| Exceed And Excel | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Danehill |
| Grandsire | Danzig |
| Dam | Patrona |
| Damsire | Lomond |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | 5 September 2000 |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Ascot Breeding Partnership |
| Owner | Darley Stud |
| Trainer | Tim Martin |
| Record | 12: 7–1–0 |
| Earnings | A$ 1,282,375 |
| 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.
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$375,000. At the time, he had no future owner in line for the horse. After what Martin described as a "scary" two weeks, he drew Sydney lawyer Alan Osburg into a 50% interest while the remaining equity was later taken by businessman Nick Moraitis.
Racing career
In Australia he only raced as a two-year-old and three-year-old. His main success came as a three-year-old when he won the Group 1 Dubai Racing Club Cup and the Newmarket Handicap, on both occasions ridden by Corey Brown. His last race was in the 2004 July Cup in England but he finished unplaced.
Stud career
Exceed And Excel was sold to Darley Stud for a reported record A$ 22 million. 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. In addition, through one of his crops, Margot Did, Exceed and Excel became the damsire to Justin Milano, winner of the 2024 Satsuki Shō.
Notable stock
Exceed And Excel has sired 19 individual Group 1 winners:
c = colt, f = filly, g = gelding
Pedigree
| 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 |
References
- "Exceed And Excel Horse Profile". racingaustralia.horse. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- "Our Stallions". darleyeurope.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- "Exceed And Excel sold to Sheikh Mohammed for record Australian price". blood horse.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- "Shattering failure by Exceed And Excel". racingandsports.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- "Exceed And Excel sale confirmed by stud". smh.com.au. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- 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.
- "Justin Milano(JPN)". JBIS-Search. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- "Our Stallions Exceed And Excel". darley.com.au. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- "Exceed And Excel Horse Profile". pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.