The American Graded Stakes Committee issued a memo on Friday stating the Super Derby would have its Grade 3 status reinstated for 2018.

The race run each fall at Louisiana Downs was moved to turf for the first time last year. However, it will return to dirt for 2018, according to the memo issued Friday.  

"The committee has reviewed this change from 2017," the memo reads, "and has determined that because the race will be reverting to its historical conditions after only one year as a turf race and has run under those historical conditions in two of the last three years, the race’s Grade III status will be reinstated for 2018." 

Louisiana Downs has not yet released its stakes schedule for the meet that opens in May.