(Reuters) – The storming run by Japan-based colt Lani at this year's Belmont Stakes has inspired a series of races in the Asian country that could annually produce a starter in the Kentucky Derby, from 2017 onwards.
Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) has partnered with the Japan Racing Association (JRA) to create the 'Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby', which will include two one-mile dirt stakes races at the famed Tokyo Racecourse.
"This series provides a path for the top 3-year-old in the country to participate in the 'greatest two minutes in sports'," CDI's president & chief operating officer Bill Mudd said in a statement.
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