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Camenae

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Camenae [kəˈmiːniː]
pl n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Roman myth a group of nymphs originally associated with a sacred spring in Rome, later identified with the Greek Muses


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In foal to the Diadem Stakes runner-up March Past when McCreery bought her, Camenae produced a filly named Menthe Frapee, who went to Peru as a yearling and became "a very, very good mare".
Freshman sire Golan, off the mark recently with his first winner, also has one lot on offer (36) - a colt from one of Bob McCreery's high-class families who traces to Camenae, the dam of High Top and ancestress of Old Vic.
His purchase of the modest three-year-old filly Camenae for 1,200gns in December 1966 launched him on a highly successful career as a breeder, first from Moreton Paddox Stud in Warwickshire and later from Stowell Hill in Somerset.
 
 
 
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