Jeff Ruby Steaks

The Jeff Ruby Steaks (a homophone of the word Stakes for commercial reasons) is a Grade III American thoroughbred horse race at a distance of a one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs) on the synthetic track in late March at Turfway Park in Florence, Kentucky.
History.
The event was inaugurated on 1 April 1972 as the Latonia Spiral Stakes over a distance of one mile, established by the General Manager of the Latonia race track John Battaglia for horses "spiraling up" to the Kentucky Derby.
The race in its infancy attracted many entries and the administration of the track decided to run the event in two divisions in the following years: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, and 1980.
In 1982, bourbon whiskey maker Jim Beam acquired naming rights sponsorship and the race was renamed the Jim Beam Spiral Stakes. That year the distance of event was increased to miles. Two years later the event was named the Jim Beam Stakes. The sponsorship deal lasted for 17 years and during that time the event attracted many of the prominent three year olds. 
In 1984 the event was upgraded to Grade III status, then, after moving to Turfway Park in 1986, with a substantial purse increased in 1988, was upgraded to a Grade II race.
In 1988 the distance of the event was increased to miles.
The horse breeding facility Lane's End Farm took over sponsorship of the event in 2003 for eight years.
The event was downgraded back to Grade III status in 2011. 
In 2013 the event was sponsored by the Horseshoe Casino in Cincinnati. Currently, the Spiral Stakes is sponsored byJeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment, owner of Jeff Ruby's Steakhouses. As part of the sponsorship, the race is referred to as the Jeff Ruby Steaks (similar to other sporting events named for a product).
On 30 March 1991, Hansel set a new track record while winning the Jim Beam Stakes. In 1995, future Hall of Famer Serena's Song became the first and only filly to win the race. Other horses to win who went on to capture at least one of the American Classic Races includes Summer Squall (1990), Lil E. Tee (1992), Prairie Bayou (1993), and Animal Kingdom (2011).
In 2021 as part of the Turfway Park renovation, the race was moved from the old Polytrack surface to the newly installed Tapeta surface, the race was also included as a high profile Championship series event on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.
Winners.
Legend:
 
Notes:
ƒ Filly 
External sites.
Turfway Park Media Guide 2018–19