The number of significant race cards over synthetic surfaces has slowed to a trickle in North America, but one of the remaining standouts comes Saturday with the Jeff Ruby Steaks card at Turfway Park. With opportunities for high-level synthetic racing dwindling, it can be a challenge to gauge a horse’s capability over the surface. Of the 60 horses entered in the five stakes races on the Jeff Ruby card, 49 have raced two times or fewer over an all-weather track. Pedigree can be a useful tool to gauge capability when ontrack form is minimal, and the Beyer Sire Performance Rankings can help identify runners by sires proficient at getting elite synthetic horses, along with sires that are a liability with synthetic runners. Three sires stand out in the Jeff Ruby field as especially capable of producing a high-end synthetic runner. :: Get breeding & sales news, Beyer info, and more delivered right to your email! Shackleford (sire of Jeff Ruby starter Dreamer’s Point) has started fast on all-weather tracks, with just three crops of racing age. His runners have tallied two 90-plus synthetic Beyers, for a field-leading 3.28 percent of 61 starts on the surface. (All figures are from 2014 to present.) He also tops the group by synthetic winning percentage at 28 percent, led this year by Wellabled, who earned a 107 winning the Forego Stakes at Turfway in January. Following closely behind is War Front (Hazit), whose five races at the 90-plus Beyer point account for 2.84 percent of his 176 overall synthetic starts. Tiznow (Zanesville) checks in third, with 13 efforts meeting or exceeding a 90 Beyer making up 2.37 percent of his 549 starts. He is also the only sire in the field with multiple 100-plus efforts, owing to Game On Dude’s 2014 campaign where he charted as high as 117. On the opposite end of the Jeff Ruby spectrum are Temple City (Archaggelos) and Uncle Mo (Arawak), who are both still seeking their first 90-plus synthetic Beyers from 224 starts and 109 starts, respectively. Uncle Mo has the field’s co-lowest synthetic winning percentage over that span, at 12 percent. The Bourbonette Oaks lacks sire power in terms of synthetic performance. Seven of the field’s 11 sires have not had a 90-plus all-weather Beyer since 2014, and the leader is Two Step Salsa (Homemade Salsa), whose three Beyers at that point comprise 1.06 percent of his starts. First Samurai (Bet She Wins) has 20 percent winners on synthetic over the past five years, though none hit the 90-plus Beyer range from 320 starts. The Kentucky Cup Classic’s 90-plus Beyer percentages are led by War Front (Designed for War) and Tiznow (Royal Son). Giant’s Causeway (Chip Leader) also stands out in the field, with five of his runners earning 100-plus Beyers since 2014, making up 2.14 percent of his 764 starts. Meanwhile, Yes It’s True (The Truth or Else) is without a 90-plus Beyer in 485 starts. :: Get bonus PPs for Saturday's Jeff Ruby Steaks card at Turfway Park Pioneerof the Nile (Road to Damascus) has established himself as a strong synthetic sire, leading the Rushaway Stakes with 4.57 percent of his starts earning a 90-plus Beyer, five of 175. His synthetic runners win at a 21 percent clip. Speightstown (Oskar Blues) also showed himself well among the Rushaway sires, hitting the 90-plus mark with 3.46 percent of his runners. A pair of under-the-radar sires stood out among the Latonia Stakes field, with Flower Alley (Sky Flower) hitting the 90-plus mark in 3.61 percent of his starts, 10 of 277, while Pure Prize reached the threshold 3.05 percent of the time, nine of 295. However, those stallions win on synthetic at 12 percent and 8 percent respectively, creating a feast or famine setup. Successful Appeal (Julerette), Fusaichi Pegasus (Apologynotaccepted), and Blame (No Sweat), are each without a 90-plus synthetic runner from 188 or more starts. Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3)   SIRE NAME HORSE STARTERS STARTS N.A WINS Win % BEYER 90+ % HORSES % BEYER 100+ HORSES % Shackleford Dreamer's Point 19 61 17 28% 2 3.28% 2 10.53% 1 1 5.26% War Front Hazit 73 176 24 14% 5 2.84% 5 6.85% 0 0 0.00% Tiznow Zanesville 157 549 90 16% 13 2.37% 8 5.10% 3 3 1.91% Candy Ride Ride a Comet 203 831 134 16% 14 1.68% 12 5.91% 1 1 0.49% Proud Citizen Blended Citizen 86 433 51 12% 6 1.39% 3 3.49% 0 0 0.00% Sky Mesa Sky Promise 156 608 98 16% 5 0.82% 2 1.28% 1 1 0.64% Kitten's Joy Cash Call Kitten 242 990 127 13% 4 0.40% 4 1.65% 0 0 0.00% Dialed In Mugaritz 18 51 11 22% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% Aikenite Pony Up 2 16 3 19% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% Temple City Archaggelos 49 224 34 15% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% Bodemeister Magicalmeister 20 50 7 14% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% Uncle Mo Arawak 42 109 13 12% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00%                           Bourbonette Oaks (G3)   SIRE NAME HORSE STARTERS STARTS N.A WINS Win % BEYER 90+ % HORSES % BEYER 100+ HORSES % Two Step Salsa Homemade Salsa 43 282 38 13% 3 1.06% 2 4.65% 0 0 0.00% Eskendereya In the Mood 62 254 41 16% 1 0.39% 1 1.61% 0 0 0.00% Langfuhr Hey Negrita 166 833 126 15% 3 0.36% 2 1.20% 2 1 0.24% Artie Schiller Queen's Fate 128 654 91 14% 1 0.15% 1 0.78% 0 0 0.00% Sir Percy Consolida 2 2 1 50% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% First Samurai Bet She Wins 87 320 64 20% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% Get Stormy Go Noni Go 28 92 17 18% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% Uncle Mo Mo Flash 42 109 13 12% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% Maclean's Music Classy Music 21 58 5 9% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% Overanalyze Mauk's Tuff 8 30 1 3% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% Freedom Child Child's Play 0 0 0 N/A 0 N/A 0 N/A 0 0 N/A                           Kentucky Cup Classic   SIRE NAME HORSE STARTERS STARTS N.A WINS Win % BEYER 90+ % HORSES % BEYER 100+ HORSES % War Front Designed for War 73 176 24 14% 5 2.84% 5 6.85% 0 0 0.00% Tiznow Royal Son 157 549 90 16% 13 2.37% 8 5.10% 3 3 1.91% Distorted Humor Dac 110 462 85 18% 9 1.95% 7 6.36% 0 0 0.00% Giant's Causeway Chip Leader 187 764 133 17% 14 1.83% 7 3.74% 5 4 2.14% Colonel John Colonel Samsen 96 351 56 16% 2 0.57% 2 2.08% 0 0 0.00% Kitten's Joy Camelot Kitten 242 990 127 13% 4 0.40% 4 1.65% 0 0 0.00% Hansen Fast and Accurate 31 122 21 17% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% Yes It's True The Truth or Else 104 485 63 13% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% Discreetly Mine Senior Investment 55 169 18 11% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% Cat Dreams Catinati 22 77 8 10% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00%                           Rushaway S.   SIRE NAME HORSE STARTERS STARTS N.A WINS Win % BEYER 90+ % HORSES % BEYER 100+ HORSES % Pioneerof the Nile Road to Damascus 57 175 36 21% 8 4.57% 5 8.77% 1 1 1.75% Speightstown Oskar Blues 127 491 90 18% 17 3.46% 12 9.45% 1 1 0.79% Tiznow Alternative Route 157 549 90 16% 13 2.37% 8 5.10% 3 3 1.91% Stroll Elgar 66 302 29 10% 3 0.99% 1 1.52% 0 0 0.00% Tapit Believe in Royalty 157 481 65 14% 2 0.42% 2 1.27% 0 0 0.00% Kitten's Joy Year of the Kitten 242 990 127 13% 4 0.40% 4 1.65% 0 0 0.00% Awesome Again Truth be Tolled 97 350 46 13% 1 0.29% 1 1.03% 1 1 1.03% Denman Ceduna 4 7 2 29% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% Violence Violent Storm 7 11 3 27% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% Point of Entry Front Door 6 12 2 17% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% To Honor and Serve Giant Honor & Honorable Treasure 26 75 9 12% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% What Now Huckleberry Hill 0 0 0 N/A 0 N/A 0 N/A 0 0 N/A                           Latonia S.   SIRE NAME HORSE STARTERS STARTS N.A WINS Win % BEYER 90+ % HORSES % BEYER 100+ HORSES % Flower Alley Sky Flower 70 277 33 12% 10 3.61% 5 7.14% 3 3 1.08% Pure Prize Purely a Dream 81 295 25 8% 9 3.05% 7 8.64% 0 0 0.00% Proud Citizen Proud and Fearless 67 228 25 11% 5 2.19% 3 4.48% 0 0 0.00% Indian Charlie Alpine Sky 77 315 59 19% 5 1.59% 5 6.49% 0 0 0.00% Bellamy Road Bombshell 73 242 35 14% 2 0.83% 1 1.37% 0 0 0.00% Include Inconclusive 64 270 49 18% 2 0.74% 2 3.13% 0 0 0.00% Curlin Valentine Rosie 129 563 97 17% 4 0.71% 2 1.55% 0 0 0.00% Colonel John You Cheated 93 292 31 11% 2 0.68% 2 2.15% 0 0 0.00% English Channel Susie Bee 84 444 75 17% 3 0.68% 3 3.57% 0 0 0.00% Arch Miss Nancy 82 257 23 9% 1 0.39% 1 1.22% 0 0 0.00% Mineshaft Miner's Cat 98 352 39 11% 1 0.28% 1 1.02% 0 0 0.00% Successful Appeal Julerette 72 313 60 19% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% Fusaichi Pegasus Apologynotaccepted 46 188 35 19% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00% Blame No Sweat 66 209 29 14% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0 0.00%