I Am Excited finishing strongly along the inside to just edge longtime leader Miss Leonidas and Tofane in a driving finish to The Galaxy (1100m) at Randwick.
It is the first Gr1 win for the five-year-old, whose previous best win was at Gr2 level at Flemington.
I Am Excited in the 14th Gr.1 winner for Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice), advertised at $220,000 at Arrowfield Stud in 2019.
Snitzel also has Gr.1 winner and sire Sizzling and Gr.2 winner Menari out of mares by General Nediym (Nediym) while his Gr.1 winning son Shamus Award has the Gr.1 Queensland Derby winner Mr Quickie out of mare by General Nediym.
I Am Excited is a half-sister to Gr.3 Frances Tressady Stakes at Flemington winner Flippant (Hinchinbrook), their dam Lady Beckworth (General Nediym) a winner at two in Sydney.
The granddam Nanshan (Nashwan) a half-sister to Gr1 Cheveley Park Stakes winner Embassy (Cadeaux Genereux) and Gr2 Pretty Polly Stakes winner Tarfshi (Mtoto).
I Am Excited’s third dam Pass The Peace (Alzao) won the Gr1 Cheveley Park Stakes and Gr3 Fred Darling Stakes.