Australian Thoroughbred racehorse
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]
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
Foaled
|
Name
|
Sex
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Major wins
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2006
|
Reward For Effort
|
c
|
Blue Diamond Stakes
|
2008
|
Excelebration
|
c
|
Prix du Moulin de Longchamp, Prix Jacques Le Marois, Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
|
2008
|
Helmet
|
c
|
Sires' Produce Stakes, Caulfield Guineas
|
2008
|
Margot Did
|
f
|
Nunthorpe Stakes
|
2009
|
Amber Sky
|
g
|
Al Quoz Sprint
|
2009
|
Flamberge
|
g
|
The Goodwood, Oakleigh Plate, William Reid Stakes
|
2010
|
Guelph
|
f
|
Sires' Produce Stakes, Champagne Stakes, Flight Stakes, The Thousand Guineas
|
2010
|
Overreach
|
f
|
Golden Slipper Stakes
|
2011
|
Earthquake
|
f
|
Blue Diamond Stakes
|
2011
|
Outstrip
|
c
|
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf
|
2012
|
Mr Stunning
|
g
|
Hong Kong Sprint (twice), Chairman's Sprint Prize
|
2016
|
Bivouac
|
c
|
Golden Rose Stakes, Newmarket Handicap, VRC Sprint Classic
|
2016
|
Exceedance
|
c
|
Coolmore Stud Stakes
|
2016
|
Microphone
|
c
|
Sires' Produce Stakes
|
2016
|
Queen Supreme
|
f
|
Paddock Stakes
|
2017
|
September Run
|
f
|
Coolmore Stud Stakes, William Reid Stakes
|
2020
|
Cylinder
|
c
|
Newmarket Handicap
|
2020
|
Mawj
|
f
|
1000 Guineas Stakes, Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes
|
2020
|
Mischief Magic
|
c
|
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint
|
Pedigree
References