Russian Camelot (IRE)
Widden Victoria
2024 FEE: $19,800
A superbly appointed farm with spacious, safe paddocks, Widden Stud Victoria is the perfect location from which to base mares for the Victorian breeding season. Widden Victoria offers the full suite of bloodstock services, from covering mares and foaling down right through to weaning, sales preparation, breaking in and pre-training. The key systems and processes Widden Stud has used to achieve premium results from our Hunter Valley farm over more than a century have been brought into practice in Victoria.
56 Mt Eliza Road , Kerrie, VIC, 3434info@widden.com
www.widden.com
+61 (03) 5428 5168
Latest News
Brother to Russian Camelot Sells for 600,000 Guineas
One of the stars of the 2020 Melbourne Spring Carnival was talented stallion Russian Camelot (IRE), who won the Group I MRC Underwood Stakes before placing in both the Group I MRC Caulfield Stakes and Cox Plate with his full brother a highlight horse at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1 overnight selling for 600,000 guineas.
Arc Dream Alive for OTI Racing
The OTI Racing colours were in winning form at Longchamp on Sunday where progressive stayer Sevenna’s Knight ran out an impressive winner of the Group III Prix Gladiateur (3100m) opening the door to a possible tilt at the Group I Arc de Triomphe on October 5.
Widden Stud Announce Purchase of Sun Stud
At the Widden Stud Victoria open day last Friday a quality roster of nine stallions were on show and breeders were also given the good news that Widden have now purchased what was Sun Stud and the Thompson family are very much committed to the Victorian breeding industry going forward.
Nicks that Click – Russian Camelot
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.
Camelot Colt Wins G1 Irish Derby
The Camelot x Dansili nick produced it’s second Group I winner of the weekend when quality colt Los Angeles won the Group I Irish Derby following on from Bluestocking winning the Group I Pretty Polly Stakes.
G1 Pedigree Watch – New G1 Winner for Camelot
Last year’s Group I Pretty Polly Stakes (1m2f) at the Curragh was won by top class Fastnet Rock mare Via Sistina (IRE), who now calls Australia home and the race was run again overnight in Ireland with victory going to Juddmonte Farms homebred Camelot mare Bluestocking.
Multiple Group 1 winner and 3-time Group 1 placed from just 11 starts … Timeform’s highest rated Australian 3YO in 2020 … Outstanding Group 1 (6:2-2-1) & WFA (5:1-3-1) record … only Northern hemisphere bred winner of an Australasian Derby … Group 1 Underwood Stakes honour roll includes So You Think, Dundeel and Ocean Park … commences stud duties in 2021.