Leading broodmare sire in Japan

The list below shows the leading sire of broodmares in Japan for each year since 1974. This is determined by the amount of prize money won in a race held by the JRA during the year in Japan by racehorses that were foaled by a daughter of the sire in question.


  • 1974 - Hindostan (1)
  • 1975 - Hindostan (2)
  • 1976 - Hindostan (3)
  • 1977 - Tosa Midori (1)
  • 1978 - Hindostan (4)
  • 1979 - China Rock (1)
  • 1980 - China Rock (2)
  • 1981 - China Rock (3)
  • 1982 - China Rock (4)
  • 1983 - China Rock (5)
  • 1984 - Never Beat (1)
  • 1985 - China Rock (6)
  • 1986 - Never Beat (2)
  • 1987 - Partholon (1)
  • 1988 - Never Beat (3)
  • 1989 - Partholon (2)
  • 1990 - Northern Taste (1) (Faberge if NAR earnings are included)
  • 1991 - Northern Taste (2)
  • 1992 - Northern Taste (3)
  • 1993 - Northern Taste (4)
  • 1994 - Northern Taste (5)
  • 1995 - Northern Taste (6)
  • 1996 - Northern Taste (7)
  • 1997 - Northern Taste (8)
  • 1998 - Northern Taste (9)
  • 1999 - Northern Taste (10)
  • 2000 - Northern Taste (11)
  • 2001 - Northern Taste (12)
  • 2002 - Northern Taste (13)
  • 2003 - Northern Taste (14)
  • 2004 - Northern Taste (15)
  • 2005 - Northern Taste (16)
  • 2006 - Northern Taste (17)
  • 2007 - Sunday Silence (1)
  • 2008 - Sunday Silence (2)
  • 2009 - Sunday Silence (3)
  • 2010 - Sunday Silence (4)
  • 2011 - Sunday Silence (5)
  • 2012 - Sunday Silence (6)
  • 2013 - Sunday Silence (7)
  • 2014 - Sunday Silence (8)
  • 2015 - Sunday Silence (9)
  • 2016 - Sunday Silence (10)
  • 2017 - Sunday Silence (11)
  • 2018 - Sunday Silence (12)
  • 2019 - Sunday Silence (13)
  • 2020 - King Kamehameha (1)
  • 2021 - King Kamehameha (2)
  • 2022 - King Kamehameha (3)
  • 2023 - Deep Impact (1)
  • 2024 - Deep Impact (2)
  • 2025 - Deep Impact (3)