Stablemates Crimson Advocate and No Nay Mets, who registered relatively easy victories in the first two Win and You’re In qualifying races for Royal Ascot ever run in the U.S. earlier this month at Gulfstream Park, will be off to merry old England in two weeks for the Queen Mary on June 21 and Norfolk Stakes the following afternoon, trainer George Weaver confirmed on Wednesday. Crimson Advocate earned an automatic berth into the Queen Mary and a $25,000 travel stipend by virtue of her gate-to-wire 3 1/2-length victory in the Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies Stakes on May 13. About an hour or so earlier No Nay Mets, an Irish-bred son of No Nay Never, used similar tactics to upset the Royal Palm Juvenile by the exact same margin in his career debut and earn the same incentives for his connections in the Norfolk. Both races were decided at five furlongs over the turf. “As of now both horses are on schedule to run at Royal Ascot,” Weaver said by phone from Saratoga. “The plan is to breeze them here Friday or Saturday and perhaps work them a second time before shipping on June 13.” Weaver said he has secured the services of jockey Frankie Dettori to ride Crimson Advocate in the Queen Mary with John Velazquez to have the call aboard No Nay Mets the following afternoon in the Norfolk. Weaver said he is excited about making a return trip to Royal Ascot. His first experience came in 2015 with Cyclogenisis, who opened his career with three consecutive one-sided victories before suffering his first setback when finishing 14th in the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup Stakes. :: Bet the races on DRF Bets! Sign up with code WINNING to get a $250 Deposit Match, $10 Free Bet, and FREE DRF Formulator.  “It was an enjoyable trip and fun experience even though the horse didn’t run that well the last time I went over there,” said Weaver. “And experiences like these are what you get into this game for.” Arguably the highlight of this experience for Weaver is the fact his wife, Cindy, will be able to accompany him on the trip nearly one year after suffering a severe brain injury in a training mishap last July on the Oklahoma training track at Saratoga. “Cindy has come a long ways while continuing her recovery since the accident,” Weaver said. “It’s not easy what she’s had to go through over the past 11 months just to get herself to where she’s at right now. She’s put an awful lot of work into this and fortunately is slowly but steadily getting back to being capable of doing more things, like traveling to Aspen, Colorado, as we did in March and now making this trip to England next month. “For us, as a family, that means everything in the world to us and I am so really proud of her.” In addition to having his wife along for the trip, Weaver is excited about sending No Nay Mets to Ascot in the interests of his owner, Houston Astros star Alex Bregman. :: Get Daily Racing Form Past Performances – the exclusive home of Beyer Speed Figures “Alex loves this game so much. That’s why he got into it, and he’s really excited, really pumped up about this race,” Weaver said. As luck would have it, Bregman has an off day when No Nay Mets runs on the 22nd, the Astros having just completed a series at home with the New York Mets the previous afternoon and scheduled to open a series against the Dodgers in Los Angeles on the 23rd. ◗ The new three-day-a-week racing schedule begins Friday at Gulfstream with an eight-race program that consists of three main-track races and five over the Tapeta strip. The turf course is closed until December. The highlights of Friday’s card includes a five-furlong maiden special weight dash on the dirt for 2-year-old fillies that drew eight starters led by Mist and Sun Azteca, who finished third and fourth, respectively, going 4 1/2 furlongs on April 20, and a $31,000 starter/optional claiming dash to be run at 5 1/2 furlongs on the Tapeta course that lured a field of just six synthetic and turf specialists. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.