Leading sire in Japan

The list below shows the leading Thoroughbred sire of racehorses in Japan for each year since 1924. This is determined by the amount of prize money won by the sire's progeny during the season.

Records
Most leadings:


 * 13 - Sunday Silence - 1995-2007
 * 11 - Deep Impact - 2012-2022
 * 10 - Northern Taste - 1982, 1983, 1987-1993
 * 7 - Hindostan - 1961-1968
 * 6 - Ebor - 1924-1929; Kumohata - 1952-1957; Tesco Boy - 1974,1975, 1978-1981
 * 5 - Tournesol - 1935-1939; Theft - 1947-1951

Leading sires 1924-2023

 * 1924 - Ebor (1)
 * 1925 - Ebor (2)
 * 1926 - Ebor (3)
 * 1927 - Ebor (4)
 * 1928 - Ebor (5)
 * 1929 - Ebor (6)
 * 1930 - Chapel Brampton (1)
 * 1931 - Perion (1)
 * 1932 - Perion (2)
 * 1933 - Clackmannan (1)
 * 1934 - Clackmannan (2)
 * 1935 - Tournesol (1)
 * 1936 - Tournesol (2)
 * 1937 - Tournesol (3)
 * 1938 - Tournesol (4)
 * 1939 - Tournesol (5)
 * 1940 - Review Order (1)
 * 1941 - Mint d'Or (1)
 * 1942 - Diolite (1)
 * 1943 - Diolite (2)
 * 1944-45 - no racing in Japan
 * 1946 - Diolite (3)
 * 1947 - Theft (1)
 * 1948 - Theft (2)
 * 1949 - Theft (3)
 * 1950 - Theft (4)
 * 1951 - Theft (5)
 * 1952 - Kumohata (1)
 * 1953 - Kumohata (2)
 * 1954 - Kumohata (3)
 * 1955 - Kumohata (4)
 * 1956 - Kumohata (5)
 * 1957 - Kumohata (6)


 * 1958 - Rising Flame (1)
 * 1959 - Rising Flame (2)
 * 1960 - Rising Flame (3)
 * 1961 - Hindostan (1)
 * 1962 - Hindostan (2)
 * 1963 - Hindostan (3)
 * 1964 - Hindostan (4)
 * 1965 - Hindostan (5)
 * 1966 - Solonaway (1)
 * 1967 - Hindostan (6)
 * 1968 - Hindostan (7)
 * 1969 - Guersant (1)
 * 1970 - Never Beat (1)
 * 1971 - Partholon (1)
 * 1972 - Never Beat (2)
 * 1973 - China Rock (1)
 * 1974 - Tesco Boy (1)
 * 1975 - Tesco Boy (2)
 * 1976 - Partholon (2)
 * 1977 - Never Beat (3)
 * 1978 - Tesco Boy (3)
 * 1979 - Tesco Boy (4)
 * 1980 - Tesco Boy (5)
 * 1981 - Tesco Boy (6)
 * 1982 - Northern Taste (1)
 * 1983 - Northern Taste (2)
 * 1984 - Partholon (3)
 * 1985 - Northern Taste (3)
 * 1986 - Northern Taste (4)
 * 1987 - Northern Taste (5)
 * 1988 - Northern Taste (6)
 * 1989 - Northern Taste (7)
 * 1990 - Northern Taste (8)


 * 1991 - Northern Taste (9)
 * 1992 - Northern Taste (10)
 * 1993 - Real Shadai (1)
 * 1994 - Tony Bin (1)
 * 1995 - Sunday Silence (1)
 * 1996 - Sunday Silence (2)
 * 1997 - Sunday Silence (3)
 * 1998 - Sunday Silence (4)
 * 1999 - Sunday Silence (5)
 * 2000 - Sunday Silence (6)
 * 2001 - Sunday Silence (7)
 * 2002 - Sunday Silence (8)
 * 2003 - Sunday Silence (9)
 * 2004 - Sunday Silence (10)
 * 2005 - Sunday Silence (11)
 * 2006 - Sunday Silence (12)
 * 2007 - Sunday Silence (13)
 * 2008 - Agnes Tachyon (1)
 * 2009 - Manhattan Cafe (1)
 * 2010 - King Kamehameha (1)
 * 2011 - King Kamehameha (2)
 * 2012 - Deep Impact (1)
 * 2013 - Deep Impact (2)
 * 2014 - Deep Impact (3)
 * 2015 – Deep Impact (4)
 * 2016 – Deep Impact (5)
 * 2017 – Deep Impact (6)
 * 2018 – Deep Impact (7)
 * 2019 – Deep Impact (8)
 * 2020 – Deep Impact (9)
 * 2021 – Deep Impact (10)
 * 2022 – Deep Impact (11)
 * 2023 – Duramente (1)

Top Sire Line
The following sire-lines have produced champions sires (1924–2023).


 * Darley Arabian - 24 stallion, 89 leadings. All titles since 1985.
 * Byerley Turk – 2 stallions, 8 championships, most recently Partholon in 1984.
 * Godolphin Arabian – 1 stallion, 1 championship, most recently Chapel Brampton in 1930.