DREFONGUSA
DREFONG
2013 b. 16.2hh (1.65m)
Gio Ponti – Eltimaas
2025 Fee : JPY5,000,000
JRA Leading Dirt Sire.
Eclipse Award Sprint Champion.
Sire of 22 Stakes performers including
the Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas)-G1 winner Geoglyph.
PEDIGREE
| Gio Ponti 2005 b. |
Tale of the Cat 1994 dk.b. |
Storm Cat | Storm Bird | Northern Dancer |
| South Ocean | ||||
| Terlingua | Secretariat | |||
| Crimson Saint | ||||
| Yarn | Mr. Prospector | Raise a Native | ||
| Gold Digger | ||||
| Narrate | Honest Pleasure | |||
| State | ||||
| Chipeta Springs 1989 b. |
Alydar | Raise a Native | Native Dancer | |
| Raise You | ||||
| Sweet Tooth | On-and-On | |||
| Plum Cake | ||||
| Salt Spring | Salt Marsh | Tom Rolfe | ||
| Saline | ||||
| Jungle Mythologic | Mount Athos | |||
| Jungle Queen | ||||
| Eltimaas 2007 b. |
Ghostzapper 2000 b. |
Awesome Again | Deputy Minister | Vice Regent |
| Mint Copy | ||||
| Primal Force | Blushing Groom | |||
| Prime Prospect | ||||
| Baby Zip | Relaunch | In Reality | ||
| Foggy Note | ||||
| Thirty Zip | Tri Jet | |||
| Sailaway | ||||
| Najecam 1993 ch. |
Trempolino | Sharpen Up | Atan | |
| Rocchetta | ||||
| Trephine | Viceregal | |||
| Quiriquina | ||||
| Sue Warner | Forli | Aristophanes | ||
| Trevisa | ||||
| Bitty Girl | Habitat | |||
| Garvey Girl |
Inbreeding / Raise a Native 4S×5S
RACE RECORD
| Age | Country | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | USA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | US$32,240 |
| 3 | USA | 4 | 4（2） | 0 | 0 | US$1,170,800 |
| 4 | USA | 3 | 1（1） | 0 | 0 | US$335,345 |
| Total | 9 | 6（3） | 0 | 0 | US$1,538,385 |
- 3yo (2016) Eclipse Awards Champion Sprint Horse
| Age | FP | Race Name · Grade | Race Course | Dist. | Finish Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1st | Maiden Special Weight | Del Mar | D6F | 1.09.17 |
| 5th | Maiden Special Weight | Santa Anita Park | D5.5F | 1.05.0 | |
| 3 | 1st | Breeders' Cup Sprint-G1 | Santa Anita Park | D6F | 1.08.79 |
| King's Bishop Stakes-G1 | Saratoga | D7F | 1.21.25 | ||
| Allowance Optional Claiming | Santa Anita Park | D6F | 1.08.50 | ||
| Allowance Optional Claiming | Santa Anita Park | D6.5F | 1.14.65 | ||
| 4 | 1st | Forego Stakes-G1 | Saratoga | D7F | 1.21.12 |
| 6th | Breeders' Cup Sprint-G1 | Del Mar | D6F | 1.09.9 | |
| UR | Bing Crosby Stakes-G1 | Del Mar | D6F | ― |
STUD RECORD
Drefong entered stud in Japan in 2018. He was crowned Japanese Champion Freshman Sire in 2021.
In 2024, Drefong's progeny showed excellence on both turf and dirt with Desierto winning the Grade 3 Chunichi Shimbun Hai on turf and Mikki Fight taking the Grade 3 Leopard Stakes and the Listed (Jpn3) Nagoya Daishoten and finishing second in the Listed (Jpn1) Japan Dirt Classic on dirt. In addition to them, Warp Speed showed plenty of stamina and tenacity to finish a very close second in the Group 1 Melbourne Cup in Australia.
Drefong was ranked fifth on the Japanese Leading Sire list in 2024.
BEST PROGENY
- Geoglyph(2019, chestnut, colt) Aromatico by King Kamehameha
18 starts 3 wins in JRA, HK, KSA, UAE & USA, Earn JPY301,216,000, HK$680,000, US$1,560,000
1st: Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas)-G1 (Nakayama, T2000m), Sapporo Nisai Stakes-G3 (Sapporo, T1800m); 2nd: Sapporo Kinen-G2, Kyodo News Hai-G3; 3rd: Nakayama Kinen-G2; 4th: Saudi Cup-G1; 5th: Breeders' Cup Mile-G1, Osaka Hai-G1, Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes-G1
- Warp Speed(2019, bay, horse) Deep Love by Deep Impact
24 starts 4 wins in JRA & AUS, Earn JPY138,849,000, AUS$1,100,000
2nd: VRC Melbourne Cup-G1, Hanshin Daishoten-G2; 3rd: Diamond Stakes-G3; 4th: Stayers Stakes-G2; 5th: Tenno Sho (Spring)-G1
- Desierto(2019, dark bay or brown, colt) Admire Sceptre by King Kamehameha
14 starts 6 wins in JRA, Earn JPY143,767,000
1st: Chunichi Shimbun Hai-G3 (Chukyo, T2000m), Andromeda Stakes-L (Kyoto, T2000m), Green Channel Cup-L (Tokyo, D1600m, NTR), Wakaba Stakes-L (Hanshin, T2000m)
- Sunrise Flame(2020, chestnut, horse) Must Buy Item by Afleet (CAN)
11 starts 6 wins in JRA, Earn JPY127,216,000
1st: Polaris Stakes-OP (Hanshin, D1400m), Autumn Leaf Stakes-OP (Kyoto, D1400m); 2nd: Ritto Stakes-L; 3rd: Negishi Stakes-G3, Enif Stakes-L; 4th: Negishi Stakes-G3
- Carne Asada(2019, grey, mare) Jalapeno Pepper by Zenno Rob Roy
28 starts 5 wins in JRA, Earn JPY122,614,000
1st: Tanzanite Stakes-OP (Hanshin, T1200m); 2nd: Yodo Tankyori Stakes-L, UHB Sho-OP, Seikan Stakes-OP
- Mikki Fight(2021, chestnut, colt) Special Groove by Special Week
6 starts 4 wins in JRA & NAR, Earn JPY116,415,000
1st: Leopard Stakes-G3 (Niigata, D1800m), Nagoya Daishoten-L (Nagoya, D2000m); 2nd: Japan Dirt Classic-L; 3rd: Unicorn Stakes-G3
- Kawakita Reverie(2019, dark bay or brown, colt) Kafuji Venus by Deep Impact
23 starts 4 wins in JRA, Earn JPY112,292,000
3rd: NHK Mile Cup-G1, Daily Hai Nisai Stakes-G2, Clover Sho-OP; 5th: Hakodate Nisai Stakes-G3
- Consigliere(2019, bay, colt) Tasha's Star (USA) by Spanish Steps (USA)
10 starts 5 wins in JRA, KSA & NAR, Earn JPY94,099,000, US$150,000
1st: Oasis Stakes-L (Tokyo, D1600m), Cattleya Stakes-OP (Tokyo, D1600m); 3rd: Saudi Derby-G3, Hyogo Championship-L; 5th: Sakitama Hai-L
- Tagano Christel(2019, dark bay or brown, filly) Tagano Candle by Agnes Tachyon
29 starts 5 wins in JRA & NAR, Earn JPY105,693,000
1st: Nagatsuki Stakes-OP (Nakayama, D1200m); 2nd: Ritto Stakes-L; 3rd: Sparking Lady Cup-L
- Thermal Wind(2019, bay, mare) La Fiesta by Special Week
16 starts 5 wins in JRA, Earn JPY103,682,000
1st: Shinetsu Stakes-L (Niigata, T1400m); 2nd: Shunrai Stakes-L, Toki Stakes-L
- Taisei Drefong(2019, bay, colt) Date Your Dream by Twining (USA)
21 starts 4 wins in JRA & NAR, Earn JPY103,025,000
1st: Heijokyo Stakes-OP (Kyoto, D1800m); 2nd: Leopard Stakes-G3, Hosu Stakes-L; 3rd: Betelgeuse Stakes-L; 4th: Heian Stakes-G3; 5th: Miyako Stakes-G3
- Water Licht(2021, chestnut, colt) Water Peony by Victoire Pisa
12 starts 3 wins in JRA, Earn JPY98,340,000
1st: Capital Stakes-L (Tokyo, T1600m); 2nd: Kyoto Kimpai-G3, Kisaragi Sho-G3; 3rd: Shinzan Kinen-G3
- Colorful Cube(2019, bay, filly) Colorful Days by Fuji Kiseki
28 starts 4 wins in JRA & NAR, Earn JPY78,330,000
3rd: Breeders' Gold Cup-L
- El Barrio(2019, bay, colt) Inner Urge by Deep Impact
26 starts 4 wins in JRA, Earn JPY75,996,000
4th: Prochyon Stakes-G3
- Unaginobori(2019, dark bay or brown, colt) Nonki by Sunday Silence (USA)
43 starts 3 wins in JRA, Earn JPY63,671,000
4th: Saudi Arabia Royal Cup-G3
- Andes Viento(2021, bay, filly) Andes Queen by Turtle Bowl (IRE)
8 starts 3 wins in JRA & NAR, Earn JPY54,400,000
1st: Kanto Oaks-L (Kawasaki, D2100m)
- Mask All Win(2021, chestnut, filly) Chica Alegre by Heart's Cry
13 starts 2 wins in JRA, Earn JPY54,268,000
2nd: Fairy Stakes-G3, Toki Stakes-L, Canna Stakes-OP; 3rd: Dahlia Sho-OP
- Hyams Beach(2019, white, filly) Yukichan by Kurofune (USA)
15 starts 3 wins in JRA, Earn JPY45,943,000
1st: 4-Year-Old & up 10,000,000 & Less (C2W)