Wesley Ward takes the wraps off the first of his Royal Ascot hopefuls as America’s two-year-old season starts at Gulfstream Park today.
The Kentucky-based trainer has been a fixture at the five-day meeting since Strike The Tiger captured the Windsor Castle Stakes in 2016, with a further nine victories.
And Ward has high hopes for the “very smart” Lime, purchased by owners Jim and Fitri Hay’s racing manager Alex Cole after an impressive workout, who makes her debut in the second race at Keeneland. “Frankie Dettori, my ‘assistant trainer’, has been calling a little bit lately - I know the two-year-old races are starting when he’s calling!” said Ward, seeking to make his presence felt in Florida after racing at his home track, Keeneland,
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