Royal Ascot news: Red-hot Irad Ortiz Jr to lead Wesley Ward charge
American trainer Wesley Ward confirmed Ortiz will ride all five of his intended runners, with his big hope in the King's Stand Stakes on Tuesday being Golden Pal, who Ortiz who has steered to successive Breeders' Cup wins.
Ward, who became the first American trainer to saddle a Royal Ascot winner in 2009, has called on Ortiz to represent him at the festival when in the past he has used Frankie Dettori and John Velazquez.