r e ance is a “ Persev f o success” measure In 2009, Wesley Ward became the first American trainer to win a race at Royal Ascot. Now with four wins under his belt, he heads back to the 2016 meeting looking for number five. But first, he took a moment to talk to the TDN’s Christie DeBernardis about Huckleberry Finn, CSI…and that alligator.