Late
season two year-old races often throw up some promising winners that fly
beneath the radar and we saw one at Wyong on Thursday, whose stakes-winning dam
Bonnie Mac (NZ) will be offered at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale.
Exceed and Excel colt Exceedance was given two quiet trials by Team Hawkes, but
was all business on race day, charging home from back in the field to win the 1100
metre dash by three-quarters of a length with ease.
A $180,000 Inglis Easter purchase for Vinery Stud from the Newgate Farm draft,
Exceedance runs for a big group of influential owners and breeders including
Vinery in whose colours he runs.
Exceedance is the first living foal of stakes-winning Thorn Park mare Bonnie
Mac, a half-sister to Group III winners Upham and Intimate Moment as well as
stakes-winner Gold Rum.
B onnie Mac will be offered as part of the Newgate Consignment at the Magic
Millions National Broodmare Sale as Lot 1037 and is in foal to Golden Slipper
winner Capitalist.
Her current yearling, another colt by Exceed and Excel, made $125,000 at Magic
Millions this year when offered by Newgate Farm.