2022 Jeff Ruby Steaks morning-line odds, horses, field: Louisville-based racing analyst releases full leaderboard, top picks for Kentucky Derby prep

The road to the Kentucky Derby rolls through Florence, Ky., on Saturday when 12 horses leave the starting gate in the 2022 Jeff Ruby Steaks at Turfway Park. The Ken McPeek-trained Tiz the Bomb, who finished second in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf last year, has been installed as the 2-1 morning-line favorite in the Jeff Ruby Steaks odds. The Mike Maker-trained Stolen Base is the 7-2 second choice in the Jeff Ruby Steaks field. Post time for the $600,000 race is 6:23 p.m. ET.

With a large field entering the starting gate on Saturday, you'll want to hear what Louisville, Ky.,-based racing guru Jody Demling has to say before making any 2022 Jeff Ruby Steaks picks.

A fixture in the horse racing world who has been writing about, talking about and betting on races for years, Demling enters the Jeff Ruby Steaks after hitting the exacta in the Gotham Stakes last month. Last year he hit the exacta ($75), trifecta ($21.70) and superfecta ($30.35) in the Belmont Stakes. And two years ago, he had a hot five-race stretch in which he correctly selected the winner of the Saudi Cup, Gotham Stakes, Rebel Stakes, Louisiana Derby and Florida Derby.

For the 2022 Jeff Ruby Steaks, we can tell you Demling is largely fading Tiz the Bomb even though he is the clear favorite, at 2-1 on the morning line. "He was all-out to win in the Battaglia, and his odds will be too low to play here," he says. Demling has three horses ranked ahead of Tiz the Bomb.

Instead, Demling's top pick is a horse who "looks like he's a live shot." Demling also is high on an enormous double-digit long shot who could surprise "if he gets to the lead." Demling is including these horses in his exactas, trifectas and superfectas, and so should you. You NEED to see his picks before locking in any of your own.

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