Jumping from barrier two, the Stephen Brown-trained four-year-old Exceed And Excel gelding Canali produced a brilliant front running display to take the Listed Summer Scorcher by three-quarters of a length on January 1.
Showing tremendous gate speed, reminiscent of his dual G1-winning sire, the Northern Territory-trained galloper started his career in the eastern states when trained by his breeder Bart Cummings.
Out of the Stakes placed Barathea mare Angora, Canali is a half-sister to the Stakes performed Fantastic Light gelding Vilayet.
Ridden by the Adelaide-based jockey Simon Price, Canali becomes the sixth individual southern hemisphere Stakes performer this season for his Champion first and second season sire Exceed And Excel, joining G1 winner Reward For Effort, Listed-winning, G1-performing Curtana and the Stakes performing Valoura, Internal Revenue and Exceedingly Regal.
Exceed And Excel heads to the upcoming Magic Millions yearling sale with 12 yearlings catalogued, highlighted by the first foal of Champion Sprinter Miss Andretti, a full-sister to G3 winner Sugar Babe and the first foal of the G3 Stakes winner Pasikatera.
Earlier in the day in New Zealand Reset was represented by two Stakes performers. Three-year-old gelding Yourein finished third in the G2 Championship Stakes while three races later, five-year-old mare Cassini finished a nose second in the G2 City of Auckland Cup.
