Exceed And Excel

Last updated
Exceed And Excel
Sire Danehill
Grandsire Danzig
DamPatrona
Damsire Lomond
Sex Colt
Foaled5 September 2000
Country Australia
Colour Bay
BreederAscot Breeding Partnership
Owner Darley Stud
TrainerTim Martin
Record12: 7–1–0
Earnings A$ 1,282,375 [1]
Major wins
Todman Stakes (2003)
Up and Coming Stakes (2003)
Roman Consul Stakes (2003)
Dubai Racing Club Cup (2003)
Royal Sovereign Stakes (2004)
Newmarket Handicap (2004)
Awards
Australian Champion Sprinter (2003/04)
Australian Champion Sire (2012/13)

Exceed And Excel (foaled 5 September 2000) is a retired multiple Group 1 winning Australian thoroughbred racehorse. After his racing career ended he has been successful as a breeding stallion, having sired over 150 Stakes winners. [2]

Contents

Background

The colt was purchased at the 2002 Inglis Easter yearling sale by his trainer Tim Martin. Martin had previously never paid more than $30,000 for a horse but purchased him for A$375,000. At the time, he had no future owner in line for the horse. After what Martin described as a "scary" two weeks, he drew Sydney lawyer Alan Osburg into a 50% interest while the remaining equity was later taken by businessman Nick Moraitis. [3]

Racing career

In Australia he only raced as a two-year-old and three-year-old. His main success came as a three-year-old when he won the Group 1 Dubai Racing Club Cup and the Newmarket Handicap, on both occasions ridden by Corey Brown. His last race was in the 2004 July Cup in England but he finished unplaced. [4]

Stud career

Exceed And Excel was sold to Darley Stud for a reported record A$ 22 million. [5] He was retired from stud duties in March 2024, aged 23. At the time of his retirement he had sired 215 individual stakes race winners, including 18 Group 1 winners. He is the only Australian-bred sire to have sired more than 200 individual stakes winners. [6]

Notable stock

Exceed And Excel has sired 19 individual Group 1 winners: [7]

c = colt, f = filly, g = gelding

FoaledNameSexMajor Wins
2006Reward For Effortc Blue Diamond Stakes
2008 Excelebration c Prix du Moulin de Longchamp, Prix Jacques Le Marois, Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
2008Helmetc Sires' Produce Stakes, Caulfield Guineas
2008 Margot Did f Nunthorpe Stakes
2009Amber Skyg Al Quoz Sprint
2009Flambergeg The Goodwood, Oakleigh Plate, William Reid Stakes
2010Guelphf Sires' Produce Stakes, Champagne Stakes, Flight Stakes, The Thousand Guineas
2010Overreachf Golden Slipper Stakes
2011Earthquakef Blue Diamond Stakes
2011 Outstrip c Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf
2012Mr Stunningg Hong Kong Sprint (twice), Chairman's Sprint Prize
2016 Bivouac c Golden Rose Stakes, Newmarket Handicap, VRC Sprint Classic
2016Exceedancec Coolmore Stud Stakes
2016Microphonec Sires' Produce Stakes
2016Queen SupremefPaddock Stakes
2017September Runf Coolmore Stud Stakes, William Reid Stakes
2020Cylinderc Newmarket Handicap
2020 Mawj f 1000 Guineas Stakes, Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes
2020Mischief Magicc Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint

Pedigree

Pedigree of Exceed And Excel (AUS) 2000 [8]
Sire
Danehill (USA)
1986
Danzig (USA)
1977
Northern Dancer Nearctic
Natalma
Pas de Nom Admiral's Voyage
Petitioner
Razyana (USA)
1981
His Majesty Ribot
Flower Bowl
Spring Adieu Buckpasser
Natalma
Dam
Patrona (USA)
1994
Lomond (USA)
1980
Northern Dancer Nearctic
Natalma
My Charmer Poker
Fair Charmer
Gladiolus (USA)
1974
Watch Your Step Citation
Stepwisely
Klairessa Carry Back
Foxbritches

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Galileo (horse)</span> Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Galileo was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a racing career which lasted from October 2000 until October 2001, he ran eight times and won six races. He is best known for having won the Derby, Irish Derby and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes in 2001. He was named the European Champion Three-Year-Old Colt of 2001.

Reset was an Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire by the leading sire in Australia and New Zealand, Zabeel out of the multiple Group One winner Assertive Lass.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lexington (horse)</span> American Thoroughbred racehorse and sire (1850–1875)

Lexington was a United States Thoroughbred race horse who won six of his seven race starts. Perhaps his greatest fame, however, came as the most successful sire of the second half of the nineteenth century; he was the leading sire in North America 16 times, and broodmare sire of many notable racehorses.

Discreet Cat was a thoroughbred race horse. As a foal of 2003, the bay colt won the UAE Derby in March 2006. He was then shipped to the United States, but did not race in the Kentucky Derby or any other Triple Crown races.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Darley Stud</span> Horsebreeding operation

Darley Stud is located at Dalham Hall, the global breeding operation owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the Ruler of Dubai and vice-president of the United Arab Emirates. It is on the outskirts of Newmarket, Suffolk, the international headquarters and historic home of thoroughbred horse racing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Redoute's Choice</span> Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Redoute's Choice was a multiple Group One-winning Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and also a champion sire. He is by the phenomenal international sire Danehill (USA) out of the lightly raced mare Shantha's Choice. His dam is a half-sister to the Group One winners Hurricane Sky and Umatilla, and later produced the Group One winners Platinum Scissors and Manhattan Rain.

Street Cry was a Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 2002 Dubai World Cup, the 2002 Stephen Foster Handicap and runner up in the 2002 Whitney Handicap. He was an international shuttle stallion that stood at the Darley Studs in Australia and the United States.

Medaglia d'Oro is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won several major stakes races including the 2002 Travers Stakes and the 2003 Whitney Handicap. He also finished second in the 2002 Belmont Stakes, the Breeders' Cup Classic in both 2002 and 2003, and the 2004 Dubai World Cup. Since retiring to stud, he has become an excellent stallion whose progeny include 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra, two-time champion filly Songbird and two-time Hong Kong Horse of the Year Golden Sixty.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Raven's Pass</span> American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Raven's Pass is an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse most notable for being the first English-trained winner of the Grade I Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

Teofilo is a retired Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and active stallion. In a racing career that lasted only four months in 2006 he became the European Champion Two-Year-Old of 2006, and retired undefeated after five starts. He won two Group One races: the National Stakes in Ireland and the Dewhurst Stakes in England. He was made favourite for both the 2000 Guineas and The Derby but suffered a knee injury in April 2007 which ended his racing career. He is currently standing at stud in County Kildare.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ad Valorem (horse)</span> American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Ad Valorem is an American-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was one of the leading European two-year-olds of 2004, when he was unbeaten in three races including the Middle Park Stakes. He failed to win in 2005 but returned as a four-year-old to win the Queen Anne Stakes. Since his retirement he has had some success as a sire of winners in Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outstrip</span> British Thoroughbred racehorse

Outstrip is a British Thoroughbred racehorse. He was one of the leading two-year-old in Britain in 2013 when he won the Champagne Stakes and was placed in both the Vintage Stakes and the Dewhurst Stakes. In November he was sent to the United States where he won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.

Belle Genius was an American-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. Bought for only $8,500 as a yearling, she was matched against high-class opposition from the start of her track career. After finishing fifth in the Chesham Stakes and the Cherry Hinton Stakes she won a minor event at Thirsk before recording her biggest win in the Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes. She went on to finish fourth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies but was then sent to Dubai and finished unplaced on her only subsequent start. After her retirement from racing she became a broodmare and had some success as a dam of winners. Her last recorded foal was born in 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pierro (horse)</span> Australian Thoroughbred racehorse

Pierro is a retired Australian racehorse who is now standing at stud. A bay horse, he stands at 16.1hh. He was from the fifth crop of the champion racehorse and stallion Lonhro out of the dam Miss Rite Note (IRE)(by Daylami). Pierro had a short racing career, racing in just two seasons and retiring to stud as a three-year-old. He ran in a total of 14 races, with 11 wins and 3 placings, including 5 Group 1 wins. His distances ranged from 1200m to 2040m. He was bred at Musk Creek Farm and sold for $230,000 in the Magic Millions sale. He was an unbeaten Triple Crown winner at 2 years, and a dual Group 1 winner at 3 years, earning him the title of both the highest rated Australian juvenile since 1977, and the highest rated 3yo sprinter in the world in 2013. He is now retired to stud at Coolmore, in Jerrys Plains of NSW, where he was purchased for $40 million. This has proved to be a very worthwhile investment for Coolmore thus far, as has had an illustrious career as a stallion to date, including four Group 1 winning progeny. He has had progeny sell for up to $1.1 million, highlighting the promising nature of his progeny for the years to come. His stud fee of $88,000 reflects his high quality characteristics on sale to any buyer who has a worthwhile mare and can afford the fee.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bivouac (horse)</span> Australian Thoroughbred racehorse

Bivouac is a multiple Group 1 winning Australian thoroughbred racehorse.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brazen Beau</span> Australian thoroughbred racehorse

Brazen Beau is a multiple Group 1 winning Australian thoroughbred racehorse, and current successful stallion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anamoe</span> Australian thoroughbred racehorse

Anamoe is a retired nine-time Group 1 winning champion Australian thoroughbred racehorse. Affectionately known as "The Big A", Anamoe is considered one of the most decorated Australian produced stallions ever. He is one of only two Australian horses to win Group 1 races at ages 2, 3 and 4 since the 1990s. In 2023 he was named Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year.

Commands was an Australian stakes winning racehorse and stallion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Flying Spur (horse)</span> Australian Thoroughbred racehorse

Flying Spur was an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse that won three Group One races, most notably the 1995 Golden Slipper. He was also the Leading sire in Australia for the 2006/07 season.

Bettor's Delight is a former champion American Standardbred race-horse and one of the World's greatest stud stallions.

References

  1. "Exceed And Excel Horse Profile". racingaustralia.horse. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  2. "Our Stallions". darleyeurope.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. "Exceed And Excel sold to Sheikh Mohammed for record Australian price". blood horse.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  4. "Shattering failure by Exceed And Excel". racingandsports.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  5. "Exceed And Excel sale confirmed by stud". smh.com.au. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  6. Symonds, Lydia (6 March 2024). "'His influence has been outstanding in both hemispheres' - Darley announce retirement of Exceed And Excel". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  7. "Our Stallions Exceed And Excel". darley.com.au. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  8. "Exceed And Excel Horse Profile". pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.