Brilliant from the start, NO EXCUSE NEEDED followed his Leading First Season Sire title in 2006/07 with Champion 2YO Sire in 2007/08.

Leading the way in NO EXCUSE NEEDED’s first crop, VINCENT MANGANO blew away his $80,000 Karaka price tag with a commanding victory in the inaugural Karaka Million. With multiple black-type wins in subsequent seasons, he has amassed stakes of $806,176.

Australasian G1 glory followed with millionaire daughter DAFFODIL, who was crowned ‘New Zealand 3YO of the Year’ and ‘NZ Bloodstock Filly of The Year’ with wins in the G1 AJC Oaks and G1 NZ One Thousand Guineas. At four years she achieved a third G1 victory in the Windsor Park Plate.

NO EXCUSE NEEDED’s black-type siring record is championed by a 5.2% stakes winners-to-runners ratio and 15 stakes winners DAFFODIL, VINCENT MANGANO, I DO, SANTOS, TAKE THE RAP, GRAND DANCER, JUSTANEXCUSE, NO EXCUSE MAGGIE, CHAMPAGNE NEEDED, MISS MILLBROOK,TAKEANOTHERCHANCE, LESLEY BROOK, MASQUERADE and MERCURY MISTRESS.

At the 2013 Yearling Sales, his 7 progeny averaged $23,643 – a figure nearly 4 times his current service fee.

Has made a cracking start to the 2012/13 season, with daughter NO EXCUSE MAGGIE striking G3 success in the Taranaki Breeders' Stakes, JUSTANEXCUSE achieving a G1 placing in the Hawke's Bay Makfi Challenge Stakes, son Santos winning the Listed Riverton Cup and daughter I DO claiming the Listed Rotorua Stakes.

A top class racehorse, NO EXCUSE NEEDED achieved G3 success at two years, at three won the G2 Goodwood Celebration Mile and at four added the now G1 Queen Anne Royal Ascot Stakes. He was awarded a 123 Timeform Rating as second top English Miler of 2001.

Black-type dam Nawaiet is the G1 producer of CAPPONI, winner of the 2012 G1 Meydan Al Maktoum Challenge Stakes and runner-up in the G1 Dubai World Cup.

By MR PROSPECTOR’s champion son, MACHIAVELLIAN – grandsire of champion gallopers ZENYATTA, STREET SENSE, SHOCKING and WHOBEGOTYOU.

Outcross for DANEHILL/DANZIG and SIR IVOR line mares.

2013 SERVICE FEE $6,000 plus gst, live foal guarantee.