Leading sire in Japan

Most leadings: • 13 - Sunday Silence - 1995-2007 • 11 - Deep Impact - 2012-2022 • 10 - Northern Taste - 1982, 1983, 1985-1992 • 7 - Hindostan - 1961-1965, 1967, 1968 • 6 - Ebor - 1924-1929; Kumohata - 1952-1957; Tesco Boy - 1974, 1975, 1978-1981 • 5 - Tournesol - 1935-1939; Theft - 1947-1951 ==Leading sires 1924-2025 ==

• 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) • 2024 - Kizuna (1) • 2025 - Kizuna (2) ==Top sire line==

The following sire-lines have produced champion 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. {{Tree chart| | |HB| | ==See also==