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posted on 17 October, 2019

STAPHANOS - Pedigree with dominance

STAPHANOS - Pedigree with dominance

STAPHANOS is by DEEP IMPACT out of a mare by KUROFUNE.

On Sunday 13 October at Kyoto racecourse Japan the NZ$2.85m GROUP ONE Shuka Sho for 3yo fillies was run over 2000m.
The winner Chrono Genesis is out of a mare by KUROFUNE.
Second place went to Curren Bouquetd'or by DEEP IMPACT.

Kurofune currently sits second on the Leading Japanese Broodmare sire list behind Sunday Silence the grand sire of Staphanos.
Last season progeny out of mares by Kurofune won prizemoney of NZ$32,000,000 in Japan alone.
So far this season which ends 31 December progeny by mares out of Kurofune have won NZ$33,300,000!
Kurofune was Champion 3yo Miler.He won six of his ten starts including two at Group One level.
Kurofune also set four track records.
Kurofune comes from a sire line that has worked in Australia in Dehere.

The General Sires list in Japan is led by Deep Impact.
So far this 2019 season his progeny in Japan have won prizemoney of NZ$84,400,000.
DEEP IMPACT -The World’s Leading Stallion by progeny earnings for 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,2017,2018.

Image- Kurofune


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