Pedigree: Palace Malice-Like a Queen, by Corinthian. Jockey: Drayden Van Dyke, 0 for 2 … Talking Horses: Wesley Ward to send horses but not people to Royal Ascot American trainer has saddled 10 winners at Royal Ascot since 2009 and has high hopes for Kimari in Commonwealth Cup. His runners Chasing Artie and Twenty Carat scored back-to-back stakes wins in the $100,000 Palisades Turf Sprint and Grade 3, … Wesley Ward has won four Breeders’ Cup races and 11 races at Royal Ascot in Berkshire, England, becoming the first American-born trainer to saddle a winner there in 2009 when his Strike the Tiger won the Windsor Castle and Jealous Again won the Group 2 Queen Mary the following day. ... Trainer/Jockey: Wesley Ward/Drayden Van Dyke. 2011 was a milestone year for Ward, both in the United States and in Europe. Kentucky Derby 2021: Everything to know about the 147th Run for the Roses. A global pandemic may keep U.S-based trainer Wesley Ward home for Royal Ascot, but he still was able to ship seven horses to the UK for the 2020 renewal which will run from Tuesday to Saturday, live on Sky Sports Racing. Derby qualifying points: 104 (4th) Best Equibase speed figure: 95. 2. Running style: Front-runner/stalker. Recent result: 1st at Jeff Ruby Stakes. As has become his standard practice, trainer Wesley Ward is planning to start several horses in next week's Royal Ascot meet in England. Friday marked a New Year worth celebrating. Career record: 6-3-2-1. Averly Jane , b, … LIKE THE KING (50-1) TRAINER: WESLEY WARD; JOCKEY: DRAYDEN VAN DYKE; LIFETIME RECORD: 6-3-2-1; MOST RECENT RACE: 1ST, GRADE III JEFF RUBY STEAKS; VIDEO PAST PERFORMANCES (includes all North American Derby points races); Picked up the pieces in the Jeff Ruby coming from well off the pace, but has not won on a dirt surface, which makes this Ward trainee less … On Saturday, 20 horses will step into the gates at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby. The start of Keeneland’s spring meet is something like a second New Year’s Day for trainer Wesley Ward. Career wins: 2. For the first time, however, the meet at Ascot Racecourse, about 30 miles west of London, will be held without spectators. One of three trainers with their first Kentucky Derby start this year, Ward has four Breeders’ Cup wins on his resume. Wesley Ward Kentucky Derby horse: Like the King. Career earnings: $200,680. Ward, despite failing to win a race at Ascot last year, is … Jockey: Drayden Van Dyke. Other top horses in recent years are Pleasant Prince, who won the Ohio Stakes (G3) and Oklahoma Derby prior to his Breeders’ Cup attempts; and Madman Diaries, whom Ward bred in partnership with Robert Teel, who won the Sapling Stakes (G3) at Monmouth. Two stakes victories in a day makes for a pretty good afternoon, so that means trainer Wesley Ward had a very enjoyable Friday and Saturday to open the 15-day Keeneland Spring Meet in Lexington, Ky. Trainer: Wesley Ward, first Derby. Owner: M Racing Group. Trainer: Wesley Ward. Color: Chestnut. Trained by Wesley Ward and ridden by Tyler Gaffalione, the winning Midshipman filly covered the five furlongs in :58.64 over a sloppy main track.