Jeff Ruby Steaks

Location: Turfway Park, Florence, KY
Inaugural Race: 1972
Current Distance: 1 1/8 miles
Track Type: Left-Handed PolyTrack
Age Qualifications: Three-year-olds
Status: Grade 3
2021 Purse: $250,000
2021 Race Date: Saturday, March 20^th

2020 Jeff Ruby Steaks Entries and Results

POST	HORSE	JOCKEY	TRAINER	WIN	PLACE	SHOW

12	Field Pass	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	Michael J. Maker	$9.60	$4.20	$3.40
11	Invader	Albin Jimenez	Wesley A. Ward		$3.40	$2.60
3	Fancy Liquor	Florent Geroux	Michael J. Maker			$4.60
6	Halo Again	Rafael Manuel Hernandez	Steven M. Asmussen
7	Victory Boulevard	Gerardo Corrales	Michael J. Maker
10	The Stiff	Geovanni Franco	Michael W. McCarthy
5	Myamanoi	Kendrick Carmouche	Danny Gargan
1	Dack Janiel's	Rafael Bejarano	Jack Sisterson
9	Austrian	Abel Lezcano	Jose Fernandez
2	Toma Todo	Alan Garcia	Steven M. Asmussen
4	Unthrottled	Corey J. Lanerie	Dallas Stewart

Exotic Payoffs:

$2 Exacta (12-11)	$27.20
$2 Trifecta (12-11-3)	$165.00
$2 Superfecta (12-11-3-6)	$639.60

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Jeff Ruby Steaks History

The Jeff Ruby Steaks is the most important Derby prep race held on an artificial track. First held in 1972, the Turfway Park feature is always a good contest. The race has been a part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby series since it began in 2013. However, for the 2018 edition it has become less valuable in that series, with the points available being downgraded from 50-20-10-5 for the first four home to 20-8-4-2. This means the winner is not guaranteed a start on the First Saturday in May, but one more good performance would probably be enough.

Though it was not an important Classic guide in its early years, the Jeff Ruby Steaks became very important for a four-year stretch in the early 1990s, when three of its victors – Summer Squall, Lil E. Tee, and Prairie Bayou – would go on to win Classics. Other notable winners were Broad Brush, Serena’s Song, Stephen Got Even, and Flower Alley.

Since Turfway Park was changed to an artificial track in 2006, the race has become less important as a Derby guide, though its winners include 2007 Derby third-place finisher Hard Spun and 2011 winner Animal Kingdom. None of the winners since Animal Kingdom have made a great impact on Derby day.

Previous Winners of the Jeff Ruby Steaks

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Year	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner

2020	Field Pass	Irad Ortiz, Jr.	Michael J. Maker	Three Diamonds Farm
2019	Somelikeithotbrown	Tyler Gaffalione	Michael J. Maker	Skychai Racing LLC and Sand Dollar Stable LLC
2018	Blended Citizen	Doug F. O'Neill	Kyle Frey	Hall, Greg and Sayjay Racing, LLC
2017	Fast and Accurate	Tyler Gaffalione	Michael J. Maker	Kendall E. Hansen
2016	Oscar Nominated	Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr	Michael J. Maker	Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey
2015	Dubai Sky	Jose Lezcano	William I. Mott	Three Chimneys Farm and Besilu Stables
2014	We Miss Artie	John R. Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	Ken and Sarah Ramsey
2013	Black Onyx	Joe Bravo	Kelly Breen	Sterling Racing
2012	Went the Day Well	John Velazquez	H. Graham Motion	Team Valor/Ford
2011	Animal Kingdom	Alan Garcia	H. Graham Motion	Team Valor