There have been three stakes races for juveniles in Australia this season and Exceed And Excel has sired the winners of all three.
After Jorda won the Listed Gimcrack Stakes and Khan impressed in his Listed Breeders Plate win, it was the turn of another Exceed And Excel filly, Shadwell Stud's highly-spruiked
Trained by David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig,
From an inside barrier, Madeenaty jumped straight to the front without much encouragement from Mark Zahra and was only let off the bit inside the 200 metres.
It was left to another Exceed And Excel, the colt Double Jeopardy to mount any sought of
The winner's stablemate American Genius (
"She looks pretty smart, she's had my lot at home covered pretty easily and today is the first time she's been off the bit," Hayes said.
"What pleased me was how she lengthened when Mark (Zahra) asked her in what are pretty testing conditions today."
"We'll keep her sprinting and obviously target the Magic Millions and try and get (Shadwell Stud's) Angus (Gold) back for the sale.
"We might give her a run over the carnival here to give her the experience of a big day.
"Normally when you have one that is that far ahead of the others they stand
Bred and offered for sale by Segenhoe Stud,
She is the second foal and second winner out of the top-class Reset mare Set For Fame whose five wins included three at Group II level and was runner-up in the Group 1 Australian Guineas.
A great-daughter of
With three two-year-old stakes winners in the space of 24 hours, Exceed and Excel takes his total number of stakes winners to 125.
