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Son Of Exceed And Excel to take up stud duties at Kelvinside.
Following his lacklustre fifth place finish in Saturday's TJ Smith Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m), three-time Group 1 winner Bivouac (Exceed And Excel) has been retired and will take up stud duties at Darley's Kelvinside base this spring. A fee for the stallion will be announced in the coming weeks.
"It's not the Bivouac we were expecting," trainer James Cummings told RSN927.
Bivouac joins the European trio of Earthlight (Shamardal), Pinatubo (Shamardal) and Ghaiyyath (Dubawi) as new recruits on Darley's Australian roster ahead of the 2021 breeding season.
"I think he's capable of following in the footsteps of Exceed And Excel himself," Cummings said. "His best son on the racetrack and hopefully he is his best son at stud."
Bivouac's ran 22 times for seven victories, headlined by wins in the Golden Rose Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m), Newmarket Handicap (Gr 1, 1200m) and VRC Sprint Classic (Gr 1, 1200m) which saw him being awarded a Timeform rating of 128. He retires the winner of $5,668,860 in career prize-money.
The son of Exceed And Excel (Danehill) also finished second behind Exceedance - another son of the Darley stalwart - in the 2019 edition of the Coolmore Stud Stakes (registered as Ascot Vale Stakes) (Gr 1, 1200m), while he also finished second to Classique Legend (Not A Single Doubt) in The Everest (1200m) earlier in the season.
The entire is out of Listed-winning More Than Ready (Southern Halo) mare Dazzler, making him a brother to Listed winner Coruscate.
Dazzler herself is a daughter of 2007 AJC Sires' Produce Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) winner Camarilla (Elusive Quality), who is herself the dam of Group 2 winner Ghibellines (Shamardal) and multiple Group 1-winning champion Guelph (Exceed And Excel) - the dam of Group 2 winner Encryption.
Bivouac's third dam is 1999 Queensland Derby (Gr 1, 2400m) winner Camarena (Danehill) and she is herself a sister to Watchful - the dam of multiple Group 1-winning champion Sepoy and Group 2 scorer Mulaazem (Dubai Destination).
