DREFONGUSA
DREFONG
2013 b. 16.2hh (1.65m)
Gio Ponti – Eltimaas
2022 Fee : JPY7,000,000
American Champion Sprinter and three-time G1 winner.
Sire of 28 winners in 2021 including Graded winner Geoglyph.
Champion First Season Sire for 2021.
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 got off to a very good start as a stallion and was crowned Japanese Champion Freshman Sire in 2021. His first crop, including Grade 3 Sapporo Nisai Stakes winner Geoglyph, produced 31 winners in Japan (28 winners in JRA) in 2021.
He was ranked fifth on the Japanese Leading Two-Year-Old Sire list in 2021.
BEST PROGENY
- Geoglyph(2019, chestnut, colt) Aromatico by King Kamehameha
3 starts 2 wins in JRA, Earn JPY45,371,000
1st: Sapporo Nisai Stakes-G3 (Sapporo, T1800m); 5th: Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes-G1
- Kawakita Reverie(2019, dark bay or brown, colt) Kafuji Venus by Deep Impact
7 starts 2 wins in JRA, Earn JPY35,821,000
3rd: 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)
2 starts 2 wins in JRA, Earn JPY23,322,000
1st: Cattleya Stakes-OP (Tokyo, D1600m)
- Historic Nova(2019, bay, filly) Hana's Revenge by Heart's Cry
6 starts 1 win in JRA & NAR, Earn JPY19,310,000
2nd: Edelweiss Sho-L
- Unaginobori(2019, dark bay or brown, colt) Nonki by Sunday Silence (USA)
5 starts 1 win in JRA, Earn JPY16,060,000
4th: Saudi Arabia Royal Cup-G3
- Desierto(2019, dark bay or brown, colt) Admire Sceptre by King Kamehameha
2 starts 2 wins in JRA, Earn JPY14,500,000
1st: 3-year-Old 5,000,000 & Less
- Hyams Beach(2019, white, filly) Yukichan by Kurofune (USA)
2 starts 1 win in JRA, Earn JPY11,054,000
1st: 2-year-Old Newcomer
- Fez Kazuma(2019, chestnut, colt) Synergy Whisper by Neo Universe
4 starts 1 win in JRA, Earn JPY7,000,000
1st: 2-year-Old Newcomer
- Orkos(2019, bay, filly) Swear Tosho by Deep Impact
3 starts 1 win in JRA, Earn JPY7,000,000
1st: 2-year-Old Newcomer
- Yunino Ojisama(2019, grey, colt) Yukihana by Manhattan Cafe
2 starts 1 win in JRA, Earn JPY7,000,000
1st: 2-year-Old Newcomer