Wesley Ward is no stranger to two-year-olds with talent but race fans may have been thinking his first juveniles may appear at the royal meeting. However, you don't have to dust down your top hat and tails because he plans to start the new Flat turf season with the Brocklesby Stakes at Doncaster 2nd April.
Create A Dream will be his first runner, with a team of five juveniles in Britain. In fact he already has Frankie Dettori booked to ride. The team will be shipped from America to Manton with both Britain and France on the agenda.
The trainer said on Tuesday: "I am very excited about it. We have a filly that rose to the top of the ranks on grass at Palm Meadows [in Florida].
"I work all my two-year-olds on the turf to see which have Royal Ascot potential. This filly in particular has soared right to the top of the board there."
Ward said he was looking for a variety of early-season two-year-old races to test the water with regard to Royal Ascot.
He said: "I talked with John Sparkman, who is the manager of St Elias Stable and the owner Mrs Viola, and we decided to go ahead with this particular race which kicks off your season," said Ward. "I am very excited to get Frankie aboard and hopefully the luck with us will continue."
Such is Ward's interest in the Brocklesby that his transporter had contacted Doncaster's clerk of course Roderick Duncan asking how early they could bring a horse.
Duncan said:
"I didn't realise what race it was for but if the Brocklesby is where it's going that is great. We're delighted and we'll see where it goes. It's fantastic for Doncaster."
How many times have you heard of a talented two-year-old when it's led into the winner's enclosure! Be honest, it doesn't take Einstein to work out a decent horse when it strolls clear of the field. In fact, it can be rather irritating when all too often racing feels like a closed shop while those in the know take advantage of inside info, words from connections or the pigeon the horse was meant to have caught on the gallops.
Just imagine if you could know the best two-year-old horses in training, many before they have even set hoof on the course. Too good to be true? Well, that's what Group Horse have done for many years. They have detailed the best juveniles in training from handlers big and small across the country. Such is their confidence, they guarantee their list of prized dark horses will reveal every Listed and Group-winning two-year-old over the Flat turf season. It might sound an incredible statement but it's perfectly true. If you want to see for yourself, take a look at Group Horse website and download last year's list of 100 top horses. It provides evidence of the class of horse they know before the crowd.
Just think what you could do with that information. The opportunities it would bring.
With the new Flat turf season Group Horse will be detailing this incredible information free of charge. Their website is updated on a daily basis and make no mistake it will find winner after winner.
Know the best horses in training.
