Endlessly made quick work of the Grade 3 Jeff Ruby Steaks field, thundering home a powerful four-length winner of the $700,000 feature race of the Turfway Park meet on March 23.

After the Jeff Ruby, trainer Michael McCarthy reported Endlessly would indeed be in the starting gate that first Saturday in May, but not in the race one would expect after his 100-point win on the Road to the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve.

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"We're looking at the American Turf (Stakes)," McCarthy said. The Grade 2 American Turf Stakes, a 1 1/16-mile turf race for 3-year-olds, will be run May 4 on the Kentucky Derby undercard at Churchill Downs.

Endlessly, a son of Oscar Performance bred and owned by Amerman Racing, is unraced on the dirt but is nearly undefeated on turf and all-weather surfaces. He opened his sophomore campaign last month with an authoritative win in Golden Gate Fields' El Camino Real Derby in his first spin over a synthetic surface, earning an automatic berth to the Preakness Stakes in the process.

While Endlessly will not be participating in the run for the roses, trainer Larry Demeritte declared Jeff Ruby runner-up West Saratoga was a definitive starter for the Derby. West Saratoga won a five-way place photo to finish second and picked up 50 Derby qualifying points, pushing him into fourth place on the Derby leaderboard with 67 points.

The D. Wayne Lukas trainee Seize the Grey completed the trifecta, collecting 25 points for a total of 27. The top five finishers were completed by Triple Espresso in fourth (15 points) and Lucky Jeremy in fifth (10 points).

Endlessly was timed in 1:50.15 for the 1 1/8 miles and paid $4.88 to win under jockey Umberto Rispoli.

2024 Jeff Ruby Steaks
March 23rd, 2024

Winning Time: 1:50.15

• Purse: $700,000
• Distance: 1 1/8 Miles
• Age: 3 yo
• Surface: All Weather Track
• Winning Time: 1:50.15

Results

Win

Place

Show

1^st

10 Endlessly

$4.88

$4.06

$2.78

• Jockey / Umberto Rispoli
• Trainer / Michael W. McCarthy

• Owner / Amerman Racing LLC
• Breeder / Mrs. Jerry Amerman

2^nd

12 West Saratoga

$19.80

$7.32

• Jockey / Jesus Lopez Castanon
• Trainer / Larry W. Demeritte

• Owner / Harry L. Veruchi
• Breeder / Two Hearts Farm II LLC

3^rd

9 Seize the Grey

$3.16

• Jockey / Nik Juarez
• Trainer / D. Wayne Lukas

• Owner / MyRaceHorse Stable
• Breeder / Jamm, LTD.

4^th

14 Triple Espresso

• Jockey / Jose L. Ortiz
• Trainer / Todd A. Pletcher

• Owner / Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable
• Breeder / Ashview Farm & Colts Neck Stables

5^th

3 Lucky Jeremy

• Jockey / Gerardo Corrales
• Trainer / William E. Morey

• Owner / Jeremy Ramsland
• Breeder / Mr. & Mrs. Craig L Minten

6^th

7 Woodcourt

• Jockey / Luan Machado
• Trainer / Cipriano Contreras

• Owner / Contreras Stable Inc.
• Breeder / Michelle Lovell

7^th

2 Dancing Groom

• Jockey / Lanfranco Dettori
• Trainer / Antonio Sano

• Owner / Alexandres, LLC
• Breeder / Don Alberto Corporation

8^th

6 Northern Flame

• Jockey / Julien R. Leparoux
• Trainer / Kenneth G. McPeek

• Owner / Oxley, Jack, Harold Lerner LLC, AWC Stables and Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek)
• Breeder / Debby M Oxley

9^th

8 Otello

• Jockey / Javier Castellano
• Trainer / Christophe Clement

• Owner / WinStar Farm LLC and Siena Farm LLC
• Breeder / Siena Farms LLC

10^th

4 Noted

• Jockey / Luis Saez
• Trainer / Todd A. Pletcher

• Owner / Repole Stable
• Breeder / Brereton C. Jones

Scratches

Baytown Chatterbox

Agate Road

Circle P

Freedom Principle

Payoff

Pick 3
5-10-10

5-10-10

$203

Pick 4
10-5-10-1/5/10/11/13

10-5-10-1/5/10/11/13

$4,670

Pick 5
7-10-5-10-1/5/10/11/13

7-10-5-10-1/5/10/11/13

$164

Pick 5
7-10-5-10-1/5/10/11/13

7-10-5-10-1/5/10/11/13

$31,877

Pick 6 Jackpot
9-7-10-5-10-1/5/10/11/13

9-7-10-5-10-1/5/10/11/13

$0

Daily Double
10-10

10-10

$48

Exacta
10-12

10-12

$133

Consolation Pick 3
5-10-1

5-10-1

$58

Superfecta
10-12-9-14

10-12-9-14

$316

Trifecta
10-12-9

10-12-9

$251

Consolation Double
10-1

10-1

$14

Z-5 Super Hi-5
10-12-9-14-3

10-12-9-14-3

$0

Payoff

Pick 3
5-10-10

5-10-10

$203

Pick 4
10-5-10-1/5/10/11/13

10-5-10-1/5/10/11/13

$4,670

Pick 5
7-10-5-10-1/5/10/11/13

7-10-5-10-1/5/10/11/13

$164

Pick 5
7-10-5-10-1/5/10/11/13

7-10-5-10-1/5/10/11/13

$31,877

Pick 6 Jackpot
9-7-10-5-10-1/5/10/11/13

9-7-10-5-10-1/5/10/11/13

$0

Daily Double
10-10

10-10

$48

Exacta
10-12

10-12

$133

Consolation Pick 3
5-10-1

5-10-1

$58

Superfecta
10-12-9-14

10-12-9-14

$316

Trifecta
10-12-9

10-12-9

$251

Consolation Double
10-1

10-1

$14

Z-5 Super Hi-5
10-12-9-14-3

10-12-9-14-3

$0

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