![]() Ortiz last rode at Turfway in 2020 when he won the Jeff Ruby Steaks aboard Field Pass. Ortiz will once again have the mount on Major Dude in the Jeff Ruby Steaks. In his last start, Major Dude contested the $175,000 Kitten’s Joy (GIII) and defeated seven rivals by 1 ½ lengths under Irad Ortiz Jr. Following a disappointing ninth-place effort in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (GI), Major Dude made his 3-year-old debut in the $100,000 Dania Beach at Gulfstream Park where he rallied for second and even-money. 2 in the $200,000 Pilgrim (GII) at the Belmont at Aqueduct meet. ![]() The son of Bolt d’Oro tabbed his first stakes victory on Oct. Two-time graded stakes winner Major Dude will invade Turfway Park from his South Florida base for Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher. Major Dude during a gallop at Keeneland in October (Photo from Turfway Park) The Jeff Ruby Steaks will offer the top 5 finishers points on a 100-40-30-20-10 scale towards a spot in the starting gate for the $3 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI). Along with the Jeff Ruby Steaks, stakes-laden 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. First post for the stellar program will be 12:45 p.m. The Jeff Ruby Steaks, a Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series qualifier, will go as Race 12 of 13 with a post time of 6:25 p.m. Spendthrift Farm’s multiple graded stakes winning three-year-old Major Dude headlines a talented field of 12 colts and geldings that were entered in Saturday’s 52nd running of the $700,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (Grade III) at Turfway Park Racing & Gaming.
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