The first 2026 Kentucky Derby (G1) qualifier, worth 100-50-25-15-10 points to the top five finishers, took place on Saturday over the Tapeta track at Turfway Park.

The Championship Series of the Road to the Kentucky Derby shifts its focus to Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3).

The signature event of the 2025-26 winter meet at Turfway Park, the $777,000 Jeff Ruby (G3), anchors a 13-race program on Saturday afternoon.

A powerful homestretch rally carried Final Gambit to a blowout victory in Saturday’s $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) over the Tapeta track at Turfway Park.

Saturday’s $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) at Turfway Park is scheduled to be the first 2025 Kentucky Derby (G1) qualifier awarding 100 points to the winner.

Saturday's $750,000 renewal of the Jeff Ruby, up to a dozen three-year-olds will hope to take a first step toward emulating that classy pair.

While Tiz the Bomb justified favoritism in the Jeff Ruby Steaks, the companion Bourbonette Oaks witnessed a massive upset.

Separated by a neck in the John Battaglia Memorial S. on March 5, Tiz the Bomb and Stolen Base highlight an overflow field of 13 in Saturday’s $600,000 Jeff Ruby S.