Russian Camelot

Russian Camelot (foaled 29 March 2017) is a Thoroughbred racehorse bred in Ireland and raced in Australia. He has won a Group One race, and over three-hundred thousand dollars.

Russian Camelot
SireCamelot
GrandsireMontjeu
DamLady Babooshka
DamsireCape Cross
SexColt
Foaled29 March 2017
CountryIreland
ColourBay or brown
BreederCamas Park Stud [1]
OwnerJ R Wheeler, G L Mcrostie, QLD Cup Colts, B A Ainsworth, J & Mrs S Kanga, M P Edwards & M G Ford
TrainerDanny O'Brien
Record5 3-1-0
EarningsA$324,225
Major wins
South Australian Derby (G1)(2020)
Last updated on 10 May 2020

Career

Russian Camelot made his debut at Ballarat on 11 October 2019, jumping at $4.60 and winning by 2 lengths. Jockey Damien Oliver said, "I've trialled him and he's trialled like a nice horse, but because he's six months behind, being a European two-year-old, we haven't really tried him hard as such. He's a great looking horse and he's always given you the feel of a nice horse, but it's always nice to see it there when you ask them for the effort and they do respond."[2]

A month later, Russian Camelot contested a listed race, finishing second. Trainer O'Brien said, "He ran super, he's still inexperienced and it was his second start. He got to the front, probably just floated a little bit, and he found a better horse on the day."[3]

After a spell, Russian Camelot returned in March 2020, but his "poor barrier manners" saw him jump poorly and finish 4th. On 4 April, he was scratched after rearing in the barriers and dislodging Oliver.[4] Due to the scratching, he raced at Pakenham 5 days later, winning by seven lengths in an "effortless victory".[5]

Next was the Group 1 South Australian Derby. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, Oliver was unable to travel to South Australia without entering isolation and John Allen was given the ride.[5] A shortening favourite and the youngest horse in the field, he settled without cover at the back of the field before coming down the middle of the track for victory. O'Brien said, "We've had him since he was a yearling and this was a race that we've been aiming him at for the better part of 12 months. He's turned up and delivered. It's very satisfying. It's never been done before - a northern hemisphere horse has never won a Derby in Australia. I don't think one has ever run? We were very confident going into today that there were no excuses. He'd had everything we needed to do to get him right today."[6]

References
  1. https://www.camasparkstud.com/success-history/
  2. Brad Bishop. "Irish 2YO toys with Aussie 3YOs on debut". racing.com.
  3. Andrew Eddy. "Pancho too good for O'Brien's Russian". Flemington.
  4. Carl Di Iorio. "Barriers again undo Camelot". racing.com.
  5. Matthew Toogood. "Russian Camelot shows SA Derby credentials". Seven News.
  6. "Russian Camelot beats Dalasan in SA Derby". punters.com.au.
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