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a day ago
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Horse named after former MLB All-Star ruled out of Royal Ascot
Outfielder, co-owned by Jayson Werth, Amo Racing and trainer Wesley Ward, joins a lengthening list of equine stars who will miss the prestigious fixture An exciting horse named after a former MLB All-Star will not make the trip to Royal Ascot after suffering a setback. Outfielder, co-owned by Jayson Werth, Kia Joorabchian's Amo Racing and trainer Wesley Ward, was second favourite for the Norfolk Stakes after making a stunning debut in which he scored by seven lengths. Werth played as an outfielder for many top teams during a 15 year career in Major League Baseball, including the Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Nationals, and was looking forward to having his first runner at the meeting. During a three year spell with the Philadelphia Phillies, he played a pivotal role in the team's defeat of the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2008 World Series. Since he launched his own racing operation, Two Eight Racing, Werth has enjoyed big race success with Dornoch, who captured the 2024 Belmont Stakes. Ward, who has saddled 12 Royal Ascot winners, had identified Outfielder as his number one pick for the royal meeting, describing the colt as 'very quick, very smart and a highly intelligent colt.' He added: 'Jayson Werth is a big name in baseball and Outfielder was his position and I chose the name and cleared it with Kia and when I told Jayson as a surprise, he was elated the horse was named after him.' However, Outfielder was ruled out after a workout at Keeneland with Ward telling the TDN the colt had been sidelined by 'a bit of a shin issue.' The five day Royal Ascot meeting, which starts on Tuesday, has suffered a number of withdrawals of its biggest names in recent days. On Tuesday Irish Champion Stakes winner Economics was ruled out of the the £1 million Prince of Wales's Stakes after pulling a muscle. He joined a list which already included Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Lake Victoria, who had been favourite for the Coronation Stakes, and last year's winner of the fillies' Group 1 Porta Fortuna who will be out until the second half of the season. Lake Victoria's trainer Aidan O'Brien has also been forced to scratched his top two-year-old challenger Albert Einstein as well as retiring Kyprios the two-time Ascot Gold Cup winner.
Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Free William Hill shop bets every day of Royal Ascot with your Mirror
Packed pullouts and FREE shop bets every day of the iconic festival from your trusted racing paper - don't miss out! Royal Ascot is one of the major highlights of the racing calendar, as well as being a huge social occasion graced by members of the Royal family, celebrities and fashionistas and your Mirror will be providing unmissable coverage throughout the your Mirror is bringing you 12 page pullouts EVERY day of the festival, plus FREE shop bets from fan favourite William Hill inside your paper from Tuesday 17 until Saturday 21 June. This year the event celebrates the 200th anniversary of the Royal procession, a tradition begun by King George IV in 1825 which has continued to present day with the royal party and guests arriving by carriage up the racecourse from Windsor Castle. Over the course of five unmissable days, Ascot will host seven races each day comprising at least one Group 1 highlight for total prize-money of £10 million. The two richest races are the Prince of Wales's Stakes on Wednesday and the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes on Saturday, both worth £1m. The Gold Cup, worth £600,000 is Royal Ascot 's oldest surviving race and the highlight of Thursday, celebrated as Ladies' Day, which often attracts the largest attendance of the week. The increasingly international fixture will again attract runners from Australia, the United States, Japan as well as from across Europe. Asfoora, the Australian sprinter who captured the King Charles III Stakes a year ago, has returned to defend her crown. Elsewhere Aidan O'Brien, fresh from winning his 11th Derby, is expected to dominate a meeting at which he has been the leading trainer 13 times, and in each of the last three years. Likewise his jockey Ryan Moore will seek his fourth leading rider title in a row to add to his total of 11 successes. Don't miss your Mirror from Tuesday June 17 until Saturday June 21 for incredible 12 page pullouts and a FREE £2 shop bet inside your paper every day of this iconic festival. Want updates on the go? Join our free newsletter for Mirror racing fans - Punters Club! Get insights and tips from Sign up here. The Punters Club offers members news, tips and analysis from our leading writers during Cheltenham and beyond, PLUS members will also get access to some fantastic free ticket offers and exclusive competitions. You'll get all this delivered straight to your email inbox – and best of all our club is FREE!
