The Jeff Ruby Steaks is a Grade III horse race held annually in late March at Turfway Park in Florence, Kentucky. The race is run over a distance of 1 1/8 miles on a synthetic track and has a current purse of $700,000. The race was first held on April 1, 1972, at the Latonia race track, with a distance of 1 mile, and was established by the General Manager of the track, John Battaglia, as a prep race for the Kentucky Derby.
The event was upgraded to Grade III status in 1984 and was upgraded again in 1988 to a Grade II race after the track's renaming to Turfway Park. In the same year, the distance of the race was increased to 1 1⁄8 miles. In 2011 the event was downgraded back to a Grade III. Currently, the event is sponsored by Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment, owner of Jeff Ruby's Steakhouses, and the race is referred to as the Jeff Ruby Steaks (Steaks being a homophone of the word Stakes).
Saturday, March 25, 2023 // Turfway Park
| RACE // PURSE | TYPE // SURFACE | DISTANCE // TIME |
|---|---|---|
| Race 1 // $70K | Maiden // AW | 6 Furlongs // 12:45PM ET |
| Race 2 // 70K | Maiden // AW | 1 1/16 Miles // 1:13PM ET |
| Race 3 // $74K | Allowance // AW | 1 Mile // 1:43PM ET |
| Race 4 // $70K | Maiden // AW | 1 Mile // 2:13PM ET |
| Race 5 // $74K | Allowance // AW | 1 Mile // 2:43PM ET |
| Race 6 // $70K | Maiden // AW | 6 Furlongs // 3:13PM ET |
| Race 7 // $250K | Animal Kingdom S. // AW | 6 Furlongs // 3:43PM ET |
| Race 8 // $250K | Rushaway S. // AW | 1 1/16 Miles // 4:13PM ET |
| Race 9 // $500K | Latonia S. // AW | 1 1/16 Miles // 4:43PM ET |
| Race 10 // $300K | Kentucky Cup Classic S. // AW | 1 1/8 Mile // 5:13PM ET |
| Race 11 // $300K | Bourbonette Oaks // AW | 1 1/16 Mile // 5:43PM ET |
| Race 12 // $700K | Jeff Ruby Steaks// AW | 1 1/8 Miles // 6:25PM ET |
| Race 13 // $70K | Maiden // AW | 1 Mile // 7:05PM ET |
Recent Winners
| YEAR | WINNER | JOCKEY | TRAINER |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Two Phil’s | Jareth Loveberry | Larry Rivelli |
| 2022 | Tiz the Bomb | Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. | Kenneth G. McPeek |
| 2021 | Like the King | Drayden Van Dyke | Wesley A. Ward |
| 2020 | Field Pass | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Michael J. Maker |
| 2019 | Somelikeithotbrown | Tyler Gaffalione | Michael J. Maker |
| 2018 | Blended Citizen | Kyle Frey | Doug F. O'Neill |
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