Wesley Ward and Jonny V Have a 33/1 winner at Royal Ascot

Worksoplad · Postby **Worksoplad** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:44 am

Jonny Velazquez rode Wesley Ward trained 2yo Strike the Tiger to win the 5f Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot today at 33/1.

http://horses.sportinglife.com/Full_Res ... 34,00.html

"Made all, broke well, led, pressed over 2f out, ran on strongly and held on well near finish"

Heidilady · Postby **Heidilady** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:15 pm

That's an amazing accomplishment. I notice he's a gelding. I was gonna look at his dam R Lucky Strike and for whatever reason she doesn't show progeny but then he's got her in his pedigree. Hmm. She's pretty young. I wonder who she's bred to this year and I wonder if they're glad who they went with given she has a 2yo that went and won at Royal Ascot.

louis finochio · Postby **louis finochio** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:59 pm

R Lucky Strike dam of STT, is owned by Blake Heap, who is the foreman for Wesley Ward, Blake was doing a war dance & sereaming after the win, congrats to all of Wesley's crew for a job well done.

erins isle · Postby **erins isle** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:21 am

Here are other stories from the Racing Post:
btw there was a nice interview yesterday with Velazquez.

http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-ra ... 87/latest/

Great meeting Royal Ascot, yesterday a special 2yo won: Canford Cliffs
http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-ra ... 47/latest/

Mastercraftsman versus Delegator in the St. James's Palace Stakes, what a fight.
http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-ra ... 5/related/

More to come!!

erins isle · Postby **erins isle** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:11 am

And the second one for the team: Jealous Again.
Won it right from the start. Queen Mary Stakes 5 furlong GR 2 only 2jr old fillies

Taff · Postby **Taff** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:12 am

He just had another one!!....Jealous Again'..went like a bullet!!.this time I was on.

louis finochio · Postby **louis finochio** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:46 pm

Wesley Ward has 300 tbs in training, he is one of my favorite trainers, as he always is polite & anwsers all of my ? Congrats to an attention to detail trainer that will return to Royal Ascot in 2010 to try for a hat trick.

zinn21 · Postby **zinn21** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:45 pm

Wesley Ward has 300 tbs in training

Whew!! That's a lot of horses. I had no idea he had that many.

BenB · Postby **BenB** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:56 pm

He is gooiing to try it next friday in the Albanny stakes

Taff · Postby **Taff** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 2:25 am

He has 'Yogaroo' in The Norfolk Stakes 2:30 today

erins isle · Postby **erins isle** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:06 am

No win for Yogaroo, who caused a bumping:

http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-ra ... 04893/top/

erins isle · Postby **erins isle** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:21 am

Yeats wrote history just now winning the Ascot Gold Cup for four years on a row, what a performance!! Never done before.

http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-ra ... in/204939/

What a gorgeous horse!!!

louis finochio · Postby **louis finochio** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:50 am

Wesley Wards telephone is ringing louder these days after his 2 victories at RA. Those RA chaps paid the shipping feefor all those foreign shippers, now thats a real class act.

Lisann · Postby **Lisann** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:58 am

We watched some of the Royal Ascot coverage on TVG. It was more exciting since there were US based horses there.

Loved seeing the 12 y/o win the last race at 2 3/4 miles.