09 January, 2018
- General Leading Stallion Rankings Top 5
The top two slots on the Leading Sire list have remained unchanged in 6 years with Deep Impact(JPN) leading the way and King Kamehameha(JPN) always a few lengths behind. Deep Impact(JPN) is once again on top with 194 winners from 462 runners winning 251 races, and earning of ¥5,839,159,000(US$52,135,348). He had 14 graded stakes winners with 16 wins and his richest runner this year was G1 Satsuki Sho winner Al Ain(JPN). King Kamehameha(JPN) back in second place again had 104 winners from 309 runners winning 148 races and earning ¥4,193,457,000(US$37,441,580). He had ten graded stakes winners who won 13 graded stakes races including the G1 Japanese Derby winner Rey de Oro(JPN). Stay Gold(JPN)'s last full crop was born in 2015, but he hit 3rd place for the first time in his stallion career. He has been on the top ten and even top five off and on for the past seven years, but this was one of his best years to date. He had 107 winners from 298 runners winning 144 races and earning ¥3,330,307,000(US$29,734,883). He had nine graded stakes winners winning a total of 13 graded stakes races including Oju Chosan(JPN) who won both JRA Steeplechase G1s this year. Heart's Cry(JPN) has moved up the ranks quite a lot over the years, jumping from 16th to 9th option in 2012 and up to 5th in 2013 and he has stayed in the top five ever since. This year he came in fourth with 93 winners from 340 runners winning 120 races and earning ¥3,228,134,000(US$28,822,625). He had seven graded stakes winners who won 8 graded stakes races including G1 Japan Cup winner Cheval Grand(JPN). Coming in 5th is Daiwa Major(JPN), another top stallion in Japan who has been consistent since he debuted in 2011 when he was Leading Freshman Sire, 7th in 2012, and been in the top five list since 2013. Only Deep Impact(JPN) and King Kamehameha(JPN) have been as consistent as this chestnut son of Sunday Silence(USA). This year he had 109 winners from 321 runners winning 134 races and earning ¥2,795,997,000(US$24,964,258). He had four graded stakes winners this year with his leading earner being G1 Oka Sho winner Reine Minoru(JPN).
- Freshman Sire Rankings Top 5
Each year comes a new crop of young stallions looking to make their mark on the racing scene in Japan. In 2010 Deep Impact topped this list with 34 winners and has been Japan's top stallion for years. Until Lord Kanaloa(JPN) managed to get 30 individual winners this year, Deep Impact(JPN) was the only stallion to break the 30 winners mark in over two decades. Even Sunday Silence(USA) only had 20 winners in his first crop. While Lord Kanaloa(JPN) didn't have a graded stakes winner like Deep Impact(JPN) did from his first two-year-old crop his start is none the less impressive. He had 30 winners from 86 runners winning a total of 37 races and earning ¥428,671,000(US$3,827,419). His best runner was Stelvio(JPN) who ran second in both the G3 Saudi Arabia Royal Cup and the G1 Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes. Coming in second was Henny Hughes(USA) who was imported after six seasons in the United States. He has already proven himself a successful sire in Japan with two G1 winners and a couple of other graded stakes winners. His first Japanese bred crop featured 21 winners from 77 runners winning 24 races and earning ¥264,585,000(US$2,362,366). His best runner was Don Fortis(JPN) who ran second in the JPN1 Zen Nihon Nisai Yushun, which earned him points towards the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby. Third on the list was Orfevre(JPN) who wasn't featured much this summer as the two-year-old races began but in the end he had the flashiest finish. He had seven winners from 84 runners who won 10 races and earned ¥254,317,000(US$2,270,687). He had two graded stakes winners who won three graded stakes races. Lucky Lilac(JPN) was the filly who gave his sire the double graded stakes win including the G1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies putting him in a very small group of stallions who have managed to produce a two-year-old G1 winner from their first crop. Since Sunday Silence(USA) accomplished it in 1994, and Tanino Gimlet(JPN) in 2006. 2010 Japanese Derby winner Eishin Flash(JPN) came fourth with 12 winners from 80 runners who won 13 races and earning ¥160,545,000(US$1,433,437). His best runner is Ivy Stakes winner Cosmo Ignaz(JPN). Coming in fifth was Novellist(IRE) had ten winners from 63 runners and earnings of ¥151,694,000(US$1,354,410).
- Leading Two-Year-Old Sire Rankings Top 5
Another list that Deep Impact(JPN) has been ruling for years, the Leading Sire of Two-Year-Olds is a title he has kept almost unbroken since his debut in 2010. The only stallion to take him down a peg was Daiwa Major(JPN) in 2015. This year Deep Impact(JPN) had 50 winners from 103 runners who won 57 races and earnings of ¥728,184,000(US$6,501,642). He had two graded stakes winners who won three graded stakes races including his best runner Danon Premium(JPN) who won the G1 Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes and G3 Saudi Arabia Royal Cup. Lord Kanaloa(JPN) made a rare Freshman Sire appearance on the top five with 30 winners from 86 runners winning a total of 37 races and earning ¥400,066,000(US$3,572,017). His best runner was Stelvio(JPN) who ran second in both the G1 Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes and the G3 Saudi Arabia Royal Cup. Third was Heart's Cry who has been up and down on the top ten list since 2012. This year he had 19 winners from 94 runners who won 23 times and earned ¥428,671,000(US$3,827,419). He had two graded stakes winners including G1 Hopeful Stakes winner Time Flyer(JPN). Diawa Major has been 2nd on this list three times(2011, 2012, 2016) and was Leading Two-Year-Old Sire in 2015. This year he came in fourth with 22 winners from 65 runners who won 24 races and earnings of ¥330,015,000(US$2,946,562). He had one graded stakes winner, G3 Niigata Nisai Stakes winner Frontier(JPN). Rulership(JPN) came in fifth with 18 winners from 88 runners who won 20 races and earnings of ¥316,787,000(US$2,828,455). His best runner was Lily Noble(JPN) who ran second in the G1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies.
- Leading Broodmare Sire Rankings Top 5
2017 marks Sunday Silence(USA)'s 12th year as Leading Broodmare Sire in Japan with 187 winners from 697 runners who won 233 races and earnings of ¥5,545,989,000(US$49,517,758). He was represented by 12 graded stakes winners who won 16 graded stakes races which include two time G1 Sprinters Stakes winner Red Falx(JPN). French Deputy(USA) hits second in the rankings for the third year in a row, his fifth year in the top five overall. He had 79 winners from 298 runners who won 105 races and earned ¥2,169,844,000(US$19,373,607). He had two graded stakes winners who won three graded stakes races including dual 2017 G1 winner Gold Dream(JPN) who made the rare double of winning the February Stakes and the Champions Cup. Symboli Kris S(USA) made his debut on the top five, coming in third this year with 51 winners from 211 runners with 70 wins and earnings of ¥1,887,339,000(US$16,851,241). He had five graded stakes winners who won nine graded stakes races including G1 Japanese Derby winner Rey de Oro(JPN). Fuji Kiseki(JPN) was Sunday Silence(USA)'s first G1 winner and has been on the top ten list for the past eight years, and this is his second year on the top five. He had 88 winners from 328 runners who won 115 races and earnings of ¥1,856,506,000(US$16,575,946). Fifth on the list is Brian's Time(USA) who in the late 90s was high on the General Sire Rankings for over ten years. He had 83 winners from 298 runners with 107 wins and earnings of ¥1,844,537,000(US$16,469,080). He had three graded stakes winners including G1 Hopeful Stakes winner Time Flyer(JPN).
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