Golden Slipper Heroine Lady of Camelot Retires to the Breeding Barn
Go Bloodstock wish to announce that our champion mare, Lady of Camelot, has been retired from racing.
While she was preparing for a highly anticipated campaign in the Group 1 Doomben 10,000—intended as the launching pad for a dream international raid at Royal Ascot—a freak, minor encounter with a stingray during a shallow-water beach swim in Brisbane ultimately brought a premature curtain down on her racing preparation.
We are pleased to report that she is recovering beautifully but given her immense residual value, the decision has been made to protect her future and retire her to stud sound, happy, and with nothing left to prove on the racetrack.
A Juvenile Powerhouse
Trained beautifully by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, the daughter of Written Tycoon out of our blue-hen mare Miss Debutante, was defined by breathtaking speed, courage, and elite consistency. Her crowning glory came in the autumn of 2024, when she delivered a performance for the ages to win the pinnacle of Australian two-year-old racing: the $5 million Group 1 Golden Slipper at Rosehill Gardens. That historic victory followed an equally dominant display in the Group 3 Widden Stakes.
LADY OF CAMELOT — CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
🏆 1st — Group 1 Golden Slipper (2024)
🏆 1st — Group 3 Widden Stakes (2024)
🥈 2nd — Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (2024)
🥈 2nd — Group 1 Surround Stakes (2025)
🥉 3rd — Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (2024)
⭐ 4th — $20 million The Everest (2024)
An Elite Competitor Against the Very Best
Unlike many juvenile stars, Lady of Camelot defied the “Slipper Curse” by stepping up as a three and four-year-old to go toe-to-toe with the finest open-class sprinters in the world.
She ran an incredible on pace fourth in the $20 million The Everest behind Bella Nipotina and recorded an outstanding string of elite minor placings, including runner-up finishes in the Group 1 Blue Diamond and Group 1 Surround Stakes, and a courageous third in the Group 1 Coolmore Classic. She retires with an exceptional record of 14 starts, two wins, eight stakes placings, and just shy of $6 million in career earnings.
The Next Frontier:
For Sir Owen Glenn and the Go Bloodstock operation, the closing of her racing chapter marks the exciting beginning of another.
“She has given us an incredible, unforgettable journey,” said co-trainer Adrian Bott. “To win the pinnacle of our juvenile races and continue to clash at the absolute elite level right through her career speaks to how uniquely tough and talented she was.”
We extend our deepest gratitude to Gai, Adrian, the stable staff, her regular jockeys, and all the fans who cheered on the “Lady” throughout her spectacular career.
