Sidestep another talented son of Exceed And Excel

SIDESTEP (AUS) - 2010 bay horse

The top two-year-old colt in Australia following a six-furlong Group 2 success and a second-place finish in the Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes, Sidestep (by Exceed And Excel) was also a Group 2-winning sprinter at three and he shuttles to Haras du Logis. There were 61 foals in his first French crop.

He is by the sire of successful young stallions Excelebration and Helmet and he is out one of three notable offspring of mile Group 2 scorer Dextrous (by Quest For Fame). Those two siblings are also at stud, they are both by Commands (by Danehill), and they are Group 1 scorer Skilled and Group 1-placed Group 2-winning sprinter Ambidexter.

Dextrous is a half-sister to Group 1 AJC Oaks runner-up Light Work (by Danehill), she is out of Group 3-placed Many Hands (by Handy Proverb), and the next dam is an unraced half-sister to dual Australian champion and prolific Group 1 star Emancipation (by Bletchingly).

In addition to being a standout one the track, Emancipation also made an impact at stud. Group 2 scorer and Group 1 AJC Derby runner-up Royal Pardon (by Vice Regal) was her best runner on the track, but her many stakes-winning descendants include the Group 1 scorers Stratum Star (by Stratum), Virage De Fortune (by Anabaa), Rumya (by Red Ransom), and Railings (by Zabeel).

Sidestep is likely to get high-class two-year-olds plus three-year-olds and older horses who prove best as sprinters or milers, with some who stay a bit farther. It will be interesting to see how his European stock fare, and although his best results may come in the southern hemisphere, it would be no surprise to see some stakes and pattern winners among his runners here.

SIDESTEP (AUS) - b.2010 - Exceed And Excel - Dextrous, 4 wins inc Pago Pago Stakes (Gr2), Royal Sovereign Stakes (Gr2), Randwick Equine Derby Munro Stakes (L), 2nd Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr1), Black Opal Stakes (L), Xirrus Fireball Quality Handicap (L), 3rd Merson Cooper Stakes (L). Sire in Australia & France. First northern hemisphere foals in 2017.

YEARLINGS CATALOGUED
​Bc - Akatina (by Desert Prince)     Baden-Baden     August     not sold
Bf - Ana Nova (by Anabaa)     Osarus     September     withdrawn
Bc - Anavera (by Acatenango)     Arqana     November     €19,000
Brf - Artistica (by Spectrum)     Tattersalls     October     ​8,000gns
Bc - Berched (by Layman)     Arqana     August     withdrawn
Bf - Chambles (by Shamardal)     Arqana     November     €10,000
Bc - Cheap N Chic (by Primo Valentino)     Goffs UK     October     ​£50,000
Bc - Earth Affair (by Acatenango)     Osarus     September     €15,000
Bc - Elusive Feeling (by Elusive Quality)     Osarus     September     not sold
Bc - Elusive Kay (by Elusive City)     Arqana     August     not sold
Bc - Elusive Kay (by Elusive City)     Arqana     November     €11,000
Bf - Eva Kant (by Medicean)     Arqana     August     €16,000 (p/s)
Bc - Feelin Foxy (by Foxhound)     Osarus     September     €41,000
Bc - Ideal World (by Singspiel)     Arqana     August     €45,000 (p/s)
Bf - Ivory Style (by Desert Style)     Arqana     August     €95,000
Bc - Jazz Art (by Dynaformer)     Arqana     October     €6,500
Bc - Lady Calido (by El Prado)     Arqana     October     €18,000
Bc - Like It Is (by Kendor)     Osarus     September     €3,000 (p/s)
Bc - Lonestar Spirit (by Invincible Spirit)     Osarus     September     €18,000
Bc - Love Aloft (by Lope De Vega)     Arqana     August     not sold
Bc - Miss Eva (by Xaar)     Arqana     October     €33,000
Bf - Next To The Top (by Hurricane Run)     Arqana     October     €12,000 (p/s)
Brf - Nightdance Sun (by Monsun)     BBAG     October     not sold
Bc - Pearls Of Wisdom (by Kyllachy)     Goffs     November     ​€14,000
Bf - Queen To Be (by King's Best)     Arqana     October     not sold
Bc - Question (by Coronado's Quest)     Tattersalls     October     32,000gns
Bc - Rose Of Logis (by Slickly)     Osarus     September     not sold
Bc - Rosen Opera (by Rosen Kavalier)     Arqana     November     €7,000
Bc - Seventh Sense (by Samum)     Baden-Baden     August     not sold
Bc - Shamazing (by Makfi)     Osarus     September     €22,000
Bf - Shawnee’s Best (by King’s Best)     Osarus     September     €7,000 (p/s)
Bc - Simla Snow (by Rock Of Gibraltar)     Osarus     September     not sold
Bc - Sonate Jem (by Fasliyev)     Arqana     November     withdrawn
Bc - Such A Memory (by Hold That Tiger)     Osarus     September     €27,000
Bc - Utopia Jem (by Okawango)     Osarus     September     not sold
Bc - Winds Up (by Street Sense)     Arqana     October     ​€16,000
Bf - Winter Robin (by Three Valleys)     Osarus     September     €13,000
Bf - Zomorroda (by Chineur)     BBAG     October     ​€2,000