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Aussie Bred Camelot Winner South Africa

Tara Madgwick - Sunday September 2
Scoring a dominant debut win at Kenilworth in South Africa on Saturday was Australian bred three year-old Camelot (IRE) filly Crown Towers.

Crown Towers as a yearlingTrained by Justin Snaith he was sent out favourite for the 1200 metre maiden and scored easily by three and a quarter lengths.

He was a $280,000 Inglis Premier purchase from the Mill Park draft for Heywood Bloodstock / Mayfair Speculators and is the second winner from Group II placed Galileo (IRE) mare Miss With Attitude.

Mill Park sold a Snitzel colt from Miss With Attitude at Inglis Premier this year for $450,000 to Darren Weir/ John Foote Bloodstock.

Miss With Attitude has a yearling colt by Sebring and was covered last year by American Pharoah (USA).

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