From the Turfway Park Media Team / Kevin Kerstein:

JEFF RUBY STEAKS DAY FEATURES ROBUST WAGERING MENU,

ALL-STAKES SEQUENCES

FLORENCE, Ky. (Wednesday, March 19, 2025) – Massive exotic payouts have been a defining trend throughout the Winter/Spring Meet at Turfway Park Racing & Gaming and bettors will have plenty of opportunities to dive into large pools on Saturday’s Jeff Ruby Steaks Day, featuring three Pick 5s and four Pick 4s.

Saturday’s 13-race card at Turfway Park, which has a special early post time of 12:45 p.m. (all times Eastern), will showcase six stakes races, headlined by the $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (Grade III), a Championship Series event on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. The lineup also includes the 43rd running of the $300,000 Bourbonette Oaks (Listed); the 25th running of the $300,000 TwinSpires Kentucky Cup Classic (GIII); the 43rd running of the $250,000 Latonia Stakes (Listed); the 39th running of the $250,000 Animal Kingdom Stakes and the 38th running of the $250,000 Rushaway.

The program also features three maiden special weights and four allowance races. A total of 165 horses are entered, with an average field size of 11.3 horses in the body per race.

The wagering menu includes an all-stakes sequence for the 20-cent Single 6 Jackpot (Races 7-12), Pick 5 (Races 8-12) and late Pick 4 (Races 9-12). Additional multi-race wagers include an early Pick 5 (Races 1-5), middle Pick 5 (Races 4-8), early Pick 4 (Races 2-5), middle Pick 4 (Races 5-8) and late Pick 4 (Races 10-13).

Beyond the action at Turfway Park, fans can also bet on the Bayou Bluegrass 5, a $1 Pick 5 spanning stakes races at Fair Grounds and Turfway Park.

The sequence begins at Fair Grounds with the $500,000 New Orleans Classic presented by Relyne GI by Hagyard (GII) in Race 9 at 5:04 p.m. The second leg moves to Turfway Park for the $300,000 Bourbonette Oaks at 5:43 p.m., followed by the $400,000 Fasig-Tipton Fair Grounds Oaks (GII) at 6:12 p.m. The Jeff Ruby Steaks is the penultimate leg at 6:25 p.m., with the sequence concluding at Fair Grounds with the $1 million TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby at 6:46 p.m.

The complete wagering menu for Jeff Ruby Steaks Day:

Race 1 $80,000 Maiden Special Weight WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, DD, P3, P5
Race 2 $80,000 Maiden Special Weight WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, DD, P3, P4
Race 3 $82,000 Allowance Optional Claiming WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, DD, P3
Race 4 $80,000 Maiden Special Weight WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, DD, P3, P5
Race 5 $82,000 Allowance Optional Claiming WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, DD, P3, P4
Race 6 $82,000 Allowance Optional Claiming WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, DD, P3
Race 7 $250,000 Animal Kingdom Stakes WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, DD, P3, P6
Race 8 $250,000 Rushaway Stakes WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, DD, P3, P5
Race 9 $250,000 Latonia Stakes (Listed) WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, DD, P3, P4
Race 10 $300,000 TwinSpires Kentucky Cup Classic (GIII) WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, DD, P3, P4
Race 11 $300,000 Bourbonette Oaks (Listed) WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, SH5, DD, P3
Race 12 $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (GIII) WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, SH5, DD
Race 13 $82,000 Allowance Optional Claiming WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, SH5