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  Exceller Software Corp. - ESL software, Spanish Dictionary, Portuguese Dictionary and Gilbert's Legal dictionary
Exceller Software Corporation is an award-winning software development company recognized for its innovative programs for English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction and its comprehensive and easy-to-use foreign language word translator dictionaries.
This same software can also be used very profitably by native English speakers who want to refine their English grammar skills.
Exceller Software Corp., 10999 Reed Hartman Hwy, Suite 330, Cincinnati, OH 45242, Ph: 513.792.9555, Fax: 513.792.9546, E-mail: exceller@aol.com
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  Exceller - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Exceller (1973 - 1997) is widely considered one of the best horses to race in the United States and not win a year-end championship.
Exceller was syndicated and retired to stud at Gainesway Farm in Lexington, Kentucky for the 1980 breeding season.
Exceller was elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1999.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Exceller   (1001 words)

  
 Exceller -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Exceller (1973 - 1997) is widely considered one of the best horses to race in the (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776) United States and not win a year-end championship.
Exceller was syndicated and retired to stud at Gainesway Farm in (additional info and facts about Lexington, Kentucky) Lexington, Kentucky for the 1980 breeding season.
Exceller was elected to the (additional info and facts about National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame) National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1999.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/ex/exceller.htm   (869 words)

  
 National Museum of Racing - Hall of Fame
Exceller entered the Jockey Club Gold Cup with an excellent record but two Triple Crown winners: Seattle Slew and Affirmed were in his path to victory.
Exceller competed in four more races at 6 and then was retired to stud at Gainesway Farm in Kentucky.
Exceller was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 1999.
www.racingmuseum.org /hall/horse.asp?ID=339   (323 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Horse Racing - 'No, not again!'
The woman who befriended Exceller in his years at the farm told a wrenching story of the horse's final moments as he was led to slaughter, when he heard the screams and caught wind of the smell of blood.
It was thus that Exceller became the poster-horse for a clamorous movement seeking to ban the slaughter of all horses for human consumption, and revelations on the death of Ferdinand have served to rekindle the passions of those seeking to end the slaughter of horses in America.
Exceller Farm, a 75-acre tract in upstate New York, was donated by Hettinger to the TRF in March of 2000, and so far it has been home to 176 rescued horses, many of them sore-legged old warriors from small racetracks in New England.
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 Exceller Fund Celebrates Fifth Anniversary | bloodhorse.com
The Exceller Fund is an Internet group that raises money to rescue Thoroughbred and other horses who would otherwise be sent to slaughter.
This is done in memory of Exceller, one of the top 100 Thoroughbreds of the 20th century, who died an untimely and undignified death in Sweden on April 7, 1997.
Exceller is best remembered as the only horse to defeat two Triple Crown winners, Seattle Slew and Affirmed, in the 1978 Jockey Club Gold Cup.
www.bloodhorse.com /articleindex/article.asp?id=11866   (266 words)

  
 Genuine Joy and Regret - bloodhorse.com
Just 19 years later, Exceller was led to his death in a European slaughterhouse, because his career as a stud did not live up to the promise of glory his owners expected.
Exceller's death led to a flurry of retired Thoroughbred protection activities.
Unlike Ferdinand and Exceller, when Genuine Risk finally gallops to her final rest, it will be after a life of love and affection from those around her.
opinions.bloodhorse.com /viewstory.asp?id=17324   (727 words)

  
 The Legend Lives On
Although Exceller is gone, his offspring are still competing on the racetrack.
Exceller left behind 16 crops of foals, including 19 stakes winners and 40 stakes horses.
Although Exceller is gone, his legend still lives on through his sons, daughters and their progeny.
www.excellerfund.org /relatives/legend_lives_on.htm   (111 words)

  
 Horse Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Exceller Fund is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation and its mission is to rescue thoroughbreds, primarily former race horses, from being sent to slaughter after they are no longer profitable to their owners.
The Exceller fund monitors the progress of each horse they’ve rescued for the rest of the horses life to ensure that it is treated the way it deserves.
Some of the Exceller Fund’s horses are able to be adopted into good homes, which relieves the organization of the associated expenses, but other horses cannot be adopted and The Exceller Fund is responsible for all the costs for the rest of the horse’s lives.
www.mysweetpet.com /horseartmar.htm   (1148 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Horse Racing - The way horses were meant to be recycled
Summer Halo was Exceller Farm's first success story, recovering from a leg injury to begin a second career as an eventer.
It was her desire to avoid such an end for thoroughbreds that led Oren a few years ago to open Exceller in upstate New York, essentially a second-chance home for horses that may be rehabilitated and find a greater ultimate purpose than the cannery.
Part of Oren's idea in opening Exceller was to be able to keep track of every ownership change of the horses that pass through her farm, a kind of ongoing safety net for animals who might once have been fated to an ugly end.
espn.go.com /horse/columns/kreidler_mark/1590210.html   (898 words)

  
 ALR Mar Apr 97 - Making the Most of Multimedia Tools
Focus on Grammar is one of several software products produced by Exceller Software as a result of a partnership with Addison-Wesley Longman.
Exceller has brought out software versions of the Longman English-language teaching materials, and Focus on Grammar is one more of these adapted titles for use on a computer.
It is billed as being part of the "Longman Grammar Series," and its aim is to provide instruction and practice in several aspects of English Grammar while also offering some practice in listening comprehension.
www.languagemagazine.com /internetedition/ma97/eemm34.html   (666 words)

  
 Exceller Fund Presents Holiday Horses Fundraiser - bloodhorse.com
The Exceller Fund is sponsoring its fifth annual Holiday Horses fundraiser, which began Nov. 27 and runs through Dec. 6.
Rich in Dallas is a The Exceller Fund horse in retirement.
The majority of donations are used for the day-to-day care of Exceller Fund-sponsored horses.
news.bloodhorse.com /viewstory.asp?id=25600   (211 words)

  
 Thoroughbred Times: Today's News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Exceller Fund will sell Christmas cards featuring an image of Rich in Dallas, one of the horses who portrayed Seabiscuit in 2003 major motion picture, during its fifth annual Holiday Horses fund-raiser from November 27 to December 6.
The Exceller Fund acquired Rich in Dallas earlier this year after the nine-year-old gelding raced for a $2,500 tag on March 20 at Los Alamitos.
Exceller Fund supporters can purchase the card for themselves or as a gift by visiting the Exceller Fund online at Exceller Fund.org.
www.thoroughbredtimes.com /todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=51145&subsec=1   (218 words)

  
 English Features: Seabiscuit equine actor 'Rich in Dallas' retires from the track and begins a new life 04/02/04
The Exceller Fund is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that raises funds for the reasonable purchase and subsequent care of off-the-track Thoroughbreds and other horses in need from feedlots and auctions.
Exceller Fund horses are placed at ReRun, EPONA or other facilities as deemed suitable by The Exceller Fund Board, and the Fund pays for their care and possible retraining for a second career.
Horses that are unsuitable for adoption are pensioned, and The Exceller Fund pays for their care for the remainder of their lives.
www.horsecity.com /stories/040204/efe_retires_HB.shtml   (1359 words)

  
 eBay View About Me for exceller_fund
About Us The Exceller Fund is an Internet group that raises money to rescue Thoroughbred horses who would otherwise be sent to slaughter.
Become an Exceller Fund Member Exceller Fund members commit to making a monthly donation which goes toward caring for the horses that we sponsor until they are adopted into a loving home.
Each Exceller Fund member has the opportunity to vote on the horses we sponsor and the direction of the fund's activities.
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 Rehabilitation and Retraining   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The TRF’s primary retraining and rehabilitation facility is the Exceller Farm in Poughquag, New York, which is managed by Michele Oren.
“When a horse first arrives at Exceller, the shoes are pulled off and a gradual turnout process begins,” Oren said.
Depending on the time of year, there are anywhere from 25 to 40 horses under her care.
www.trfinc.org /adopt/adopt_rehab.php   (531 words)

  
 The Exceller Fund
We do this in memory of Exceller - a racing legend on two continents - who died an untimely and undignified death in Sweden.
The Exceller Fund (TEF) provides this free listing service for trainers and/or owners to assist them in placing horses that are leaving the racetrack.
These are hand-sewn horses, bunnies, and bears made exclusively for The Exceller Fund by member Danielle Rudman.
www.excellerfund.org /main.htm   (369 words)

  
 Picnic Hampers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
It has a lining of a durable and fully washable acrylic surface and is filled with the exceller picnic accessories.
The accessories that come with this basket are from the exceller range, but do not include a flask.
An oval two bottle wine carrier comes in a choice of the exceller range, which is fully lined, in washable acrylic, or the economy range that is part lined in washable acrylic.
www.ukbbq.co.uk /Picnic_Hampers.html   (1308 words)

  
 Exceller - TheBestLinks.com - Atlantic Ocean, Canada, California, Europe, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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 A disturbing demise - The Washington Times: Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Exceller was the only horse to defeat two Triple Crown champions — and he did it in one race, beating Seattle Slew and Affirmed in the 1978 Jockey Club Gold Cup.
His Hall of Fame career ended with an inglorious epitaph: He was sent to a slaughterhouse in Sweden in 1997.
The death of Exceller already prompted some breeders to begin retirement programs.
www.washtimes.com /sports/20030812-120751-8044r.htm   (1287 words)

  
 Innisfree Farm: Rice's Derby Choice Journal 1997 - 18th Edition
We view Slew's penultimate start, the 1978 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont, as his most enduring memory., Remember this was in the days before the Breeders' Cup, and the Jockey Club at a mile and a half was the marquee event of the fall season.
Affirmed had ground the great Alydar into a narrow defeat in his Belmont, a virtual match race of future Hall of Famers, Exceller, a son of the legendary Vaguely Noble, had bested Europe's finest on grass and proven his versatility on the dirt in California.
Exceller's rider, Bill Shoemaker, later remarked that at that point he thought the race was over; it wasn't.
www.innisfree.org /1997.html   (4620 words)

  
 .: Stone Farm :.
He was sold to stand in Germany beginning in 1993, as it was hoped that European breeding would nicely compliment the strong turf and distance aspects of his pedigree.
Six years later, after hearing the disturbing news of Exceller's untimely death in a Swedish slaughterhouse, the Hancocks bought Gato Del Sol back and immediately pensioned him.
When Exceller, a prime racer and a disappointing stud, ended up in a Swedish slaughterhouse, Arthur's wife, Staci, began to worry.
www.stonefarm.com /gato-del-sol.html   (1242 words)

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