| Exceller | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Vaguely Noble |
| Grandsire | Vienna |
| Dam | Too Bald |
| Damsire | Bald Eagle |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1973[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Jane Engelhard |
| Owner | Nelson Bunker Hunt Östlund Tränings AB |
| Trainer | François Mathet Maurice Zilber Charlie Whittingham |
| Record | 33:15-5-6 |
| Earnings | $1,654,003 |
| Major wins | |
| Prix du Lys (1976) Grand Prix de Paris (1976) Prix Royal-Oak (1976) Coronation Cup (1977) Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (1977) Canadian International Stakes (1977) Hollywood Gold Cup (1978) Hollywood Invitational Turf Handicap (1978) San Juan Capistrano Handicap (1978) Sunset Handicap (1978) Oak Tree Invitational Stakes (1978) Jockey Club Gold Cup (1978) | |
| Honours | |
| U.S. Racing Hall of Fame (1999) #96 – Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century The Exceller Fund | |
| Last updated on 23 September 2006 | |
Exceller (May 12, 1973 – April 7, 1997) is widely considered one of the best horses to race in the United States not to win a year-end championship. Despite his exemplary achievements as a racehorse, and his unique accomplishment in being the only horse to ever defeat two U.S. Triple Crown winners in the same race (and only the second ever to do so in his career), Exceller is now remembered more for the tragic manner of his death and the horse rescue movement it helped inspire.