A consistent filly of just below stakes class, Exclusive was not the most attractive of individuals but had the happy ability to transmit her best characteristics to her offspring. An important producer for both Louis Wolfson's Harbor View Farm and John R. Gaines' Gainesway Farm, she made contributions to the Thoroughbred through her son Exclusive Native and through her daughters.
Race record
10 starts, 4 wins, 1 second, 3 thirds, US$14,075
As an individual
A chestnut mare, Exclusive was sickle-hocked and with upright pasterns but was blessed with a long, strong hip and good muscling down through the gaskins.
As a producer
A Reine-de-Course as designated by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Exclusive produced 16 named foals, of which 14 started and 13 won. Her important foals are as follow:
Exclusive was bred and owned by Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt. She was trained by Bill Winfrey. When Vanderbilt partially dispersed his stock in 1956, Exclusive brought US$24,000 on a bid from Major Albert Warner, who later sold the mare to Louis Wolfson after the birth of her first foal, Exclusive Nashua. Wolfson, in turn, sold Exclusive to John R. Gaines in 1969 as part of a package of 10 mares. Exclusive produced her last foal, Exclusive Finish, at the advanced age of 28 and died shortly afterward. She was buried at Gainesway Farm.
Pedigree notes
Exclusive is inbred 4x4 to Peter Pan and Fair Play, 5x4x5 to Fairy Gold and 5x4 to Rock Sand. She was produced from the Pilate mare Good Example and is a half sister to Grass Shack (by Polynesian), dam of 1969 Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes winner Clover Lane (by Tudor Way), second dam of 1967 Premiere Handicap winner Fleet Discovery and 1976 Cowdin Stakes (USA-G2) winner Sail to Rome, and third dam of both 1981 Canadian Horse of the Year and two-time American champion sire Deputy Minister and1999 American Horse of the Year Charismatic. Exclusive is also a half sister to stakes-placed Red Letter Day (by Rosemont), whose five stakes winners include 1967 Jim Dandy Stakes winner Gala Performance (by Native Dancer) and Grade 3 winners Something Super and Keep the Promise (both by Promised Land). Red Letter Day is also the second dam of 1969 Matron Stakes winner Cold Comfort.
Stakes-placed as a juvenile, Good Example is out of 1935 Schuylerville Stakes winner Parade Girl (by Display), making her a half sister to multiple stakes winner Color Guard (by Occupy). The female line traces back to Court Dress (by Disguise), generally considered the American champion 2-year-old filly of 1906 and the American co-champion 3-year-oldfilly of 1907 and an important foundation mare for the Keene and Whitney breeding programs.
Books and media
Exclusive is one of 22 mares profiled in Edward Bowen's Matriarchs, Volume II: More Great Mares of Modern Times (2008, Eclipse Press).
Last updated: September 5, 2023
Race record
10 starts, 4 wins, 1 second, 3 thirds, US$14,075
As an individual
A chestnut mare, Exclusive was sickle-hocked and with upright pasterns but was blessed with a long, strong hip and good muscling down through the gaskins.
As a producer
A Reine-de-Course as designated by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Exclusive produced 16 named foals, of which 14 started and 13 won. Her important foals are as follow:
- Exclusive Nashua (1959, by Nashua) won the 1964 Armed Handicap. He made little impact as a sire and was exported to Venezuela in 1974.
- Irvkup (1961, by Alcibiades II; a gelding) won the 1963 Flash Stakes and 1964 Jerome Handicap.
- Mellow Marsh (1963, by Seaneen) won the 1968 Monrovia Handicap. She is the dam of stakes winners Yale Coed (by Majestic Prince), L'Natural (by Raise a Native), Active Voice (by Pretense), Brorita (by Caro), and Manicure Kit (by J. O. Tobin). She is the second dam of multiple Grade 1 winner Interco and Grade/Group 3 winners Muscovite, Descent, and Shamstar. She is also the third dam of 1985 Italian champion 3-year-old male St. Hilarion, 2001 Indian Oaks winner Allaire, 2000 E. P. Taylor Stakes (CAN-G1) winner Fly for Avie, multiple Grade 2 winner Savinio, and Grade/Group 3 winners Tippity Witch, Ballet de France, and Proud Heiress.
- Exclusive Native (1965, by Raise a Native) won the 1967 Sanford Stakes and 1968 Arlington Classic. He was the American champion sire of 1978 and 1979, his get including the great Affirmed and the Kentucky Derby (USA-G1)-winning filly Genuine Risk.
- Charvak (1966, by Alcibiades II) produced 1977 Nettie Stakes (CAN-G3) winner Majestic Kahala (by Majestic Prince) and is the second dam of Grade 3 winners In the Ruff and Footprint and English Group 3 winner Malaak. She is also the second dam of Crowning Honors, who took the third leg of the Canadian Triple Crown, the Breeders' Stakes, in 1985.
- Exclusive Dancer (1967, by Native Dancer) won the 1970 Prioress Stakes. She is the dam of multiple Grade 1 winner General Assembly (by Secretariat) and multiple Grade 3 winner Expressive Dance (by Riva Ridge). She is also the second dam of multiple Grade 1 winner Versailles Treaty, 1992 Brooklyn Handicap (USA-G1) winner Chief Honcho, and Grade 3 winner For Kicks. In addition, she is the third dam of 2012 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (USA-G1) winner George Vancouver, 2010 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (ENG-G1) winner Poet's Voice, 2013 Ballerina Stakes (USA-G1) winner Dance to Bristol, Grade 2 winners American Chance and Saarland, and Grade 3 winners Lead Kindly Light and Out of Place.
- Libro D Oro (1968, by Francis S.) produced listed stakes winner Northern Dundee (by Northern Fashion) and minor stakes winner Night Glimmer (by Our Native).
Exclusive was bred and owned by Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt. She was trained by Bill Winfrey. When Vanderbilt partially dispersed his stock in 1956, Exclusive brought US$24,000 on a bid from Major Albert Warner, who later sold the mare to Louis Wolfson after the birth of her first foal, Exclusive Nashua. Wolfson, in turn, sold Exclusive to John R. Gaines in 1969 as part of a package of 10 mares. Exclusive produced her last foal, Exclusive Finish, at the advanced age of 28 and died shortly afterward. She was buried at Gainesway Farm.
Pedigree notes
Exclusive is inbred 4x4 to Peter Pan and Fair Play, 5x4x5 to Fairy Gold and 5x4 to Rock Sand. She was produced from the Pilate mare Good Example and is a half sister to Grass Shack (by Polynesian), dam of 1969 Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes winner Clover Lane (by Tudor Way), second dam of 1967 Premiere Handicap winner Fleet Discovery and 1976 Cowdin Stakes (USA-G2) winner Sail to Rome, and third dam of both 1981 Canadian Horse of the Year and two-time American champion sire Deputy Minister and1999 American Horse of the Year Charismatic. Exclusive is also a half sister to stakes-placed Red Letter Day (by Rosemont), whose five stakes winners include 1967 Jim Dandy Stakes winner Gala Performance (by Native Dancer) and Grade 3 winners Something Super and Keep the Promise (both by Promised Land). Red Letter Day is also the second dam of 1969 Matron Stakes winner Cold Comfort.
Stakes-placed as a juvenile, Good Example is out of 1935 Schuylerville Stakes winner Parade Girl (by Display), making her a half sister to multiple stakes winner Color Guard (by Occupy). The female line traces back to Court Dress (by Disguise), generally considered the American champion 2-year-old filly of 1906 and the American co-champion 3-year-oldfilly of 1907 and an important foundation mare for the Keene and Whitney breeding programs.
Books and media
Exclusive is one of 22 mares profiled in Edward Bowen's Matriarchs, Volume II: More Great Mares of Modern Times (2008, Eclipse Press).
Last updated: September 5, 2023