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:
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Race 1 |
WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, DD, P3, P5 |
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Race 2 |
WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, DD, P3, P4 |
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Race 3 |
WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, DD, P3 |
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Race 4 |
WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, DD, P3, P5 |
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Race 5 |
WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, DD, P3, P4 |
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Race 6 |
WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, DD, P3 |
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Race 7 |
$250,000 Animal Kingdom Stakes |
WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, DD, P3, P6 |
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Race 8 |
$250,000 Rushaway Stakes |
WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, DD, P3, P5 |
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Race 9 |
$250,000 Latonia Stakes |
WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, DD, P3, P4 |
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Race 10 |
$300,000 TwinSpires Kentucky Cup Classic (Listed) |
WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, DD, P3, P4 |
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Race 11 |
$300,000 Bourbonette Oaks (Listed) |
WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, SH5, DD, P3 |
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Race 12 |
$700,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (GIII) |
WPS, EX, Tri, SPR, SH5, DD |
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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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