Bred at the Rothschild's Haras de Meautry in Touques, Calvados, through his sire's line Exbury is a descendant of Haras de Meautry's great champion Brantôme and on his mare's side, the extremely important Italian sire, Nearco.
As a three-year-old, in a year where Val de Loir and Match II were prominent, Exbury began to show some of his ability, winning two conditions races and finishing second to Match II in the important Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud.
Exbury was retired to Haras de Meautry stud in Calvados, France at the end of the 1963 campaign.
Most prominent among them was Crow whose victories include the St. Leger Stakes, Coronation Cup (both G1) and the Prix Eugène Adam.
[3] Another son, Calshot Light (GB) was exported to Australia where sired 23 live foals, but no stakeswinners.