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Daily Mirror
11-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Mirror
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.
USA Today
03-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Which horse is Jayson Werth's in the Kentucky Derby?
Which horse is Jayson Werth's in the Kentucky Derby? When the 2025 Kentucky Derby gets underway on Saturday evening, there will be one horse with elite baseball pedigree. No, Flying Mohawk can't play baseball (we don't think). Instead, the horse is co-owned by former MLB player Jayson Werth. Werth, who was on the 2008 Philadelphia Phillies World Series Champion team, isn't new to the horse racing game. He previously co-owned the horse Dornoch, which won 2024's Belmont Stakes and finished 10th in the 2024 Kentucky Derby. The former Nationals star has jumped head-first into horse racing, despite a learning curve. 'But this sport that I knew nothing about, it's fascinating, it's addicting," he told The Athletic. "The people are incredible, and the animals are majestic. I love it. I love everything about it.'' Flying Mohawk currently has 27-1 odds in tonight's race.
NBC Sports
03-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Werth 'nervous as hell' for Flying Mohawk at Derby
2008 World Series champion and Flying Mohawk owner Jayson Werth hoped for slop at the Kentucky Derby. He got his wish, and he's confident in his horse -- but that doesn't erase his nerves.
USA Today
02-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Ex-MLBer Jayson Werth on 'fighting back puking' as Flying Mohawk owner in Kentucky Derby
Ex-MLBer Jayson Werth on 'fighting back puking' as Flying Mohawk owner in Kentucky Derby Jayson Werth is back. No, not playing Major League Baseball. The former outfielder who played for the Blue Jays, Dodgers, Phillies and Nationals will once again be an owner of a horse at the Kentucky Derby. Last year, he was a co-owner of Dornoch, who finished 10th in the field. But Dornoch did win the Belmont Stakes, which is awesome. KENTUCKY DERBY HORSE NAMES, RANKED: The best contender names for 2025 This year? The MLBer is backing Flying Mohawk along with former baseball player agent Jeff Berry, and he's once again talking about how nervous he gets before races. 'I've played with a guy who would throw up before every game, and I'd look at him like, 'What the hell is wrong with you?'" he told The Athletic. "And now here I am, fighting back puking before every race. It doesn't make any sense to me, but I have all these crazy emotions with this sport.'' Here's a video of him speaking more about the horse:
