Jeu Celebre, a €105,000 yearling purchase by his trainer, showed nice improvement from his debut to win decisively by 1 1/2 lengths.
Out of a mare by Montjeu, Jeu Celebre joins recent winner Pellucid as another
example of the rapport being developed between Excelebration and mares carrying
Sadler's Wells blood. Pellucid, herself out of a Galileo mare, had impressed
when breaking her maiden on debut over 1200m in England a few weeks ago.Excelebration is also the sire of impressive maiden winner Natalie Express, who coasted home by five lengths when winning over 1000m on debut, as well as highly-touted Richard Hannon-trained colt Barney Roy who holds stakes race entries in the coming months.
The first Australian progeny of Excelebration will turn two in August and include a half-sister to top two year-old Defcon in training with Gai Waterhouse, as well as progeny with leading trainers including Peter and Paul Snowden, Mick Price, Gerald Ryan Ellerton/Zahra and Matthew Smith.
A brilliant Group I winning son of Exceed and Excel, Excelebration is bnack in Australia this spring for Coolmore at a fee of $13,750.
