(Turfway Park's ballroom was packed to the gills on Saturday for the G3 Jeff Ruby Steaks / Photo by Gene McLean) Editor's Note: Here is an excerpt from Gene McLean's opinion piece that concentrates on the success of Saturday's G3 Jeff Ruby Steaks at the new and improved Turfway Park. Here are the hard numbers: Earlier this year, Churchill Downs unveiled a new racetrack and a genuine, first class entertainment location in Northern Kentucky. And, this past Saturday, the new and improved Turfway Park hosted its' first Jeff Ruby Steaks in the new location. Without question, it was the best day of live racing ever presented in the history of Northern Kentucky. The Jeff Ruby Steaks -- with a purse of $700,000 -- suddenly had become one of the richest prep races for this year's 149th running of the Kentucky Derby. The Jeff Ruby Steaks -- with an increase in