He improved by the best part of a stone to become one of the best milers in Europe, winning one Group 1 race and looking unlucky not to add a couple more.
- Racehorses 2007

The dividends should continue to flow, since his form, looks and antecedents ought to make him a decidedly popular stallion.
- Racehorses 2007

Whatever Coolmore paid to take a stake in Excellent Art has turned out to be money well spent.
- Racehorses 2007

Excellent Art is a beautifully-bred horse who has proved a sire of a large number of winners in leading countries such as Europe, the United States and Australia, where he currently has smart stakes performers racing. One of them, Lady Lara in the States is developing into one of the best turf fillies.
His stock win in all types of conditions and the fact that he had 74 winners of 105 races in Europe by early November last year reflects his consistency as a sire.
He is a son of the very successful sire Pivotal, with two of the USA's top sires in Seeking The Gold and Secretariat the next two sires in his pedigree.
- James Underwood