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With heavy rain and the likelihood of more than three inches of precipitation at Santa Anita through Wednesday, track officials, in consultation with both the CHRB, TOC, Jockeys' Guild and the CTT, have opted to cancel Friday's eight-race program and to instead enter on Thursday morning for a make-up day of live racing on Monday, March 27.

Along with entries for Monday, entries will also be taken as originally scheduled on Thursday for this Sunday's races as well.

“By running on Monday instead of Friday, we're going to allow both the main track and our turf course an extra day to dry out before we run on Saturday,” said Santa Anita Director of Racing and Racing Secretary Jason Egan. “This will also enable us to run on the grass all three days and it will give horses a chance to return to training prior to racing this weekend.”

Entries for live racing this Saturday will be taken Wednesday morning and will be available at www.santaanita.com Wednesday afternoon.

Santa Anita will be open for simulcast wagering on tracks across North America on both Thursday and Friday beginning at 10 a.m., with free parking and admission as well as $3 beers and $5 margaritas.

For additional information, fans are advised to please visit www.santaanita.com or to call (626) 574-RACE.

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Racing fans will be able to feast on stakes and lucrative wagers on Saturday's Jeff Ruby Steaks Day at Turfway Park as the wagering menu will feature 13 races, six stakes contests, three Pick 5s and four Pick 4s.

The spectacular program at Turfway Park will showcase 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 41st running of the $300,000 Bourbonette Oaks; the 23rd running of the $300,000 TwinSpires Kentucky Cup Classic (Listed); the 37th running of the $250,000 Animal Kingdom Stakes; the 41st running of the $250,000 Latonia Stakes; and the 36th running of the $250,000 Rushaway.

Entries for Jeff Ruby Steaks Day were drawn Tuesday with the wagering menu features 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).

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 (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 (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. Fair Grounds Louisiana Derby Day card was drawn Saturday and the fields at Turfway for the Bourbonette Oaks and Jeff Ruby Steaks will be drawn Tuesday

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 (GIII)	WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, SH5, DD
Race 13		WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, SH5

 For more information about Jeff Ruby Steaks Day, the official wagering rules, and to purchase tickets, visit www.TurfwayPark.com

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Fair Grounds and Turfway Park will team next Saturday, March 25, to offer bettors a special 50-cent Pick 5 that features an all-stakes sequence led by the $1 million TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby (Grade 2) and $700,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3).

Dubbed as the “Bayou Bluegrass 5,” the special Pick 5 wager will have a 50-cent minimum denomination and industry friendly 15% takeout. The wager will have a mandatory payout at the end of the sequence.

The sequence will begin at Fair Grounds in Race 9 for the $500,000 New Orleans Classic (G2) at 5:04 p.m. (all times ET). The second leg will switch to Turfway Park for the $300,000 Bourbonette Oaks (Listed) 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 (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 TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby at 6:46 p.m.

Fair Grounds' Louisiana Derby Day card will be drawn Saturday and the fields at Turfway for the Bourbonette Oaks and Jeff Ruby Steaks will be drawn Tuesday.

Fans can wager on the Bayou Bluegrass 5 at wagering outlets throughout the country, including www.TwinSpires.com, the official wagering provider of Churchill Downs Inc..

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After running the first race, the decision was made to cancel the rest of Friday's card at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots due to inclement weather.

Live racing will resume on Saturday, March 18 with 9 races scheduled to begin at the regular post time of 1:15 p.m. CT.

Also on Saturday at 11:45 a.m. CT, the field for the 110th running of the $1 million Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (G2) with starting gate assignments and morning line odds will be revealed during the Louisiana Derby Draw Show.

The Louisiana Derby Draw Show will be broadcast on Fair Grounds simulcast & on Twitter: @fairgroundsnola. Joe Kristufek and John G. Dooley will host and be joined by morning line odds maker Mike Diliberto & racing analyst Kevin Kilroy. Following the post-position draw, the connections on hand and members of the Fair Grounds management team will be available for interviews.

About Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots

Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, one of the nation's oldest racetracks, has been in operation since 1872. Located in New Orleans, LA, Fair Grounds, which is owned by Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ Global Select Market: CHDN), also operates a slot-machine gaming facility and 15 off-track betting parlors throughout Southeast Louisiana. The 151st Thoroughbred Racing Season – highlighted by the 110th running of the Louisiana Derby – will run from Nov 18, 2022 through March 26, 2023. More information is available online at www.fairgroundsracecourse.com.

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