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Massive exotic payouts have been the story throughout the Winter/Spring Meet at Turfway Park Racing & Gaming and bettors will be able to dive into large pools at the Florence, Ky., track on Saturday with three Pick 5s and four Pick 4s offered on the extensive wagering menu.

One of the most popular wagers in North America is the 50-cent Pick 5 and through 41 days of racing at the meet, the average Pick 5 payout at Turfway has been a stout $10,437.85.

Not only has the Pick 5 returned stacks, the average $2 win mutuel is $15.95, which is $1.14 higher than the 2022 average of $14.81.

Along with the large payouts in the Pick 5, the 20-cent Single 6 Jackpot has returned an average of $19,203.63 and the average Pick 4 payout has been $2,834.54.

Here are some of the additional stats throughout the Winter/Spring Meet at Turfway Park:

Largest $2 win mutuel	$166.18
Largest 50-cent Pick 5	$98,827.10
Largest 50-cent Pick 4	$35,565.95
Largest $2 Exacta	$2,558.20
Largest 50-cent Trifecta	$6,656.19

Saturday's spectacular program at Turfway Park will feature a total of six stakes events headlined by the $700,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (Grade 3), a Championship Series event on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. The card will also feature the 41^st running of the $300,000 Bourbonette Oaks; the 23^rd running of the $300,000 TwinSpires Kentucky Cup Classic (Listed); the 37^th running of the $250,000 Animal Kingdom Stakes; the 41^st running of the $250,000 Latonia Stakes; and the 36^th running of the $250,000 Rushaway.

Entries for Jeff Ruby Steaks Day were drawn Tuesday with the wagering menu featuring an all-stakes sequence for the 20-cent Single 6 (Races 7-12), late Pick 5 (Races 8-12) and late Pick 4 (Races 9-12). There will be an additional early Pick 5 (Races 1-5) and middle Pick 5 (Races 4-8), as well as an early Pick 4 (Races 2-5), middle Pick 4 (Races 5-8) and the “get out” Pick 4 (Races 10-13).

The average starters per race at Turfway has been a stout 9.85 and the large fields are expected to continue Saturday. The average body field size on Saturday is a massive 11.46 horses per race.

Aside from the robust wagering menu at Turfway Park, fans can bet on the special Bayou Bluegrass 5 – a two-track, 50-cent Pick 5 featuring all stakes races from Fair Grounds and Turfway Park.

The sequence will begin at Fair Grounds in Race 9 for the $500,000 New Orleans Classic presented by Relyne GI by Hagyard (G2) at 5:04 p.m. (all times Eastern). The second leg will switch to Turfway Park for the $300,000 Bourbonette Oaks with a scheduled post time of 5:43 p.m. Then, the third leg will go back to Fair Grounds and feature the $400,000 Fair Grounds Oaks presented by Fasig-Tipton (G2) at 6:12 p.m. The Jeff Ruby Steaks will be the penultimate leg of the bet at 6:25 p.m. and it will close at Fair Grounds for the Louisiana Derby at 6:46 p.m.

Free Brisnet.com past performances are available to download here: www.brisnet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/bayoubluegrass23.pdf.

The Jeff Ruby Steaks was carded as Race 12 with a post time of 6:25 p.m. First post is 12:45 p.m.

Here is the complete wagering menu for Jeff Ruby Steaks Day:

Race 1		WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, DD, P3, P5
Race 2		WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, DD, P3, P4
Race 3		WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, DD, P3
Race 4		WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, DD, P3, P5
Race 5		WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, DD, P3, P4
Race 6		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	WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, DD, P3, P4
Race 10	$300,000 TwinSpires Kentucky Cup Classic (Listed)	WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, DD, P3, P4
Race 11	$300,000 Bourbonette Oaks (Listed)	WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, SH5, DD, P3
Race 12	$700,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3)	WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, SH5, DD
Race 13		WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, SH5

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Going Global is living up to her name, as the eight-time U.S. graded stakes winner makes her Australian debut this Friday night at Rosehill racecourse. A record number of international horses have traveled to Sydney for the AU$40 million Autumn Racing Carnival. Two horses prepared by Joseph O'Brien (one favored against Going Global) are also featured on a 10-race program that includes eight Group races. The card will broadcast live on FanDuel TV and is available to stream on the Sky Racing World App (First Post 9:10 p.m. ET / 6:10 p.m. PT).

Following Going Global's victorious American swan song last October, trainer Phil D'Amato labeled her “the epitome of a champion in my heart. She just has all the attributes, the heart, the will and an unbelievable turn of foot.” The 2021 Del Mar Oaks winner sold for $2.5 million at Fasig-Tipton's November sale, then crossed the Pacific to join the barn of champion Sydney conditioner Chris Waller.

Going Global (15-1) has drawn an extremely wide gate for Friday night's G2 Emancipation Stakes (Race 6), at 7 1/2 furlongs for fillies and mares. She will also face the query of a wet surface, after relishing California's firm footing. Her competition includes the O'Brien-trained Statement (7-2 favorite), who also makes her Aussie debut and comes off a similar layoff to Going Global. Statement, who has fared much better at the post position draw, was last seen winning a G3 (at this distance) in Ireland.

Both mares will have an even bigger target in sight: the G1 Queen of the Turf on April 7, part of The Championships at Randwick. The Championships are a Breeders' Cup-style event, boasting eight G1 races across two Friday nights: March 31 and April 7.    

Joseph O'Brien, who has sent five horses to chase Sydney's riches, also has Cleveland set for an Australian debut in Friday night's G1 Tancred Stakes (Race 8) at 1 1/2 miles. After Cleveland finished second at Royal Ascot going 1 3/4 miles (in just his sixth career start), he was purchased by a prominent Australian owner as a prospect for elite marathon races Down Under.

O'Brien has already trained two Melbourne Cup winners for the father-son team of Lloyd and Nick Williams: Rekindling (2017) and Twilight Payment (2020). In Friday night's Tancred, Cleveland (8-1) will rub shoulders with a pair of Melbourne Cup-winning horses: 2019 victor Vow And Declare (12-1), and last November's winner Gold Trip (7-2). Gold Trip also began his career in Europe.

While the Melbourne Cup remains the “holy grail” for the world's best marathon horses, the Tancred Stakes is a proven stepping stone to a lucrative shorter-term goal, the G1 Sydney Cup on April 7. The Tancred field also includes a son of Frankel named King Frankel (12-1), who had a three-race win streak snapped last start when favorite but has the capacity to rebound.

On a program of incredible depth and intrigue, numerous other races feature Australian debuts of highly regarded horses. Full of Sincerity, a last start third in the New Zealand Derby, is 5-2 favorite for the G2 Tulloch Stakes (Race 3). The G3 Neville Sellwood Stakes (Race 4) contains a quartet of fresh faces, each with new Australian trainers: Gear Up (9-1) is a G1 winner in France who defeated Cleveland last summer in Ireland; Fancy Man (14-1) has six G3 placings in England; Magical Lagoon (40-1) won last year's G1 Irish Oaks; and Third Realm (9-1) carries the lightest credentials but has been training very forwardly.

Meanwhile, New Zealand's star 3-year-old filly, Prowess, brings a 6-for-8 career record to the G1 Vinery Stud Stakes (Race 7). Prowess, who beat older males last start at G1 level, is 8-5 favorite while returning to her own age and sex; 2-1 second wagering choice, Pavitra, is a highly promising Australian daughter of American Pharoah. Times Square, G1-placed at Longchamp as a 2- and 3-year-old filly, contests the G3 Doncaster Prelude (Race 9). Times Square (15-1) has landed in the barn of potent Australian training team Ciaron Maher and David Eustace (who also train Gold Trip). The reigning champion trainers of Melbourne, who lead the nation in races won this season, have recently increased their stall allocation in Sydney.  Citing “the unprecedented growth of Sydney racing,” Maher has identified the Harbour City as “obviously where we want to expand our presence … it's a real growth area for our business.” 

From Dubai to Sydney, top-flight horse racing is, indeed, “going global” this weekend. Ironically, a horse named Dubai Honour competed on the World Cup card last year but is currently in Sydney. The William Haggas trainee created an enormous impression winning his Australian debut last week, less than an hour before Australia's best horse, Anamoe, won his ninth Group 1. The pair will collide on April 7 in the AU$5 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes, the marquee race of The Championships at Randwick. 

The Rosehill card will be broadcast live on FanDuel TV this Friday night (First Post: 9:10 p.m. ET / 6:10 p.m. PT) alongside cards from Wyong, Eagle Farm and Ascot. All races will be live-streamed in HD on the new Sky Racing World App, skyracingworld.com and major ADW platforms such as TVG, TwinSpires, Xpressbet, NYRABets, WatchandWager, HPIbet, and AmWager. Wagering is also available via these ADW platforms. Fans can get free access to live-streaming, past performances, and expert picks on all races at skyracingworld.com. 

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A native of Brisbane, Australia, Michael Wrona has called races in six countries. Michael's vast U.S. experience includes; race calling at Los Alamitos, Hollywood Park, Arlington and Santa Anita, calling the 2000 Preakness on a national radio network and the 2016 Breeders' Cup on the International simulcast network. Michael also performed a race call voiceover for a Seinfeld episode called The Subway.

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The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will host a Cross Country Pick 5 on Saturday, featuring action from Aqueduct Racetrack and Oaklawn Park.

The Cross Country Pick 5 requires bettors to pick the winner of five select races from tracks across the country. The minimum bet for the multi-track, multi-race wager is 50 cents. Wagering on the Cross Country Pick 5 is available on ADW platforms and at simulcast facilities across the country with each week featuring a mandatory payout of the net pool. The Cross Country Pick 5, boasting a low 15 percent takeout, offers sequences with races from Aqueduct Racetrack and partner tracks across the country.

The first three legs of the sequence will feature a trio of starter races from Aqueduct, beginning with the $65,000 Peeping Tom in Race 8 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern. A total of six starter events are slated for Saturday's card for horses who have started for a specified claiming price in 2022 and 2023. The Peeping Tom, a 6 1/2-furlong sprint for older horses, will see owner and trainer David Jacobson's O'Trouble attempt to notch his fourth consecutive victory after winning a $40,000 claimer by 5 3/4 lengths on February 9 and a pair of six-furlong contests in January.

Trainer Marcelo Arenas' Royal Tryst will look to start a streak of his own on the heels of a gutsy first-level allowance score on March 4 while the Michelle Giangiulio-trained Ragtime Blues enters from a February 13 victory that produced a 94 Beyer Speed Figure.

The $75,000 Sis City, a one-turn mile for older fillies and mares, follows in Race 9 [5:32 p.m.] as the multiple stakes-placed Know It All Audrey vies to return to winning form for trainer Oscar Barrera, III. Know It All Audrey was last seen finishing second in the Biogio's Rose on March 12 at the Big A, two starts after a pacesetting two-length victory in a state-bred optional claimer on January 19. Barrera, III will also send out Dame Cinco for a chance to double up on victories after a narrow score last out for a $32,000 tag on March 10.

Barrera, III's contenders will face a group of strong challengers that includes Chaysenbryn, a last-out winner by 4 1/4 lengths for conditioner Rudy Rodriguez, and the Dennis Lalman-trained Mosienko, who won four consecutive races last year from August to October.

The middle leg will feature a seasoned group of 11 contest at one mile in the $60,000 More to Tell for older horses. The Linda Rice-trained Winter Pool is in search of his second win since being haltered for $32,000 by his connections in November. The son of Curlin crossed the finish line 5 1/2 lengths in front last out on January 7, but was later disqualified and placed seventh.

The Chris Englehart-trained Hammerin Aamer finished a close third in his last outing and was a 4 1/4-length winner two starts back. The veteran son of Jump Start will look to earn his 14th lifetime victory while the 5-year-old Peter Walder trainee Black Belt drops in from stakes company in hopes of a return to winning ways.

The action heads south to Oaklawn Park for the final two legs, beginning with the $150,000 Purple Martin in Race 10 [6:25 p.m.], a six-furlong sprint for sophomore fillies. A short but talented field includes the streaking Klassy Bridgette, who arrives with a three-race win streak dating back to December 22 for trainer Chris Hartman. The Army Mule filly broke her maiden at third asking before an open-lengths optional claiming victory and a determined triumph in her stakes debut last out in the Dixie Belle on February 11.

Socially Selective makes her first start since an eye-catching debut romp in August at Saratoga Race Course. The Speightster chestnut, trained by Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott, was a pacesetting winner sprinting six furlongs under Jose Lezcano. She drew away to an easy 7 1/2-length win, receiving an 82 Beyer for the effort. Other contenders include Topsy, who is undefeated through two starts for Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen, and stakes winners Key of Life and Izatiz.

The final leg will see a field of 12 sophomore sprinters in a six-furlong restricted maiden special weight to close out the card at the Hot Springs oval. Asmussen will send out two contenders in the New York-bred Bad Larry and stakes-placed Ryvit. Bad Larry, a son of Collected bred by McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds, makes his career debut off a series of strong works, including a half-mile bullet from the gate in 47.60 seconds on March 1 at Louisiana Downs. Ryvit, a Competitive Edge bay, finished third in the Kentucky Juvenile in May at Churchill Downs and was last seen finishing sixth in his first start off an eight-month respite.

Conditioner Mike Maker brings another formidable first-time starter in Hey Eugene, who has five bullet works since January at Churchill Training. He covered five furlongs in 1:00.20 on March 13, the fastest of 17 works that day for that distance.

Free Equibase past performances for the Cross Country Pick 5 sequence will be available for download at https://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/racing/cross-country-wagers.

America's Day at the Races will present live coverage and analysis of the Aqueduct winter meet on the networks of FOX Sports. For the broadcast schedule and channel finder, visit https://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/racing/tv-schedule.

NYRA Bets is the best way to bet every race of the Aqueduct Racetrack winter meet. Available to horse players nationwide, the NYRA Bets app is available for download today on iOS and Android at www.NYRABets.com.

Cross Country Pick 5 – Saturday, March 25

Leg A: Aqueduct Racetrack, Race 8 – $65K Peeping Tom (5:00 p.m. Eastern)

Leg B: Aqueduct Racetrack, Race 9 – $75K Sis City (5:32 p.m.)

Leg C: Aqueduct Racetrack, Race 10 – $60K More to Tell (6:04 p.m.)

Leg D: Oaklawn Park, Race 10 – $150K Purple Martin (6:25 p.m.)

Leg E: Oaklawn Park, Race 11 – maiden special weight (6:56 p.m.)

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Live coverage of the Group 1, $12 million Dubai World Cup airs Saturday, March 25 at noon, Eastern on FS2. The field for the 27th annual Dubai World Cup is headlined by defending champion Country Grammer.

Coverage of the Dubai World Cup undercard, featuring seven stakes races, will air live from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on FS2. The “Golden Hour” telecast features live coverage of the Dubai World Cup from 12 – 1 p.m., also on FS2.

Nick Luck, Rishi Persad, Ruby Walsh, Tom Stanley, Angus McNae and Nick Lightfoot will bring viewers all the action from Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Greg Wolf will offer stateside updates live from Aqueduct Racetrack.

Scheduled post time for the Dubai World Cup is 12:35 p.m. Eastern, and wagering is available in the United States via NYRA Bets.

The Dubai World Cup undercard will air live from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on FS2 and feature seven stakes races: the Group 2, $1 million Godolphin Mile (on the dirt); the Group 2, $1 million Dubai Gold Cup (16 furlongs on the turf); the Group 2, $1.5 million UAE Derby (9.5 furlongs on the dirt), which offers 100 Kentucky Derby qualifying points to the winner; the Group 1, $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen (six furlongs on the dirt); the Group 1, $5 million Dubai Turf (9 furlongs on the turf); and the Group 1, $6 million Dubai Sheema Classic (12 furlongs on the dirt).

Free Equibase-provided past performances are available for races that are part of the broadcast and can be accessed at https://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/racing/tv-schedule.

To sign up for NYRA Bets today, visit www.NYRABets.com.

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