Nicks that Click – Russian Camelot

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday July 2

Outstanding staying sire Camelot has just enjoyed a red letter weekend in Europe producing Group I Irish Derby winner Los Angeles and Group I Pretty Polly Stakes winner Bluestocking with both horses bred on the same cross and it’s one well worth noting for Australian breeders looking to utilise Camelot’s lone sire son in Australia.

Standing at Widden Stud in Victoria, dual Group I winner Russian Camelot (IRE) was purpose bought as a yearling from the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale to race in Australia and proved a resounding success.

Despite giving away an advantage in maturity being bred to NH time, the Danny O’Brien trained colt was still able to win the Group I South Australian Derby at his fifth start and trained on in the spring to win the Group I MRC Underwood Stakes before placing in the 2020 Cox Plate.

Fast forward to 2024 and Russian Camelot will have his first two year-olds racing next season and while there is no expectation of a fast start for a stallion whose profile suggests classic type offspring, he has been well received covering 373 mares in his first three seasons and has around 90 rising two year-olds.

For breeders considering Russian Camelot this year, the success of his sire Camelot’s Group I winners Los Angeles and Bluestocking does highlight the potential for Russian Camelot with Danehill line mares.

Advertisement

Los Angeles and Bluestocking are bred the same way being by Camelot from a daughter of Dansili with the nick producing 23 winners from 31 starters (74.2% winner to runner) and four stakes-winners so 13% SW to runner.

Obviously, daughters of Dansili are few and far between in Australia, however mares by Danehill line sires are plentiful and when we have a look at how Camelot fares with all mares carrying Danehill blood the results are encouraging.

Of Camelot’s 12 Group I winners, six of them are from mares by Danehill line sires and they include his four time Group I winner Luxembourg, who is from a daughter of Danehill Dancer.

Russian Camelot (IRE), click for more info and a Hypo mating.

Russian Camelot stands at a fee of $19,800 this spring and his first yearlings sold for up to $250,000 this year with his top sellers below:

Click to see the full list.

Advertisment
More Reading...
Irish Oaks Possible for Royal Ascot Fairytale Filly
The biggest story in terms of our audience reads from Royal Ascot last week was by far and away the one on the Aussie owned underdog three year-old filly Cercene, who captured the Group I Coronation Stakes.
Tassort Filly Too Classy at Randwick
Stakes-placed two starts back in the Listed Woodlands Stud Stakes at Scone, talented 2YO Tassort filly Wollzeile proved too classy at Randwick on Wednesday.
Hong Kong Buyer Secures Top Lot June (Late) Sale at $500,000
The impact of the recent success in Hong Kong of horses sourced on Inglis Digital was in evidence today, with the top lot and the third top lot bought by Hong Kong-based owners.
Sires With Winners - Monday June 23
Here is the full list of 29 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Sires With Winners - Wednesday June 25
Here is the full list of 42 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Raging Force Bolts in at Randwick
Cosmic Force 2YO Raging Force was sent around in the Group III ATC Breeder’s Plate on debut last spring finishing sixth to King Kirk and coming out of the race with an injury, but time and a patient approach has put his career back on track.
Royal Ascot Day 5 – Runaway, Rising Empire and My Best Friend
After five spectacular days of racing, Royal Ascot is over with the finale overnight producing high drama with a runaway G1 winner, the rise of a racing empire and the first stakes horse for St Mark’s Basilica.
Capitalist 2YO Wins for Doyle
Nathan Doyle and his team would be bubbling with excitement surrounding the return of their unbeaten G1 star Private Harry, but as they say ‘little fish are sweet’ and the stable were in the winner’s circle at Wyong on Tuesday with a two year-old son of Capitalist.
Sires With Winners - Sunday June 22
Here is the full list of 76 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Nice 2YO Winner for Vinery Value Sire
He might be the least expensive sire on the Vinery roster this spring at a fee of just $6,600, but Headwater gets his share of winners and produced a new two year-old winner at Doomben on Wednesday.