DREFONGUSA
DREFONG
2013 b. 16.2hh (1.65m)
Gio Ponti – Eltimaas
2024 Fee : JPY6,000,000
Three-time G1 Winning Eclipse Award Sprint Champion.
Sire of Geoglyph, winner of the Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas)-G1.
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 2023, his progeny performed very well on both dirt and turf with Consigliere winning the Listed Oasis Stakes on dirt and Thermal Wind taking the Listed Shinetsu Stakes on turf. Also in 2023, Continuar finished third in the Group 2 UAE Derby on dirt, and Cours Mirabeau finished third in the Grade 3 Kisaragi Sho on turf. He finished 2023 with 109 wins in JRA races and was ranked fourth on the JRA Leading Sire list by number of wins in 2023.
He was ranked fifth on the JRA Leading Two-Year-Old Sire list and seventh on the Japanese Leading Two-Year-Old Sire list in 2023.
BEST PROGENY
- Geoglyph(2019, chestnut, horse) Aromatico by King Kamehameha
17 starts 3 wins in JRA, HK, KSA & UAE, Earn JPY301,216,000, HK$680,000, US$1,500,000
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: Osaka Hai-G1, Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes-G1
- Carne Asada(2019, grey, mare) Jalapeno Pepper by Zenno Rob Roy
26 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
- Sunrise Flame(2020, chestnut, colt) Must Buy Item by Afleet (CAN)
9 starts 6 wins in JRA, Earn JPY115,185,000
1st: Polaris Stakes-OP (Hanshin, D1400m), Autumn Leaf Stakes-OP (Kyoto, D1400m); 2nd: Ritto Stakes-L; 3rd: Negishi Stakes-G3
- Kawakita Reverie(2019, dark bay or brown, horse) 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, horse) Tasha's Star (USA) by Spanish Steps (USA)
9 starts 5 wins in JRA, KSA & NAR, Earn JPY92,699,000, 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, mare) Tagano Candle by Agnes Tachyon
27 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
14 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, horse) Date Your Dream by Twining (USA)
18 starts 4 wins in JRA & NAR, Earn JPY96,975,000
1st: Heijokyo Stakes-OP (Kyoto, D1800m); 2nd: Leopard Stakes-G3, Hosu Stakes-L; 4th: Heian Stakes-G3; 5th: Miyako Stakes-G3
- Colorful Cube(2019, bay, mare) Colorful Days by Fuji Kiseki
25 starts 4 wins in JRA & NAR, Earn JPY77,280,000
3rd: Breeders' Gold Cup-L
- El Barrio(2019, bay, horse) Inner Urge by Deep Impact
24 starts 4 wins in JRA, Earn JPY75,996,000
4th: Prochyon Stakes-G3
- Desierto(2019, dark bay or brown, horse) Admire Sceptre by King Kamehameha
11 starts 4 wins in JRA, Earn JPY71,815,000
1st: Green Channel Cup-L (Tokyo, D1600m, NTR), Wakaba Stakes-L (Hanshin, T2000m)
- Mikki Fight(2021, chestnut, colt) Special Groove by Special Week
4 starts 3 wins in JRA, Earn JPY61,915,000
1st: Leopard Stakes-G3 (Niigata, D1800m); 3rd: Unicorn Stakes-G3
- Unaginobori(2019, dark bay or brown, horse) Nonki by Sunday Silence (USA)
35 starts 3 wins in JRA, Earn JPY59,021,000
4th: Saudi Arabia Royal Cup-G3
- Andes Viento(2021, bay, filly) Andes Queen by Turtle Bowl (IRE)
6 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
10 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, mare) Yukichan by Kurofune (USA)
13 starts 3 wins in JRA, Earn JPY45,943,000
1st: 4-Year-Old & up 10,000,000 & Less (C2W)
- Water Licht(2021, chestnut, colt) Water Peony by Victoire Pisa
9 starts 1 win in JRA, Earn JPY35,233,000
2nd: Kisaragi Sho-G3; 3rd: Shinzan Kinen-G3