In Excess (horse)
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In Excess is a Thoroughbred
racehorse
who competed in England
and in the United States
. Out of the mare
Kantado, he was sired by Siberian Express, a multiple Group One
winner in France
.
Bred and raced by Ahmed M. Foustok, In Excess was conditioned for racing in England by William O'Gorman. In his debut, In Excess won the October 5, 1989, EBF Sleeping Partner Maiden Stakes at Lingfield Park Racecourse. His next win came at age three in March 1990 in the Loddington Stakes at Leicester Racecourse
, followed by a May 18 win in the 1990 King Charles II Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse
. Purchased by American Jack J. Munari, In Excess was brought to race in the United States during the second half of 1990. In September, the colt scored an eight-length win in the Temperence Hill Handicap on the turf at Louisiana Downs, then was shipped to California
, where he won the Volante
and San Gabriel Handicap
s.
On January 19, 1991, In Excess made his first start on dirt in the San Fernando Stakes at Santa Anita Park
. Not only did he win, he set a new stakes record of 1:46 3/5 for one and one-sixteenth miles. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB342B499DAFF85&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Sent to compete in dirt races at New York
tracks, In Excess swept the Metropolitan Handicap
in May, the Suburban Handicap
in July in a track-record time of 1:58 1/5, the Whitney Handicap
in August, and the Woodward Stakes
in September in a very fast 1:46 1/5. His four wins in these major events was an accomplishment not seen since the great Kelso
did it thirty years earlier in 1961. In Excess was a front-running horse and despite his win in the 1¼ mile Suburban Handicap, he raced best at distances of a mile to a mile and one eighth.
Widely regarded as the best horse in America and the favorite for 1991 American Horse of the Year honors, http://articles.latimes.com/1991-09-16/sports/sp-1592_1_horse-racing In Excess was scheduled to compete in the November 2 1¼ mile Breeders' Cup Classic
on dirt. However, the field had several horses such as Farma Way
and Black Tie Affair
who, like In Excess, were frontrunners, and trainer Bruce Jackson felt that the situation would make it very difficult for his horse to win, particularly at that distance. In addition, the race was to be held that year at Churchill Downs
and In Excess put up slow times in pre-race training on that track. As a result, his trainer elected to run him in the Breeders' Cup Mile
on grass, a surface he had won on in England and the United states. In Excess finished ninth in the Mile, his worst American finish ever, and it cost him the Horse of the Year title.
http://articles.latimes.com/1991-10-31/sports/sp-790_1_breeders-cup
In Excess raced in 1992 at age five, with his best Graded stakes results a second in the San Antonio Handicap
, and a third in both the Metropolitan and Carter Handicap
s.
duty, going into 2009 In Excess has sired forty-nine Thoroughbred stakes winners and was the leading sire in California in 2002 and 2003. As of 2008, he was California's all-time sire of money-earners. Among his progeny:
In 2009, In Excess stood at Vessels Stallion Farm in Bonsall, California
.
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
who competed in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Out of the mare
Mare
Female horses are called mares.Mare is the Latin word for "sea".The word may also refer to:-People:* Ahmed Marzooq, also known as Mare, a footballer and Secretary General of Maldives Olympic Committee* Mare Winningham, American actress and singer...
Kantado, he was sired by Siberian Express, a multiple Group One
Group One
Group One or Group 1 is the term used for the highest level of Thoroughbred and Standardbred stakes races in many countries. Group One races may be run under handicap conditions in Australia but in Europe weight-for-age conditions always apply. Races may be also restricted to age groups or a...
winner in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Bred and raced by Ahmed M. Foustok, In Excess was conditioned for racing in England by William O'Gorman. In his debut, In Excess won the October 5, 1989, EBF Sleeping Partner Maiden Stakes at Lingfield Park Racecourse. His next win came at age three in March 1990 in the Loddington Stakes at Leicester Racecourse
Leicester Racecourse
Leicester Racecourse is a horse-racing course in Oadby, Leicestershire, England.The course is oval shaped and nearly 2 miles in extent. It was opened ante 1773....
, followed by a May 18 win in the 1990 King Charles II Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse
Newmarket Racecourse
The town of Newmarket, in Suffolk, England, is the headquarters of British horseracing, home to the largest cluster of training yards in the country and many key horse racing organisations. Newmarket Racecourse has two courses - the Rowley Mile Course and the July Course. Both are wide, galloping...
. Purchased by American Jack J. Munari, In Excess was brought to race in the United States during the second half of 1990. In September, the colt scored an eight-length win in the Temperence Hill Handicap on the turf at Louisiana Downs, then was shipped to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, where he won the Volante
Oak Tree Derby
The Oak Tree Derby is a race for thoroughbred horses run at Santa Anita Park during the Oak Tree Racing Association meet each year. The Grade IIT event is open to three-year-old horses willing to race 1⅛ miles on the turf and offers a purse of $150,000....
and San Gabriel Handicap
San Gabriel Handicap
The San Gabriel Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California at the close of each year. The Grade II race is open to horses, age three and up, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the turf and offers a purse of $150,000.First run in 1935, it...
s.
On January 19, 1991, In Excess made his first start on dirt in the San Fernando Stakes at Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park is a thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent racing events in the United States during the winter and in spring. With its backdrop of the purple San Gabriel Mountains, it is considered by many as the world's most beautiful race...
. Not only did he win, he set a new stakes record of 1:46 3/5 for one and one-sixteenth miles. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB342B499DAFF85&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Sent to compete in dirt races at New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
tracks, In Excess swept the Metropolitan Handicap
Metropolitan Handicap
The Metropolitan Handicap, frequently called the "Met Mile," is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the last week of May at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Open to horses age three and older, it is contested on dirt over a distance of one mile .The Met Mile was first...
in May, the Suburban Handicap
Suburban Handicap
The Suburban Handicap is an American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Open to horses age three and older, it is run at the classic one-and-one-quarter mile distance on dirt for a $400,000 purse....
in July in a track-record time of 1:58 1/5, the Whitney Handicap
Whitney Handicap
The Whitney Handicap is an American Grade 1 handicap race for Thoroughbred racehorses three years of age and older run at a distance of 1⅛ miles. In 2007, the Breeders' Cup Ltd...
in August, and the Woodward Stakes
Woodward Stakes
The Woodward Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race and is one of the premier races for older thoroughbred horses in the United States. Named for prominent racehorse owner, George Nicholas Woodward, it is run at 1⅛ miles on the dirt for a purse of $750,000.The Woodward was run as a handicap in...
in September in a very fast 1:46 1/5. His four wins in these major events was an accomplishment not seen since the great Kelso
Kelso (horse)
Kelso was an American thoroughbred race horse considered among the best racehorses of the 20th century. In the list of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century by The Blood-Horse magazine Kelso ranks 4th, behind only Man o' War , Secretariat and Citation...
did it thirty years earlier in 1961. In Excess was a front-running horse and despite his win in the 1¼ mile Suburban Handicap, he raced best at distances of a mile to a mile and one eighth.
Widely regarded as the best horse in America and the favorite for 1991 American Horse of the Year honors, http://articles.latimes.com/1991-09-16/sports/sp-1592_1_horse-racing In Excess was scheduled to compete in the November 2 1¼ mile Breeders' Cup Classic
Breeders' Cup Classic
The Breeders' Cup Classic is a Grade I Weight for Age thoroughbred horse race for 3 year olds and older run at a distance of 1¼ miles on dirt. It is held annually at a different racetrack as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships...
on dirt. However, the field had several horses such as Farma Way
Farma Way
Farma Way was an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse foaled in Kentucky. He was sired by Santa Anita Derby winner Marfa out of the Diplomat Way mare, Fine Tribute, a descendant of the very important sire, Nearco....
and Black Tie Affair
Black Tie Affair
Black Tie Affair was a thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by American businessman Stephen D. Peskoff, he was out of the mare Hat Tab Girl and sired by Miswaki, who also sired Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Urban Sea and who was a two-time Leading broodmare sire in Great Britain & Ireland.Black Tie...
who, like In Excess, were frontrunners, and trainer Bruce Jackson felt that the situation would make it very difficult for his horse to win, particularly at that distance. In addition, the race was to be held that year at Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs, located in Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, is a Thoroughbred racetrack most famous for hosting the Kentucky Derby annually. It officially opened in 1875, and held the first Kentucky Derby and the first Kentucky Oaks in the same year. Churchill Downs...
and In Excess put up slow times in pre-race training on that track. As a result, his trainer elected to run him in the Breeders' Cup Mile
Breeders' Cup Mile
The Breeders' Cup Mile is a Grade 1 Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up, run on a grass course. It has been conducted annually as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships since the event's inception in 1984...
on grass, a surface he had won on in England and the United states. In Excess finished ninth in the Mile, his worst American finish ever, and it cost him the Horse of the Year title.
http://articles.latimes.com/1991-10-31/sports/sp-790_1_breeders-cup
In Excess raced in 1992 at age five, with his best Graded stakes results a second in the San Antonio Handicap
San Antonio Handicap
The San Antonio Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the first week of February at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California...
, and a third in both the Metropolitan and Carter Handicap
Carter Handicap
The Carter Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early April at Aqueduct Racetrack. Open to horses three-years-old and up, it is raced over a distance of seven furlongs....
s.
As a sire
Retired to studStud (animal)
A stud animal is a registered animal retained for breeding. The terms for the male of a given animal species usually imply that the animal is entire—that is, not castrated—and therefore capable of siring offspring...
duty, going into 2009 In Excess has sired forty-nine Thoroughbred stakes winners and was the leading sire in California in 2002 and 2003. As of 2008, he was California's all-time sire of money-earners. Among his progeny:
- Indian CharlieIndian CharlieIndian Charlie is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1998 Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby, equaling the stakes record time, but is best known as an important sire of Champions....
- won the 1998 Santa Anita DerbySanta Anita DerbyThe Santa Anita Derby is an American Grade 1 thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run each April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California and carries a purse of $1 million. Inaugurated in 1935, it is considered the most important West Coast stepping-stone to the Kentucky Derby...
(G1); sire of Champions, Indian BlessingIndian BlessingIndian Blessing is an American Champion Thoroughbred filly racehorse.Out of the mare Shameful, a descendant of the very influential sire Mr...
and Uncle MoUncle MoUncle Mo is an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse who went undefeated in his two-year-old season.In his first start, a maiden special weight on the Travers undercard at Saratoga, Uncle Mo led at every call, crushing the field of 2-yr olds by 14 1/4 lengths... - Musical Chimes - winner of the 2004 Oak Tree Mile Stakes (G1)
- Romance Is Diane - won the 2006 Hollywood Starlet StakesHollywood Starlet StakesThe Hollywood Starlet Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old fillies run each December at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. Currently offering a purse of $400,000, the Grade I event, it was raced on dirt until 2006 when the new synthetic Cushion Track was...
(G1) - NotionalNotionalNotional is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by In Excess and out of the mare Truly Blessed. His damsire, French Deputy, is a son of the 1997/98 Leading sire in North America, Deputy Minister....
- won the 2007 San Rafael StakesSan Rafael StakesThe San Rafael Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run at Santa Anita Park, located in Arcadia, California. The race is a Grade III event with a purse of $150,000 and is open to three-year-olds willing to race one mile on the facility's Cushion Track synthetic dirt race track.Prior to...
and Risen Star StakesRisen Star StakesThe Risen Star Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the Fair Grounds Race Course. It is open to three year old horses and is raced over a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt. A Grade II event, it offers a purse of $300,000. The race is a prep to the...
, 2008 Salvator Mile HandicapSalvator Mile HandicapThe Salvator Mile Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the first week of July at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. Open to horses age three and older, it is contested on dirt at a distance of one mile . A Grade III event, it offers a purse of...
In 2009, In Excess stood at Vessels Stallion Farm in Bonsall, California
Bonsall, California
Bonsall is a census-designated place in San Diego County, California. The population was 3,982 at the 2010 census, up from 3,401 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bonsall is located just east of Oceanside and Camp Pendleton....
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