“Frankie is my man and I love him, but Irad is swinging right now in the States – he’s the hottest in America, he's a phenomenal rider,' said Ward. Royal Ascot punter wins £100,000 on 20/1 bet after 'huge' bookie over-pay.Royal Ascot 2022 Saturday race card with all runners and riders.To be a three-time Royal Ascot winner is rare - even rarer is Campanelle's bid to achieve that feat in three different races, following previous wins in the Queen Mary Stakes and Commonwealth Cup. He once punched fellow jockey Paco Lopez three times and slammed Omar Hernandez Moreno across the course in an appalling act that earned him a one-month ban he was lucky wasn't longer.Īscot stewards have already laid down their marker after his reckless ride on Love Reigns but Ward is keeping faith with his jockey as Campanelle bids for Saturday's showpiece Platinum Jubilee Stakes, part of the Qipco British Champions Series. There are few more divisive figures in American racing than the 29-year-old Ortiz, whose aggressive approach and no-nonsense style has earned him plenty of fines and enemies.

In contrast his selection of Ascot newcomer Ortiz - the form jockey in the USA - has not gone to plan, two stuttering performances on favourites further compounded by a five-day ban for careless riding.

No jockey knows Royal Ascot better and the evergreen Italian has provided Ward with a third of his winners here.ĪLSO READ: Royal Ascot 2022 Saturday race card with all runners and riders Ward's decision to dispense with the service of Frankie Dettori this week certainly raised eyebrows. Racing has made Puerto Rican jockey Irad Ortiz a multi-millionaire but he can't buy luck or a win at Royal Ascot.Īmerican trainer Wesley Ward has tasted success at the meeting 12 times but his two big hopes for the week, Golden Pal and Love Reigns, both flattered under the bright lights of racing's most gilded occasion.

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