EXCELLER (USA) b. H, 1973
{21-a} DP = 10-4-16-0-8 (38) DI = 1.38 CD = 0.21 - 33 Starts, 15 Wins, 5 Places, 7 Shows Career Earnings: $1,654,003 |
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| Owner: Nelson Bunker Hunt/USA, later Göte Östlund/Sweden Breeder: Mrs. Charles W. Engelhard State Bred: KY Winnings: 33 Starts: 15 - 5 - 7, $1,654,003
Canadian Intern'l-G1T; Hollywood Gold Cup-G1; Jockey Club Gold Cup-G1; Hollywood Invit'l Turf H.-G1; San Juan Capistrano H.-G1T; Sunset H.-G1T; Oak Tree Invit'l S.-G1T; Grand Prix De Saint-Cloud-G1(FR); Grand Prix De Paris-G1(FR); Prix Royal-Oak-G1 (French St. Leger) (FR); Coronation Cup-G1(ENG); Prix Du Lys-G3(FR); Arcadia H.-G3T.
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. Hall of Fame inductee. Was sold in 1991 and sent to Sweden. When owner Göte Östlund went bankrupt, he sent him to a slaughterhouse to be killed for meat on April 7, 1997.
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Family Summary: 1-d (5), 1-i (1), 1-e (1), 1-c (2), 2-t (1), 2-u (1), 2-f (3), 2-e (1), 2-n (1), 3-n (3), 4-r (3), 4-m (4), 6-d (2), 6-e (4), 8-h (1), 9-c (3), 13-e (2), 13-c (2), 14-c (5), 16-a (2), 21-a (6), 22-d (1),
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