Australian group 1 winner Lady Of Camelot may have run her final race after a stingray attack ruled her out of taking up her Royal Ascot targets.
The 4-year-old daughter of Written Tycoon, owned by Sir Owen Glenn's Go Bloodstock, had been due to contest the May 16 Doomben Ten Thousand (G1) before connections shelved all immediate plans after she sustained wounds to her near foreleg.
Trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, Lady Of Camelot had been hoping to use the group 1 sprint as a steppingstone toward Royal Ascot next month. She holds entries in both the King Charles III Stakes (G1) and Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (G1), for which she was a best-priced 12-1 and 10-1, respectively.
In a statement posted on Instagram, Go Bloodstock said Lady Of Camelot had been transferred to a specialist veterinary hospital following the incident at a Brisbane beach.
"While the immediate focus is on her recovery and well-being, the decision has been made to end her Brisbane Winter Carnival and international campaigns effective immediately," the statement read.
"A decision regarding her future will be made in due course. Given her elite pedigree and group 1 success, she remains a highly valuable prospect."
Lady Of Camelot landed group 1 glory in the Golden Slipper Stakes (G1) two years ago and, although without success since, had remained one of Australia's leading sprinting fillies with multiple placed efforts at the top level.
