614-779-0269 or at [email protected]. For information on the Thoroughbred (Best of Ohio Series) schedule, contact Greg Veit at 614-779-0268 or at [email protected].