DREFONGUSA
DREFONG
2013 b. 16.2hh (1.65m)
Gio Ponti – Eltimaas
2023 Fee : JPY7,000,000
Three-time G1 winning Eclipse Award Sprint Champion.
Champion first-crop sire in Japan. 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.
Althogh he excelled at sprint distances on dirt, his progeny has performed well not only in the category but also on turf and longer distances. In 2022, his first-crop colt Geoglyph became his sire's first winner at the highest level when winning the Grade 1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas). Also in 2022, Desierto won the Listed Wakaba Stakes on turf and the Listed Green Channel Cup on dirt, and Kawakita Reverie finished third in the Grade 1 NHK Mile Cup on turf.
BEST PROGENY
- Geoglyph(2019, chestnut, colt) Aromatico by King Kamehameha
8 starts 3 wins in JRA & HK, Earn JPY235,814,000, HK$680,000
1st: Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas)-G1 (Nakayama, T2000m), Sapporo Nisai Stakes-G3 (Sapporo, T1800m); 2nd: Kyodo News Hai-G3; 5th: Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes-G1
- Kawakita Reverie(2019, dark bay or brown, colt) Kafuji Venus by Deep Impact
14 starts 3 wins in JRA, Earn JPY93,612,000
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)
5 starts 3 wins in JRA, KSA & NAR, Earn JPY47,599,000, US$150,000
1st: Cattleya Stakes-OP (Tokyo, D1600m); 3rd: Saudi Derby-G3, Hyogo Championship-L
- Desierto(2019, dark bay or brown, colt) Admire Sceptre by King Kamehameha
6 starts 4 wins in JRA, Earn JPY58,165,000
1st: Green Channel Cup-L (Tokyo, D1600m, NTR), Wakaba Stakes-L (Hanshin, T2000m)
- Taisei Drefong(2019, bay, colt) Date Your Dream by Twining (USA)
10 starts 3 wins in JRA & NAR, Earn JPY57,867,000
2nd: Leopard Stakes-G3, Hosu Stakes-L; 5th: Miyako Stakes-G3
- Hyams Beach(2019, white, filly) Yukichan by Kurofune (USA)
6 starts 2 wins in JRA, Earn JPY24,203,000
1st: 3-year-Old & up 5,000,000 & Less (C1W)
- Historic Nova(2019, bay, filly) Hana's Revenge by Heart's Cry
15 starts 1 win in JRA & NAR, Earn JPY22,700,000
2nd: Edelweiss Sho-L
- Unaginobori(2019, dark bay or brown, colt) Nonki by Sunday Silence (USA)
16 starts 1 win in JRA, Earn JPY22,160,000
4th: Saudi Arabia Royal Cup-G3
- Fez Kazuma(2019, chestnut, colt) Synergy Whisper by Neo Universe
14 starts 1 win in JRA, Earn JPY10,490,000
1st: 2-year-Old Newcomer
- Orkos(2019, bay, filly) Swear Tosho by Deep Impact
9 starts 1 win in JRA, Earn JPY8,900,000
1st: 2-year-Old Newcomer
- Yunino Ojisama(2019, grey, colt) Yukihana by Manhattan Cafe
3 starts 1 win in JRA, Earn JPY7,000,000
1st: 2-year-Old Newcomer