Sire: Kermadec
Colour: Chestnut
Dam: Exceedingly French
Sex: Gelding
Age: 2
Foaled: Nov 09, 2023
Country: Australia
Trainer: Emma-Lee & David Browne
Incentives: 
KERMADEC (NZ) x EXCEEDINGLY FRENCH 2YO GELDING
Click above for the Racenet article on their horse of the 2025 Premier Sale!
Introducing Toward Reward’s 2025 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale purchase, a strapping chestnut gelding by KERMADEC (NZ). This horse was secured for an absolute steal at just $60K out of the MB Thoroughbreds draft and is a fantastic new addition to the TR team.
He is bred on the same exceptional cross as G1 Toorak Handicap winner TUVALU, and a whopping 20% stakes-winners to starters, including dual G1-winning Champion 2YO and recent Arrowfield Stud acquisition VANDEEK (GB), and recent Listed La Teste Stakes winner HOLGUIN (GB).
Nominated and paid up for the rich $12.5M Inglis Race Series, Inglis Xtra Maiden Bonuses, VOBIS Silver, VOBIS Gold, VOBIS Platinum, and is eligible for the VOBIS Sires $1M 2YO Showdown, $500K 3YO Guineas.
Sire: KERMADEC (NZ) (by TEOFILO (IRE))
- By the World-Class racehorse and Champion sire, TEOFILO (IRE).
- Dual G1-winning racehorse, victorious in the 1600M Doncaster Mile and 1600M George Main, and now a Classic sire.
- KERMADEC (NZ) top-liners; Four-time G1 winner MONTEFILIA, G1 Queensland Oaks winner AMOKURA, G1 VRC Oaks champion WILLOWY, and G1 Toorak Handicap victor TUVALU.
- Proven ability to sire good-looking high-class racehorses including Horse of the Year LIM’S KOSCIUSZKO, Group-placed Hong Kong performer Running Glory, and impressive G2 The Roses winner SCARLET OAK.
Dam: EXCEEDINGLY FRENCH (by EXCEED AND EXCEL)
- By the Australian Champion Sprinter, Australian Champion Sire, and multiple G1 winner and sire of over 150 individual stakes-winners, EXCEED AND EXCEL.
- Out of the Listed 2YO ST ALBANS STAKES winner over 1200M, EXCEEDINGLY FRENCH, including 2 wins at 2 from only 4 starts.
- Half to the G2 MOONEE VALLEY FILLIES CLASSIC winner LA FALAISE.
- Dam of 5 foals to race for 4 individual winners of a total of 11 races! The other half is trained by Andrew Bobbin and is scheduled to debut next month off the back of some nice trials.
If you have any questions about the gelding, syndication, or ownership, please do not hesitate to use contact form on this page, call Matt on 0429 207 891, or email matt@towardreward.com.au.
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