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Posted: Thursday, June 18, 2009 10:09 AM

Nakatani to ride Cannonball in Golden Jubilee


Jockey Corey Nakatani will replace John Velazquez on multiple stakes winner Cannonball in the Golden Jubilee Stakes (Eng-G1) on Saturday at Royal Ascot.

Velazquez is returning to New York after Friday’s card to ride at Belmont Park on Saturday. He guided Cannonball to a sixth-place finish in the King’s Stand Stakes (Eng-G1) on Tuesday at Royal Ascot for trainer Wesley Ward for owners-breeders Ken and Sarah Ramsey.

Cannonball will not have to deal with King’s Stand winner Scenic Blast, who will instead await the Darley July Cup (Eng-G1) on July 10 at Newmarket.

South African champion J J the Jet Plane and Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint runner-up Diabolical are also entered in the field of 15 for the six-furlong Golden Jubilee.

Nakatani also is scheduled to ride maiden winner Honor in Peace for Ward and the Ramseys in the seven-furlong Chesham Stakes for two-year-olds on Saturday.

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