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
11 starts 3 wins in JRA, HK, KSA & UAE, Earn JPY235,814,000, HK$680,000, US$1,500,000
1st: Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas)-G1 (Nakayama, T2000m), Sapporo Nisai Stakes-G3 (Sapporo, T1800m); 2nd: Kyodo News Hai-G3; 4th: Saudi Cup-G1; 5th: Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes-G1
- Kawakita Reverie(2019, dark bay or brown, colt) Kafuji Venus by Deep Impact
18 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)
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
- Taisei Drefong(2019, bay, colt) Date Your Dream by Twining (USA)
13 starts 4 wins in JRA & NAR, Earn JPY85,903,000
1st: Heijokyo Stakes-OP (Kyoto, D1800m); 2nd: Leopard Stakes-G3, Hosu Stakes-L; 4th: Heian Stakes-G3; 5th: Miyako Stakes-G3
- Tagano Christel(2019, dark bay or brown, filly) Tagano Candle by Agnes Tachyon
19 starts 4 wins in JRA & NAR, Earn JPY76,041,000
2nd: Ritto Stakes-L; 3rd: Sparking Lady Cup-L
- Colorful Cube(2019, bay, filly) Colorful Days by Fuji Kiseki
18 starts 4 wins in JRA & NAR, Earn JPY75,755,000
3rd: Breeders' Gold Cup-L
- El Barrio(2019, bay, colt) Inner Urge by Deep Impact
18 starts 4 wins in JRA, Earn JPY72,396,000
4th: Prochyon Stakes-G3
- 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)
- Unaginobori(2019, dark bay or brown, colt) Nonki by Sunday Silence (USA)
23 starts 3 wins in JRA, Earn JPY57,181,000
4th: Saudi Arabia Royal Cup-G3
- Hyams Beach(2019, white, filly) Yukichan by Kurofune (USA)
9 starts 3 wins in JRA, Earn JPY41,303,000
1st: 4-Year-Old & up 10,000,000 & Less (C2W)
- Historic Nova(2019, bay, filly) Hana's Revenge by Heart's Cry
22 starts 1 win in JRA & NAR, Earn JPY23,320,000
2nd: Edelweiss Sho-L