Jeff Ruby Anchors Stakes Schedule for Winter/Spring Meet at Turfway Park

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A total of 20 stakes worth $3.977-million will highlight Turfway's Winter/Spring meeting and is anchored by the 55th running of the GIII Jeff Ruby Stakes–with Kentucky Derby points on the line–Saturday, Mar. 21, the track announced Monday morning.

Racing at the Northern Kentucky institution will be kicked off by the Holiday Meet Dec. 3-27 and will feature seven stakes led by Synthetic Championships Night Saturday, Dec. 13–which offers $1-million across four of those black-type contests. All stakes purses at both meets include contributions from the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund. Combined, the Holiday and Winter/Spring meets will offer $5.352-million in stakes purses.

Including the aforementioned race in the Championship Series on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, Jeff Ruby Steaks Day Mar. 21 will showcase six stakes contests, including the GIII TwinSpires Kentucky Cup Classic and the Listed Bourbonette Oaks, a Championship Series race on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks. The undercard action includes the Listed Latonia, Animal Kingdom and Rushaway Stakes.

The Winter/Spring Meet will also run the Listed John Battaglia Memorial Saturday, Feb. 21–a prep season race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby–and the Cincinnati Trophy, one night earlier, on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks.

Daily first post times, aside from Jeff Ruby Steaks Day, will be 5:55 p.m. EDT. Jeff Ruby Steaks Day will get underway at 12:45 p.m. EDT.

A list with the full stakes schedule may be found here.

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