Exceed And Excel

{{Infobox racehorse

| horsename = Exceed And Excel

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| 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{{cite web |url=https://racingaustralia.horse/InteractiveForm/HorseFullForm.aspx?HorseCode=Mzk5MzU0NTQz&src=horsesearch |title=Exceed And Excel Horse Profile |publisher=racingaustralia.horse|accessdate=9 March 2020}}

| race = 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)

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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.{{cite web |url=https://www.darleyeurope.com/stallions/our-stallions/exceed-and-excel |title=Our Stallions |publisher=darleyeurope.com |accessdate=10 March 2020}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/176850/exceed-and-excel-sold-to-sheikh-mohammed-for-record-australian-price |title=Exceed And Excel sold to Sheikh Mohammed for record Australian price |publisher=blood horse.com |accessdate=14 March 2020}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.racingandsports.com/news/racing/news/2004-07-09/shattering-failure-by-exceed-and-excel/44395 |title=Shattering failure by Exceed And Excel |publisher=racingandsports.com |accessdate=14 March 2020}}

Stud career

Exceed And Excel was sold to Darley Stud for a reported record A$ 22 million.{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/racing/exceed-and-excel-sale-confirmed-by-stud-20040316-gdijpr.html |title=Exceed And Excel sale confirmed by stud |publisher=smh.com.au |accessdate=14 March 2020}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Symonds |first1=Lydia |title='His influence has been outstanding in both hemispheres' - Darley announce retirement of Exceed And Excel |url=https://www.racingpost.com/bloodstock/news/international/his-influence-has-been-outstanding-in-both-hemispheres-darley-announce-retirement-of-exceed-and-excel-aBEJc2Q6J07u/ |publisher=Racing Post |access-date=6 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240306151257/https://www.racingpost.com/bloodstock/news/international/his-influence-has-been-outstanding-in-both-hemispheres-darley-announce-retirement-of-exceed-and-excel-aBEJc2Q6J07u/ |archive-date=6 March 2024 |date=6 March 2024 |url-status=live}} In addition, through one of his crops, Margot Did, Exceed and Excel became the damsire to Justin Milano, winner of the 2024 Satsuki Shō.{{Cite web |title=Justin Milano(JPN) |url=https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001340173/ |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=JBIS-Search}}

=Notable stock=

Exceed And Excel has sired 19 individual Group 1 winners:{{cite web |url=https://www.darley.com.au/stallions/our-stallions/exceed-and-excel |title=Our Stallions Exceed And Excel |publisher=darley.com.au |accessdate=14 March 2020}}

c = colt, f = filly, g = gelding

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| width="35px" | Foaled

| width="120px" | Name

| width="35px" | Sex

| width="510px" | Major wins

2006

| Reward For Effort

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| Blue Diamond Stakes

2008