Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott

Leading Australian sprinter Lady of Camelot (Written Tycoon) has been ruled out of a potential appearance at Royal Ascot after being injured by a stingray during a beach swim on Tuesday morning. Trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, Lady of Camelot was not yet a confirmed runner at Royal Ascot, with her connections waiting to see how she performed in Saturday's G1 Doomben 10,000 before making a decision on whether or not to travel. However, that call has now been taken out of their hands, with all plans on...

Storm Boy, a Group 2 winner and Group 1-placed when trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, is set to join the Coolmore Australia roster in 2025, it was announced on Tuesday. He has been introduced at a fee of A$16,500 (inc GST). The son of Justify was bought by Coolmore and a group of their friends and clients for an undisclosed sum after he made it three from three as a juvenile in the Listed Magic Millions 2YO Classic. On his next start he won the G2 Skyline Stakes,...

Making his Australian bow, Sir Delius (Frankel) ran out a 1 1/4-length winner of the G3 JRA Chairman's Handicap over 2000 metres at Doomben on Saturday (video). The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trainee topped the Tattersalls Autumn Horses-in-Training Sale at 1.3 million gns last autumn. Sold to Waterhouse and Bott who were part of a partnership with Go Racing, De Burgh Equine, and McKeever Bloodstock, the bay stalked in midfield before rallying just off Floating (Puissance De Lune) in upper straight and forging clear at the 100-metre mark. The...

By Dane McLeod/Renee Geelen/TTR AusNZ The 2025 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale saw fireworks on Day 1, with 10 standout yearlings reaching the coveted A$1 million mark, as eager buyers vied for their next star runner, fiercely competing to secure the finest offerings in the market. Lot 158 - Home Affairs (Aus) x Shout The Bar (Aus) (Not A Single Doubt {Aus}) (colt) - A$3,000,000 Adrian Bott, Gai Waterhouse and Kestrel Thoroughbreds stepped up in a big way on Day 1 of the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, opening the...

King Kirk (Aus), one of the most promising two-year-olds in Australia following his debut win in the G3 Breeders' Plate at Randwick last month, has died as a result of a freak accident, Racenet reported on Tuesday. Trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, King Kirk had participated in a barrier trial earlier in the day as he continued his preparation for a tilt at the R. Listed Magic Millions 2YO Classic on the Gold Coast on Saturday, January 11. However, the son of first-season sire Ole Kirk (Aus) reportedly...

by Trent Masenhelder/TTR AusNZ Confirmed after speculation last month, outstanding 2-year-old Storm Boy (Aus) (Justify--Pelican {NZ}, by Fastnet Rock {Aus}) has been purchased by Coolmore for an undisclosed sum and will remain in training with Tulloch Lodge trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott. Storm Boy has developed a huge reputation during his fledgling career, posting three wins from as many starts, and he is all the rage for the world's richest race for juveniles, the Mar. 23 G1 Golden Slipper S., which Coolmore won last year with Shinzo (Aus) (Snitzel...

Former Coolmore partners' runner Serpentine (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who won the 2020 G1 Derby at Epsom, ran out a three-quarter length winner of an Eagle Farm handicap for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott on Saturday and is targeting the G1 Melbourne Cup in November, according to co-trainer Gai Waterhouse. "Serpentine, the 2020 English Derby winner, greeted the judge in determined fashion at Eagle Farm today on his road to the Melbourne Cup," the First Lady of Australian Racing tweeted. Now racing for an ownership group, the chestnut gelding had placed...