Lady Of Camelot

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...

Forever Young (Real Steel) was a surprise name among a star-studded list of 24 entries for the G1 Prince Of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot in June. The GI Breeders' Cup Classic and dual G1 Saudi Cup hero would be having his first start on turf if lining up at Ascot for trainer Yoshito Yahagi, who is now a regular presence on the world stage with victories in Dubai, America, Saudi Arabia and Hong Kong. Whilst Yahagi is still waiting for his first success in Britain and Ireland, he did...

Anyone who was even loosely following the build-up to last weekend's Golden Slipper in Australia couldn't have failed to see the Aushorse promotional videos trumpeting the importance of that Group 1 contest as a stallion-making race. Indeed, since Todman (Aus) won the first running in 1957, such notable sires as Vain (Aus), Marscay (Aus), Rory's Jester (Aus), Canny Lad (Aus), Flying Spur (Aus) and Pierro (Aus) have all joined the Golden Slipper roll of honour. On Saturday, however, Lady Of Camelot (Aus) failed to read the script. One of four...