Exceed And Excel's two-year-old colt Helmet stamped himself as a contender for this year's Australian champion juvenile when landing his second G1 victory in the space of two weeks, when victorious in the Champagne Stakes at Randwick over a mile.
A winner of the Sires' Produce Stakes over a furlong shorter on April 9, he was sent to the front from the gate by jockey Kerrin McEvoy and never saw another rival, winning by one-and-a-half-lengths.
Bred by Darley Australia, Helmet is out of the Singspiel mare Accessories, making him a half-brother to the Elusive Quality G3 winner Bullbars, who ran a close second in this seasons Australian Guineas.
Exceed And Excel, who stands at Dalham Hall Stud for £12,000, if currently the leading sire of juveniles in Australia this season. From his European crops he has sired 15 juvenile Stakes horses from his three crops to race.
23 April 2011
Helmet Rules Randwick
Two-year-old Exceed And Excel colt Helmet dominates the Randwick juvenile features with a dazzling victory in the G1 Champagne Stakes.
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