James McDonald To Ride In The Wathnan Colours During The First Three Days Of Royal Ascot

Royal Ascot: Carl Spackler begins foreign sojourn in opening-day Queen Anne

A recently departed American faces a tall task Tuesday in the first race of the Royal Ascot meeting, where five other Americans are expected to participate, none trained by Wesley Ward, who blazed an American trail to Royal Ascot and helped create the widespread domestic interest that now greets the annual five-day stand.

James McDonald To Ride In The Wathnan Colours During The First Three Days Of Royal Ascot

James McDonald has been recruited by Wathnan Racing to carry their colours during the first three days of Royal Ascot. The star rider will be utilised on an as-needed basis besides first-call jockey James Doyle, with William Buick and Colin Keane also in the mix. McDonald, or J-Mac as he is known Down Under, will have the call on Yulong's Carl Spackler (Lope De Vega) in the  in the G1 Queen Anne Stakes on opening day. Wathnan's racing adviser Ri…