Royal Ascot & Global Sprint Challenge media morning in association with Newmarket Racecourses Newmarket, Thursday, June 15, 2017 Profiles of leading international challengers American Patriot (USA) - Queen Anne Stakes Breeding: b c War Front (USA) - Life Well Lived (USA) (Tiznow (USA)) Breeder: WinStar Farm LLC Born: March 8, 2013 Owner: WinStar Farm Trainer: Todd Pletcher USA Form: 331011349-11 *Produced career-best on latest start when defeating Heart To Heart by a neck in the G1 Maker’s 46 Mile on turf at Keeneland on April 17 *G3 winner on turf at Del Mar last year and also finished third in G1 Secretariat Stakes at Arlington in August *Half-brother to Muqtaser, a winner on turf for Newmarket trainer Roger Varian, and the dam is a sister to 2009 Dubai World Cup hero Well Armed *Goes for the opening G1 Queen Anne Stakes over the straight mile on Tuesday, June 20, which was won by the American-trained mare Tepin in 2016 Race record: Starts: 11; Wins: 5; 2nd: -; 3rd: 3; Win & Place Prize Money: $475,050 WinStar Farm Background: Based near Versailles, Kentucky, USA, WinStar Farm was established in 2000 by longstanding racehorse owners and business partners Kenny Troutt and Bill Casner Troutt and Casner dissolved their partnership in 2010, leaving Troutt as the sole owner Troutt founded Excel Communications in 1988, which he later sold to Teleglobe for $3.5 billion The farm is comprised of over 2,400 acres, having started out with 400 acres in 2000, and currently houses 22 stallions They include Distorted Humor, inherited from the site’s previous owner Prestonwood Farm, Speightstown and Tiznow, the farm’s first major stallion acquisition in 2002 Accolades: Eclipse Award for Outstanding Owner (2010), Eclipse Award for Outstanding Breeder (2016) Notable homebred runners/winners: Colonel John (2008 Haskell Invitational), Well Armed (2009 Dubai World Cup), Super Saver (2010 Kentucky Derby), Drosselmeyer (2010 Belmont Stakes & 2011 Breeders' Cup Classic), Creator (2016 Belmont Stakes), Tourist (2016 Breeders’ Cup Mile) WinStar Farm has also bred and sold 15 future G1 scorers, notably 2003 Kentucky Derby & Preakness Stakes hero Funny Cide and the Aidan O’Brien-trained One Cool Cat No previous Royal Ascot runners Todd Pletcher (New York) Born: June 26, 1967, Dallas, Texas Background: One of North America’s leading trainers Father Jake trained both thoroughbreds and quarter horses and Pletcher was hot walking horses at age seven While studying at college, Pletcher spent his summers working for trainers Henry Moreno, D Wayne Lukas and Charlie Whittingham On graduating from the University of Arizona with a degree in animal science, he went to work for D Wayne Lukas in New York, initially as a foreman before becoming an assistant trainer in 1991 During his seven years with Lukas, he worked on the East Coast and was associated with champions such as Thunder Gulch, Harlan, Serena’s Song, A Wild Ride and Flanders Training career: He took out his own licence in December, 1995, with seven horses and enjoyed a first winner with Majestic Number, in February, 1996, at Gulfstream Park, Florida The first major success came with Ashado in the 2004 Kentucky Oaks and the filly subsequently won the Breeders’ Cup Distaff and took the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Three-Year-Old Filly in 2004 In 2005, Pletcher enjoyed 10 Grade One victories and set a single season earnings record of $20,867,842 However, that record lasted just one year when Pletcher topped it in 2006 with earnings of $27,670,243 That year, he trained a record 93 stakes winners, made up of 52 graded successes and 17 Grade One victories In 2007, he gained a first Triple Crown race victory with Rags To Riches, who became the first filly to win the Belmont Stakes since 1905 He has sent out over 4,300 winners in the USA, being 10th on the list of the most prolific American trainers, and his horses have earned more than $340 million, making him the highest-earning American trainer ever Triple Crown race wins (5): Kentucky Derby (2010 Super Saver, 2017 Always Dreaming); Belmont Stakes (2007 Rags To Riches, 2013 Palice Malice, 2017 Tapwrit) Accolades: Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014) Pletcher has a team of over 200 horses with his main base being at Belmont Park and he lives in Garden City, New York He employs assistants in New York, Florida, the Midwest and New Jersey He is married to Tracy and has two sons, Payton and Kyle, as well as a daughter Hannah His first runner in Britain, Starfish Bay, finished unplaced in the King George Stakes (5f) at Glorious Goodwood in 2010 Royal Ascot record: 2011 Bridgetown (9th King’s Stand Stakes), More Than Real (11th Coronation Stakes) Bound for Nowhere - Commonwealth Cup Breeding: b c The Factor (USA) - Fancy Deed (USA) (Alydeed (CAN)) Breeder: Wayne Lyster, Gray Lyster & Bryan Lyster Born: May 4, 2014 Owner: Wesley Ward Trainer: Wesley Ward Form: -11 *Unbeaten in two starts, both this year *Won a six-furlong dirt maiden by six lengths at Turfway Park in January *Made it two from two in a turf allowance race at Keeneland on April 20, when going four and a quarter lengths clear by the line Race record: Starts: 2; Wins: 2; 2nd: -; 3rd: -; Win & Place Prize Money: $54,300 Wesley Ward (Glendora, California, & Gulfstream Park, Florida) Born: March 3, 1968, Saleh, Washington State Background: Grandson of long-serving New York outrider and former jump jockey Jim Dailey and son of former apprentice and trainer Dennis Ward Left school at 14 and moved to New York to ride when he was just 15 Enjoyed a sensational first season, partnering 335 winners and becoming leading jockey at the Belmont, Aqueduct and Meadowlands fall meetings Received the Eclipse Award for leading apprentice when he was just 16 in 1984 Spells riding in Italy, Singapore, Malaysia, Illinois and Canada followed and Ward was in the plate when subsequent Kentucky Derby hero Ferdinand lost his maiden tag in 1985 A growth spurt and weight problems forced Ward to quit riding in 1989 Training career: Assisted his father for four years prior to starting out on his own in 1991 Accolades: Became the first US-based trainer to saddle a winner at Royal Ascot when Strike The Tiger won the Windsor Castle Stakes at odds of 33/1 on June 16, 2009 – his Royal Ascot win total is now seven Responsible for One Hot Wish, who set a new world record for of 48.87 seconds for 4.5 furlongs on her debut at Keeneland in April, 2007 Became only the third American-based trainer to win a European Group One when No Nay Never captured the Prix Morny at Deauville in August, 2013, following Leo O'Brien (Fourstars Allstar, 1992 Irish 2,000 Guineas) and Bert Michell (Reigh Count, 1929 Coronation Cup) Enjoyed a first Breeders' Cup success in 2014 with Hootenanny, who beat stable companion Luck Of The Kitten in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf He has had over 1,550 North American winners Royal Ascot Record: 2009 STRIKE THE TIGER (WON WINDSOR CASTLE STAKES), JEALOUS AGAIN (WON QUEEN MARY STAKES), Yogaroo (9th Norfolk Stakes), Aegean (9th Albany Stakes), Honor In Peace (16th Chesham Stakes), Cannonball (4th King's Stand Stakes, 2nd Golden Jubilee Stakes); 2010 Metropolitan Man (9th Windsor Castle Stakes); 2011 Holiday For Kitten (13th King's Stand Stakes), Italo (23rd Coventry Stakes), Gentlemans Code (4th Windsor Castle Stakes), Gypsy Robin (7th Queen Mary Stakes), Everyday Dave (11th Norfolk Stakes); 2013 NO NAY NEVER (WON NORFOLK STAKES), Sweet Emma Rose (2nd Queen Mary Stakes), Ogermeister (15th Windsor Castle Stakes); 2014 HOOTENANNY (WON WINDSOR CASTLE STAKES), Spanish Pipedream (4th Queen Mary Stakes), To Be Determined (9th Norfolk Stakes), Sunset Glow (2nd Albany Stakes), Cordero (6th Chesham Stakes), Crown The Kitten (10th Chesham Stakes); 2015 Ruby Notion (5th Windsor Castle Stakes), Love The Kitten (11th Jersey Stakes), ACAPULCO (WON QUEEN MARY STAKES), Bruised Orange (12th Queen Mary Stakes), Back At The Ranch (9th Albany Stakes), Laxfield Road (15th Albany Stakes), Hootenanny (11th Commonwealth Cup), Love The Kitten (11th Chesham Stakes), UNDRAFTED (WON DIAMOND JUBILEE STAKES); 2016 Silvertoni (9th Coventry Stakes), Big City Dreamin (16th Windsor Castle Stakes), LADY AURELIA (WON QUEEN MARY STAKES), Red Lodge (9th Norfolk Stakes), Create A Dream (4th Norfolk Stakes), Undrafted (6th Diamond Jubilee Stakes) La Coronel (USA) - Coronation Stakes Breeding: bb f Colonel John (USA) – Listen (USA) (Chester House (USA)) Breeder: Kim Nardelli, Rodney Nardelli et al Born: March 2, 2014 Owner: John Oxley Trainer: Mark Casse USA Form: 5116-211 *Four wins from six turf starts, most recently when beating stable companion Dream Dancing by half a length in G3 Edgewood Stakes over an extended mile at Churchill Downs on May *Also twice successful in G3 races at Keeneland, readily taking mile Appalachian Stakes on April 13 and also scoring at course in extended-mile Jessamine Stakes in October *Sixth on only previous G1 appearance in Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (1m) at Santa Anita in November – a race that also featured European runners Cavale Doree (3rd), Roly Poly (9th), Intricately (11th) and Hydrangea (14th) *On course for G1 Coronation Stakes over the round mile at Royal Ascot on Friday, June 23 Race Record: Starts: 7; Wins: 4; 2nd: 1; 3rd: -; Win & Place Prize Money: US$345,175 John Oxley Born: January 24, 1937, in Tulsa, Oklahoma Background: John “Jack” Oxley is a former polo player, who was inducted to the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame for in February, 2005 following a glittering career that saw him win virtually every major tournament in the USA He also served as president and chairman of the United States Polo Association and co-owns the Royal Palm Polo Sports Club in Florida, which was founded by his father John T Oxley Away from polo, Oxley founded Oxley Petroleum in 1962 and built the company into one of the leading privately-owned natural gas companies in Oklahoma prior to its sale to Chesapeake Energy in 2003 Racing Interests: Purchased his first racehorse Port Everglades in 1972 but increased his involvement after marrying Louisville native Debby in 1994 Saw his colours carried to victory by Gal In A Ruckus in the 1995 Kentucky Oaks and recorded a first Triple Crown success in the 2001 Kentucky Derby with Monarchos Both horses were trained by John Ward, who also trained the sixtime G1 scorer and Eclipse Award winner Beautiful Pleasure for Oxley Transferred his horses to Mark Casse following the retirement of Ward in 2012 and the pair have enjoyed notable success with Canadian Horse of the Year Uncaptured, G1 winners Noble Bird and Spring In The Air Classic Empire, also trained by Casse, provided Oxley with a first Breeders’ Cup success when winning the 2016 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and the colt has gone on to finish fourth in the Kentucky Derby and be the head second in the Preakness Stakes this year No previous Royal Ascot runners Mark Casse USA (Ocala, Florida & Ontario, Canada) Born: February 14, 1961, Indianapolis, USA Background: Son of Norman Casse, one of the leading figures in Florida breeding and sales prior to his death in March, 2016 Norman, who started breeding in his native Indiana, helped set up the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company in 1974 and served as its chairman until 2006 – he also ran Cardinal Hill Farm and a van company, and also bred the 1980 Melbourne Cup winner Beldale Ball All three of Norman’s sons are involved in the racing industry, with Mark training, Justin running a pinhooking and sales operation and John selling equine insurance as well as being an owner Mark developed an interest in racing after going to Louisville with his father in 1973 to watch Secretariat win the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs Moved with his father from Indiana to Ocala and started running Cardinal Hill Farm at the age of 15 Took out his own licence aged 17 and sent out his first official winner, Joe’s Coming, at Keeneland on April 14, 1979 Was private trainer to Harry Mangurian between 1998 and 1999, when the owner downsized his racing interests, and operates as a public handler Continues to train at Ocala but set up a second stable in Woodbine, Canada, in 1998 to take advantage of the Canadian season, which runs from April to December Recorded his 2,000th winner at Gulfstream Park on May 14, 2016 Mark and his wife Tina have seven children – Cheryl, Norman (his assistant trainer), Joel, Alex, Camille, Kyle and Colby Accolades: Inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall Of Fame in April, 2016 Leading trainer at Woodbine on 11 occasions and has won leading trainer titles at Churchill Downs, Keeneland and Turfway Park Responsible for the Canadian Horse of the Year four times - Sealy Hill (2007 - the only filly to win the Canadian Triple Tiara), Uncaptured (2012), Lexie Lou (2014), Catch a Glimpse (2015) Six-time recipient of Sovereign Award for Outstanding Trainer He ended 2016 as the third-ranked trainer in North America with earnings of US$17.9 million, and has enjoyed more than 2,250 successes in total His first Royal Ascot runner, Tepin last year, won the G1 Queen Anne Stakes Breeders’ Cup Wins (3): Breeders’ Cup Mile (2015 Tepin), Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (2015 Catch A Glimpse), Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (2016 Classic Empire) Other Big Race Wins include: Selene Stakes (2001 Dark Ending), Metropolitan Handicap (2001 Exciting Story), Stephen Foster Handicap (2011 Pool Play), Alcibiades Stakes (2012 Spring In The Air, 2013 My Conquestadory), First Lady Stakes (2015 Tepin), Stephen Foster Handicap (2015 Noble Bird), Just A Games Stakes (2015 Tepin), Jenny Wiley Stakes (2016 Tepin), Belmont Oaks (2016 Catch A Glimpse), Breeders’ Futurity (2016 Classic Empire), Woodbine Mile (2016 Tepin), Arkansas Derby (2017 Classic Empire) Royal Ascot Record: 2016 TEPIN (won Queen Anne Stakes) Lady Aurelia – King’s Stand Stakes Breeding: b f Scat Daddy (USA) – D’Wildcat Speed (USA) (Forest Wildcat (USA)) Breeder: Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC Born: January 27, 2014 Owner: Stonestreet Stables LLC, George Bolton, Peter Leidel Trainer: Wesley Ward USA Form: 1113-1 *Very impressive seven-length winner of the G2 Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot in 2016 *Stepped up to six furlongs to win the G1 Prix Morny at Deauville, France, in August *Beaten favourite when third behind Brave Anna in the G1 Cheveley Park Stakes over same distance at Newmarket in September – it was subsequently revealed that she bled *Easy winner of Listed Giant’s Causeway Stakes over an extended five furlongs on her comeback at Keeneland in April *Goes for the five-furlong G1 King’s Stand Stakes on the opening day, Tuesday, June 20 Race record: Starts: 5; Wins: 4; 2nd: -; 3rd: 1; Win & Place Prize Money: $429,668 Stonestreet Stables LLC, George Bolton, Peter Leidel Stonestreet Stables was established by the late Jess Stonestreet Jackson jnr in 2003 Jackson founded Jackson Family Wines in 1982, which, under the Kendall-Jackson brand, has since become one of the most popular labels in the US Jackson died in 2011, with the wine and racing businesses now managed by his wife of 25 years Barbara Banke Forbes estimated his net worth $1.85 billion Stonestreet has three properties in the bluegrass region of Kentucky totalling 1,800 acres, and a further 1,700 acres in Florida, including the Stonestreet Training & Rehabilitation Center near Ocala Notable runners for Stonestreet include Curlin, American Horse Of The Year in 2007 and 2008, and Rachel Alexandra, who took the same honour in 2009 after becoming the first filly in 85 years to win the Preakness Stakes during a memorable campaign Investment advisor George Bolton was part of the consortium, along with Stonestreet, that acquired Curlin following his debut success in 2007 He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics Bolton is chief investment officer at WestEnd Capital Management in San Francisco He lives in San Diego with his wife Leia and has three sons He bought his first horse through Bill Farish in 1989, having met Farish during his time studying economics at Virginia University He boards 12 mares at Lane’s End Farm in Kentucky, owned by Bill’s father William Farish He uses leading bloodstock agent John Moynihan and has retains an interest in a handful of stallions, most notably dual G1 winner The Factor Owned 2014 Wolferton Handicap scorer Contributer, subsequently a winner at the top level in Australia for Godolphin Peter Leidel is an energy investor based in New York He is a founder and partner at private equity and venture capital firm Yorktown Partners LLC Leidel and Bolton have owned horses in partnership since 2012 Royal Ascot record: 2016 LADY AURELIA (WON QUEEN MARY STAKES) Wesley Ward (Glendora, California, & Gulfstream Park, Florida) Born: March 3, 1968, Saleh, Washington State Background: Grandson of long-serving New York outrider and former jump jockey Jim Dailey and son of former apprentice and trainer Dennis Ward Left school at 14 and moved to New York to ride when he was just 15 Enjoyed a sensational first season, partnering 335 winners and becoming leading jockey at the Belmont, Aqueduct and Meadowlands fall meetings Received the Eclipse Award for leading apprentice when he was just 16 in 1984 Spells riding in Italy, Singapore, Malaysia, Illinois and Canada followed and Ward was in the plate when subsequent Kentucky Derby hero Ferdinand lost his maiden tag in 1985 A growth spurt and weight problems forced Ward to quit riding in 1989 Training career: Assisted his father for four years prior to starting out on his own in 1991 Accolades: Became the first US-based trainer to saddle a winner at Royal Ascot when Strike The Tiger won the Windsor Castle Stakes at odds of 33/1 on June 16, 2009 – his Royal Ascot win total is now seven Responsible for One Hot Wish, who set a new world record for of 48.87 seconds for 4.5 furlongs on her debut at Keeneland in April, 2007 Became only the third American-based trainer to win a European Group One when No Nay Never captured the Prix Morny at Deauville in August, 2013, following Leo O'Brien (Fourstars Allstar, 1992 Irish 2,000 Guineas) and Bert Michell (Count Reigh, 1929 Coronation Cup) Enjoyed a first Breeders' Cup success in 2014 with Hootenanny, who beat stable companion Luck Of The Kitten in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf He has had over 1,550 North American winners Royal Ascot Record: 2009 STRIKE THE TIGER (WON WINDSOR CASTLE STAKES), JEALOUS AGAIN (WON QUEEN MARY STAKES), Yogaroo (9th Norfolk Stakes), Aegean (9th Albany Stakes), Honor In Peace (16th Chesham Stakes), Cannonball (4th King's Stand Stakes, 2nd Golden Jubilee Stakes); 2010 Metropolitan Man (9th Windsor Castle Stakes); 2011 Holiday For Kitten (13th King's Stand Stakes), Italo (23rd Coventry Stakes), Gentlemans Code (4th Windsor Castle Stakes), Gypsy Robin (7th Queen Mary Stakes), Everyday Dave (11th Norfolk Stakes); 2013 NO NAY NEVER (WON NORFOLK STAKES), Sweet Emma Rose (2nd Queen Mary Stakes), Ogermeister (15th Windsor Castle Stakes); 2014 HOOTENANNY (WON WINDSOR CASTLE STAKES), Spanish Pipedream (4th Queen Mary Stakes), To Be Determined (9th Norfolk Stakes), Sunset Glow (2nd Albany Stakes), Cordero (6th Chesham Stakes), Crown The Kitten (10th Chesham Stakes); 2015 Ruby Notion (5th Windsor Castle Stakes), Love The Kitten (11th Jersey Stakes), ACAPULCO (WON QUEEN MARY STAKES), Bruised Orange (12th Queen Mary Stakes), Back At The Ranch (9th Albany Stakes), Laxfield Road (15th Albany Stakes), Hootenanny (11th Commonwealth Cup), Love The Kitten (11th Chesham Stakes), UNDRAFTED (WON DIAMOND JUBILEE STAKES); 2016 Silvertoni (9th Coventry Stakes), Big City Dreamin (16th Windsor Castle Stakes), LADY AURELIA (WON QUEEN MARY STAKES), Red Lodge (9th Norfolk Stakes), Create A Dream (4th Norfolk Stakes), Undrafted (6th Diamond Jubilee Stakes) Long On Value (USA) - Diamond Jubilee Stakes Breeding: b h Value Plus (USA) - Long Message (USA) (Orientate (USA)) Breeder: Snow Lantern Thoroughbreds Born: March 12, 2011 Owner: Wachtel Stable, George Kerr & Gary Barber Trainer: Bill Mott USA Form: 166/434224117/1345/251460-32 *Set to run in G1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes over six furlongs at Royal Ascot on June 24 *Beaten a nose by The Right Man in G1 Al Quoz Sprint over the same distance on yielding ground at Meydan, UAE, on March 25 *Made winning debut as a two-year-old on dirt but all four other victories have come on firm turf; biggest success to date was over nine furlongs in G2 Twilight Derby at Santa Anita in October, 2014 *Dropped back down to sprinting trips last season, winning non-graded Lucky Colin Stakes over five and a half furlongs at Saratoga in July – a race in which the 2015 Diamond Jubilee Stakes victor Undrafted finished third Race Record: Starts: 24; Wins: 5; 2nd: 4; 3rd: 3; Win & Place Prize Money: US$891,093 Wachtel Stable, George Kerr & Gary Barber Adam Wachtel, born on July 9, 1962 in Suffern, New York, breeds and owns horses under the Wachtel Stable banner His father Ed was a prominent owner-breeder who often took Adam racing as a child in New York – “the first horse race I ever won betting, I was a kid and was with my dad, Telly Savalas and Jack Klugman” Wachtel attended law school at Emory College and bought his first horse Ms Stalwart while studying – the mare went on to produce six winners Wachtel, who lives in the village of Briarcliff Manor, 30 miles north of New York, is involved with around 30 horses in training with Chris Englehart, Bill Mott and Dale Romans, and used to stand One Nice Cat He was part-owner of Ron The Greek, who won three G1 races in 2012 and 2013, accruing prize money of more than US$2.7 million, and was also involved in the syndicate that owned the 2016 Preakness Stakes winner Exaggerator George Kerr is a former Democratic state lawmaker from Old Orchard Beach, Maine Kerr had two uncles in Massachusetts who owned thoroughbreds, and first got involved in the early 1980s He was also involved in the ownership of Exaggerator along with his brothers Jamie and Michael Film producer and Los Angeles resident Gary Barber, Chief Executive Officer of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1957 After studying at University of the Witwatersrand, where he received a soccer scholarship, he became a chartered accountant in his native country Barber won an all-expense-paid trip to the Arlington Million in 1982 after winning a tipping competition in the Rand Daily Mail and decided to immigrate to the USA in the same year – his brother Cecil had previously moved to the USA in 1979 He co-founded film production and distribution company Spyglass Entertainment in 1998 – Barber was executive producer for the 2003 racing hit Seabiscuit He was appointed CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 2010 Recent movies to have been part-financed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer include the James Bond film Skyfall, which grossed US$1.1 billion and was partly filmed at Ascot Racecourse Started out owning horses with his brother Cecil – the pair were leading owners at Del Mar in 2008 – and now has a significant racing and breeding operation Has owned winners in the USA, Ireland, France, Australia and South Africa, and also has mares at Margaux Farm in Kentucky, Cardiff Stud Farm in California, and Haras des Capucines in France Barber owns approximately 50 Thoroughbreds, of which more than half are racing Notable horses to race for Barber include G1 winners In Lingerie, Cost of Freedom, Comma To The Top, Lexie Lou, The deputy and Becrux No previous Royal Ascot runners Bill Mott USA (Saratoga Springs, New York) Born: July 29, 1953, Mobridge, South Dakota Background: Son of veterinarian Dr Tom Mott He grew up surrounded by horses and trained his first winner My Assets, purchased for him by his father for US$320, at the age of 15 Worked for local trainers Ray Geohring and Keith Asmussen (father of jockey Cash) before a three-year stint with Omaha handler Jack Van Berg Started training under his own name in 1978 Racing Accolades: Became the youngest ever trainer to be inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame when aged 45 in 1998 Has trained seven US champions – Ajina (1987 Three-Year-Old Filly), Theatrical (1987 Turf Male), Paradise Creek (1994 Turf Male), Cigar (1995 & 1996 Horse of the Year), Escena (1998 Older Female), Royal Delta (2011 Three-Year-Old Filly, 2012 & 2013 Older Female) and Close Hatches (2014 Older Female) Responsible for 10 Breeders’ Cup winners include two victories in the Breeders’ Cup Classic – Cigar (1995) and Drosselmeyer (2011) Cigar won a record-equalling 16 consecutive races, including the inaugural Dubai World Cup in 1996, while Drosselmeyer provided the trainer with a first (and so far only) Triple Crown success when taking the 2010 Belmont Stakes He has won three top trainer Eclipse Awards (1995, 1996 & 2011) and is responsible for over 4,700 winners, being ninth on the list of America’s most prolific trainers, and prize money of over $256 million Currently has a stable of approximately 100 horses, based primarily in New York and Kentucky No previous Royal Ascot runners Miss Temple City – Queen Anne Stakes/Duke Of Cambridge Stakes Breeding: b/br m Temple City (USA) - Glittering Tax (USA) (Artax (USA)) Breeder: Bobfeld Bloodstock Born: March 14, 2012 Owner: The Club Racing LLC, Allen Rosenblum & Sagamore Farm Trainer: Graham Motion USA Form: 11/3214232/1445151*Has raced exclusively on turf *Set to make a third appearance at Royal Ascot, having run well at 50/1 when fourth in the 2015 G1 Coronation Stakes (1m) before filling same position in last year’s G2 Duke Of Cambridge Stakes *Not raced since capturing the G1 Matriarch Stakes at Del Mar in December, her third G1 success of the year *Before that, she defeated male opposition in G1 Maker’s 46 Mile and G1 Shadwell Mile, both at Keeneland Race Record: Starts: 16; 1st: 6: 2nd: 3; 3rd: 2; Prize Money: $1,453,038 The Club Racing LLC, Allen Rosenblum & Sagamore Farm Lexington-based The Club Racing LLC was founded in 2012 by A J Jutte and Sean Feld with the initial aim of providing pinhooking partnerships The Club merged with Bongo Racing in February, 2014, allowing clients the chance to enjoy owning racehorses as well The company is currently run by Sean Feld, who is also managing director of Bullet Train LLC (the stud where Frankel's three-quarter brother stands), Lexington pinhooker A J Jutte, Sean's father Bob Feld, who is a leading bloodstock agent, and former Bongo Racing vice-president Chris Closson Their best horses to date have been Centralinteligence, who won the Grade One Triple Bend Handicap for Bongo Racing at Hollywood Park in June, 2013 and Miss Temple City They currently have nine horses in training in America and one in Ireland Sagamore Farm is one of the North America's most historic stud farms Established in 1925 in Reisterstown, Baltimore County, Maryland, by the Vanderbilt family, the stud was home to some of North America's greatest horses including Native Dancer, Bed O'Roses and Discovery, who are all buried at the farm Barham, who won the English Triple Crown in 1935, stood at Sagamore after being purchased by a syndicate headed by Alfred G Vanderbilt in 1940 After being sold to a property developer in 1986, the stud was purchased by Kevin Plank in 2007 with the aim of restoring it to its former glory Plank, who was born on August 13, 1972, is a Maryland native and the CEO (and biggest shareholder) of Under Armour, the leading sportswear company which provides clothing for a host of sports clubs throughout the world including Tottenham Hotspur FC and the Welsh Rugby Union team as well as Andy Murray and Godolphin Racing Plank used to watch the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico as a child and his current investment is primarily motivated by a desire to stem the decline of racing in Maryland His mission is to breed and train a Triple Crown winner and the farm's biggest star under Plank's ownership has been Shared Account, who beat the Sir Henry Cecil-trained Midday to capture the 2010 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Royal Ascot record: 2015 Miss Temple City (4th Coronation Stakes); 2016 Miss Temple City (4th Duke Of Cambridge Stakes) Graham Motion (Fair Hill, Maryland) Born: May 22, 1964, Cambridgeshire, England Background: He was raised at Newmarket's Herringswell Manor Stud operated by his parents Michael and Jo His father was an international bloodstock agent and North American representative for Tattersalls and his mother an amateur jockey who looked after 1951 Aintree Grand winner Nickel Coin The family moved to the U.S in 1980 His career began with six years working with Hall of Fame trainer Jonathan Sheppard before spending time with trainer Jonathan Pease in Chantilly, France Returned to the U.S in 1990, and went to work as assistant to Bernard (Bernie) P Bond On Bernie's death in 1993, two owners left their horses with Graham who took out his licence at that time His first winner was Bounding Daisy at Laurel Park in March, 1990 Motion celebrated his 2,000th winner on June 9, 2015 when Rachel Wall scored at Delaware Park He is married to Anita and the couple have two children - Jane and Marcus Triple Crown race wins (1): Kentucky Derby (2011 Animal Kingdom) Other major wins include: Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (2010 Shared Account), Breeders' Cup Turf (2004 Better Talk Now, 2014 Main Sequence), Dubai World Cup (2013 Animal Kingdom), Shadwell Mile (2016 Miss Temple City), Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (2003 Film Maker), Wood Memorial Stakes (2011 Toby's Corner, 2017 Irish War Cry) Royal Ascot record: 2013 Animal Kingdom (11th Queen Anne Stakes); 2015 Miss Temple City (4th Coronation Stakes); 2016 Miss Temple City (4th Duke Of Cambridge Stakes) Two-Year-Olds trained by Wesley Ward Arawak (USA) Breeding: b c Uncle Mo (USA) - Spicy Teddy (USA) (Spanish Steps (USA)) Breeder: Parrish Hill Farm & Ashford Stud Born: February 24, 2015 Owner: Michael Tabor, Sue Magnier & Derrick Smith Form: *Could not have been more impressive when seven-length winner of five-furlong maiden on dirt at Belmont Park, USA, on May 26 That contest was originally scheduled for turf but was switched to dirt *Aimed at the six-furlong G2 Coventry Stakes on Tuesday, June 20 Race record: Starts 1; Wins 1; 2nd -; 3rd -; Win & Place Prize Money: $50,000 Elizabeth Darcy (IRE) Breeding: b f Camacho (GB) - Regency Girl (IRE) (Pivotal) Breeder: Manister House Stud Born: March 15, 2015 Owner: Hat Creek Racing Form: *Captured a five-furlong turf maiden by nearly eight lengths at Indiana Grand on May 24, her only start to date *Irish-bred daughter of Camacho, sold for €88,000 to Gatewood Bell of Hat Creek Racing at Goffs Ireland in September, 2016 *Aimed at the Listed Windsor Castle Stakes over five furlongs on Tuesday, June 20 Race record: Starts 1; Wins 1; 2nd -; 3rd -; Win & Place Prize Money: $18,600 Fairyland (USA) Breeding: ch f Scat Daddy (USA) - Dame Ursula (GB) (Elusive Quality (USA)) Breeder: Runnymede Farm Inc & Peter J Callahan Born: February 4, 2015 Owner: Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Sue Magnier Form: *Impressive three and a quarter length winner of her only start over four and a half furlongs on dirt at Keeneland, USA, on April *$375,000 yearling from the family of high-class Japanese performer Agnes Digital *Likely target is the G3 Albany Stakes over six furlongs on Friday, June 23 Race record: Starts 1; Wins 1; 2nd -; 3rd -; Win & Place Prize Money: $36,000 Happy Like A Fool (USA) Breeding: ch f Distorted Humor (USA) - Lastofthsummerwine (USA) (Sky Mesa (USA)) Breeder: Wesley Ward Born: April 12, 2015 Owner: Merriebelle Stable Form: *Successful on her only start to date when taking four and a half-furlong on dirt at Keeneland, USA, on April 9, scoring by impressive four lengths *Aimed at the G2 Queen Mary Stakes over five furlongs on Wednesday, June 21 Race record: Starts 1; Wins 1; 2nd -; 3rd -; Win & Place Prize Money: $36,000 McErin (USA) Breeding: ch c Trappe Shot (USA) - Erin Rose (USA) (Purge (USA)) Breeder: Waterford Stables Inc Born: March 17, 2015 Owner: Waterford Stable Form: 13 *Won on debut by seven and a half lengths over four and a half furlongs on dirt at Keeneland on April 12 *Close third, beaten a neck and a nose, on only other start in Kentucky Juvenile Stakes over five furlongs on dirt at Churchill on May *Likely target is the G2 Norfolk Stakes over five furlongs on Thursday, June 22 Race record: Starts 2; Wins 1; 2nd -; 3rd 1; Win & Place Prize Money: $45,700 Nootka Sound (USA) Breeding: b f Lonhro (AUS) - Miss Red Delicious (USA) (Empire Maker (USA)) Breeder: KatieRich Farms Born: March 13, 2015 Owner: Hat Creek Racing Form: *Scored well on debut by five and a quarter lengths over four and a half furlongs on dirt at Keeneland on April 27, *Possible for the Listed Windsor Castle Stakes over five furlongs on Tuesday, June 20 Race record: Starts 1; Wins 1; 2nd -; 3rd -; Win & Place Prize Money: $36,000 Princess Peggy (USA) Breeding: b f Scat Daddy (USA) - Peggy Jane (USA) (Kafwain (USA)) Breeder: Grace Thoroughbred Holdings LLC Born: February 4, 2015 Owner: Stonestreet Stables LLC Form: *Scored by five and a quarter lengths on debut to take a five-furlong dirt maiden at Belmont Park on May 25 *Likely target is the G3 Albany Stakes over six furlongs on Friday, June 23 Race record: Starts 1; Wins 1; 2nd -; 3rd -; Win & Place Prize Money: $50,000 Sandringham Handicap contender Con Te Partiro (USA) Breeding: b f Scat Daddy (USA) - Temple Street (USA) Street Cry (IRE)) Breeder: K.C Garrett Farm LLC Born: January 31, 2014 Owner: Hat Creek Racing Form: 14142-4 *Fourth on first outing of 2017 in non-graded Soaring Softly Stakes over seven furlongs on turf at Belmont Park on May 20 *Successful last year in non-graded Bolton Landing Stakes over extended five furlongs on turf at Saratoga in September and four and a half-furlong maiden on dirt at Keeneland in April *Aimed at Listed Sandringham Handicap over the straight mile at Royal Ascot on Wednesday, June 21 Race record: Starts 6; Wins 2; 2nd 1; 3rd -; Win & Place Prize Money: $125,900 Sixties Song (ARG) factfile – entered in G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Sponsored by QIPCO) at Ascot on July 29 Breeding: b c Sixties Icon (GB) – Blissful Song (USA) (Unbridled’s Song (USA)) Breeder: Haras Firmamento Born: September 24, 2013 Owner: Santa Elena Trainer: Alfredo Gaitan Dassie ARG Form: 211521-13 *South America’s top three-year-old on turf following victories in the two of the continent’s most prestigious races A four-year-old in the Northern Hemisphere *Gained a short-neck verdict in the G1 Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini (1m 4f) – Argentina’s premier contest – at San Isidro in December That performance saw him achieve a rating of 116 in the LONGINES World's Best Racehorse Rankings 2016 *Became the fifth Argentinian-trained horse (and the first in 11 years) to capture the G1 Gran Premio Latinoamerico (1m 4f) – South America’s most important weight-for-age race – at Valparaiso, Chile, on March 5, when he drew clear in the closing stages to score comfortably by two and a quarter lengths *Finished third on heavy ground in G1 Gran Premio 25 de Mayo (1m 4f) on latest appearance at San Isidro on May 25 *Bred by Juan Carlos Bago’s Haras Firmamento, one of Argentina’s leading breeding operations and the first G1 winner for the 2006 St Leger winner Sixties Icon, who starting shuttling to Argentina in 2012 *Haras Firmamento purchased Blissful Song for US$30,000 out of the 2009 Keeneland November Sale Blissful Song is a half-sister to the dam of G1 Breeder’s Cup Turf Sprint winner Bobby's Kitten and G2 winner Camelot Kitten Race Record: Starts 8; Wins: 4; 2nd: -; 3rd: -; Win & Place Prize Money: US$591,937 Santa Elena Stud Monica Lopez and her husband Alberto Roberti are both politicians in Argentina – Monica is a provincial deputy in Buenos Aires, while Alberto is a national deputy and Secretary General of the Argentine Federation of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Following several years of lapsed ownership, the couple decided to set up a boutique stud farm located in the central Argentine province of Entre Ríos in 2013 The stud, which is named after Alberto’s mother, has enjoyed tremendous success and was crowned stable of the year at the 2016 Distinciones Carlos Pellegrini following a superb campaign headlined by G1 winners Sixties Song and Keane The Santa Elena colours represent the couple’s two favourite football teams – navy blue and yellow from Boca Juniors, where Alberto has a box, and sky blue and white from Monica’s Racing Club team Sixties Song is also owned in partnership with Julio Biancardi, owner of Dark Horse Stud, and Rubén Forastiero Alfredo Gaitan Dassie ARG (San Isidro, Buenos Aires) The only trainer to have saddled three G1 winners in a single day in Argentina – on December 17, 2016, at San Isidro, he sent out Nashville Texan to win the Gran Premio Felix de Alzaga Unzue, Le Ken to take the Gran Premio Joaquin S de Anchorena and Sixties Song, who provided him with a fifth victory in the Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini, Argentina’s top race Born in the village of Monte Buey, situated in central Argentine province of Cordoba, Gaitan Dassie grew up in Roldan, a suburb of the city of Rosario, where he worked as a petrol attendant as a child He moved to Buenos Aires after being turned away from the military aged 20 in 1971 due to his small statue and enrolled in the jockey school Since retiring from the saddle, Gaitan Dassie has been training for 30 years His first major horse was Montubio, who won the Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini in 1988 before being exported to the USA, where he won the Brooklyn Handicap Gaitan Dassie is married to Florencia, the daughter of jockey Oscar Zapata, and the pair have four children including 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