EXCELLER (USA) b. H, 1973
DP = 10-4-16-0-8 (38) DI = 1.38 CD = 0.21 - 33 Starts, 15 Wins, 5 Places, 6 Shows Career Earnings: $1,654,003 |
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| Owner: Nelson Bunker Hunt, then Östlund Tränings AB Breeder: Mrs. Charles W. Engelhard State Bred: KY Winnings: 33 Starts: 15 - 5 - 6, $1,654,003
GRADE/GROUP 1 RACES:
WON: Hollywood Gold Cup, San Juan Capistrano Invt'l Hcp, Sunset Hcp, JC Gold Cup, Oak Tree Invt'l Hcp, Coronation Cup, Prix Royal Oak, Grand Prix de Paris, Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud,
2ND: Man o' War Stakes, Woodward Stakes
The only horse ever to beat two Triple Crown winners, and he did so in the same race, defeating Seattle Slew and Affirmed in the 1978 Jockey Club Gold Cup. Rated No. 85 in the world for the Century by Timeform. Ingloriously slaughtered in a Swedish packing plant in April of 1997; The Exceller Fund is named in honor of this great horse. Is a Hall of Fame inductee.
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