In Excess Struck His Own Path to Stallion Success

re: In Excess Struck His Own Path to Stallion Success

Cassandra.Says — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:41:04 GMT

Pedigree Ann:

I'd call a horse standing in Ontario, Canada for $10,000 a regional stallion, wouldn't you?

Nijinsky was conceived before Northern Dancer was moved to Maryland.

re: In Excess Struck His Own Path to Stallion Success

Alysheba4ever — Thu, 30 May 2013 22:52:00 GMT

In Excess was wonderful to have for my state of California. He will be sorely missed but we do have a nice son of his standing at Vessels named Rocky Bar. I have high hopes that California will continue to attract more nice stallion prospects especially after receiving the stallions Coil, Street Life and Empire Way.

re: In Excess Struck His Own Path to Stallion Success

Pedigree Ann — Wed, 29 May 2013 13:23:08 GMT

How many other regional stallions have sired classic winners overseas? In Excess sired Musical Chimes, winner of the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches.

re: In Excess Struck His Own Path to Stallion Success

Karen in Indiana — Wed, 29 May 2013 13:02:58 GMT

When genes are combined through breeding, it's not always 1 + 1 = 2. Because of the way genes are combined, each offspring is it's own unique animal. That's why you can end up with horses like In Excess, who greatly exceeded all reasonable expectations and why horses like The Green Monkey didn't do so well on the track in spite of a superstar mix of bloodlines (although his success rate with offspring is better than his own track record). That gives hope to the breed in general.

re: In Excess Struck His Own Path to Stallion Success

Joanne Sherwood — Wed, 29 May 2013 12:51:07 GMT

Excellent article!