RULERSHIP
RULERSHIP
2007 b. 16.4hh (1.67m)
King Kamehameha – Air Groove
2019 Fee : JPY4,000,000
Queen Elizabeth II Cup – G1 winner by King Kamehameha.
From the dazzling family and outcross for Sunday Silence line mares.
Sire of Kiseki winning Kikuka Sho (Japanese St.Leger)-G1 from his first crop.
PEDIGREE
| King Kamehameha 2001 b. |
Kingmambo 1990 b. |
Mr. Prospector | Raise a Native | Native Dancer |
| Raise You | ||||
| Gold Digger | Nashua | |||
| Sequence | ||||
| Miesque | Nureyev | Northern Dancer | ||
| Special | ||||
| Pasadoble | Prove Out | |||
| Santa Quilla | ||||
| Manfath 1991 dk.b. |
Last Tycoon | Try My Best | Northern Dancer | |
| Sex Appeal | ||||
| Mill Princess | Mill Reef | |||
| Irish Lass | ||||
| Pilot Bird | Blakeney | Hethersett | ||
| Windmill Girl | ||||
| The Dancer | Green Dancer | |||
| Khazaeen | ||||
| Air Groove 1993 b. |
Tony Bin 1983 b. |
Kampala | Kalamoun | Zeddaan |
| Khairunissa | ||||
| State Pension | Only for Life | |||
| Lorelei | ||||
| Severn Bridge | Hornbeam | Hyperion | ||
| Thicket | ||||
| Priddy Fair | Preciptic | |||
| Campanette | ||||
| Dyna Carle 1980 b. |
Northern Taste | Northern Dancer | Nearctic | |
| Natalma | ||||
| Lady Victoria | Victoria Park | |||
| Lady Angela | ||||
| Shadai Feather | Guersant | Bubbles | ||
| Montagnana | ||||
| Peroxide | Never Say Die | |||
| Feather Ball |
inbreeding / Northern Dancer 5S×5S×4D
RACE RECORD
| Age | Country | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | JPN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | JPY 7,000,000 |
| 3 | JPN | 7 | 3（1） | 1 | 0 | JPY 97,914,000 |
| 4 | JPN | 4 | 2（2） | 0 | 0 | JPY 167,384,000 |
| UAE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | US$100,000 | |
| 5 | JPN | 6 | 1（1） | 1（1） | 4（4） | JPY 277,466,000 |
| HK | 1 | 1（1） | 0 | 0 | HK$7,980,000 | |
| Total | 20 | 8（5） | 2（1） | 4（4） | JPY 549,764,000 | |
| US$100,000 | ||||||
| HK$7,980,000 |
| Age | FP | Race Name · Grade | Race Course | Dist. | Finish Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1st | 2-Year-Old Newcomer | Hanshin | T2000m | 2.04.7 |
| 3 | 1st | Naruo Kinen-G3 | Hanshin | T1800m | 1.44.9 |
| Principal Stakes-L | Tokyo | T2000m | 1.59.1 | ||
| Armeria Sho | Hanshin | T1800m | 1.51.2 | ||
| 2nd | Wakagoma Stakes-OP | Kyoto | T2000m | 2.02.2 | |
| 5th | Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby)-G1 | Tokyo | T2400m | 2.27.2 | |
| Mainichi Hai-G3 | Hanshin | T1800m | 1.49.8 | ||
| 4 | 1st | Kinko Sho-G2 | Kyoto | T2000m | 2.02.4 |
| Nikkei Shinshun Hai-G2 | Kyoto | T2400m | 2.24.6 | ||
| 4th | Arima Kinen (The Grand Prix)-G1 | Nakayama | T2500m | 2.36.2 | |
| 5th | Takarazuka Kinen-G1 | Hanshin | T2200m | 2.11.0 | |
| 5 | 1st | Queen Elizabeth II Cup-G1 | Sha Tin | T2000m | 2.02.38 |
| American Jockey Club Cup-G2 | Nakayama | T2200m | 2.17.3 | ||
| 2nd | Takarazuka Kinen-G1 | Hanshin | T2200m | 2.11.2 | |
| 3rd | Japan Cup-G1 | Tokyo | T2400m | 2.23.5 | |
| Arima Kinen (The Grand Prix)-G1 | Nakayama | T2500m | 2.32.2 | ||
| Tenno Sho (Autumn)-G1 | Tokyo | T2000m | 1.57.6 | ||
| Nikkei Sho-G2 | Nakayama | T2500m | 2.38.1 |
STUD RECORD
Rulership entered stud in Japan in 2013. He was crowned Japanese Champion Freshman Sire in 2016.
In 2018, his first crop colt Kiseki, who won the 2017 Grade 1 Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger), finished 2nd in the Grade 1 Japan Cup and 3rd in the Grade 1 Tenno Sho (autumn), and Danburite won the Grade 2 American Jockey Club Cup. His second crop performed well in the Japanese classic races: Sans Rival finished 2nd in the Grade 1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas), and Lily Noble finished 2nd in the Grade 1 Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) and 3rd in the Grade 1 Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas).
He was ranked 8th on the JRA Leading Sire list and 9th on the Japanese Leading Sire list in 2018.
He was ranked 4th on the Japanese Leading Two-Year-Old Sire list in 2018.
BEST PROGENY
- Kiseki(2014, dark bay or brown, horse) Blitz Finale by Deep Impact PHOTO >
19 starts 4 wins in JRA, HK & FR, Earn JPY529,139,000, Euro13,650
1st: Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger)-G1 (Kyoto, T3000m); 2nd: Japan Cup-G1, Takarazuka Kinen-G1, Osaka Hai-G1, Kobe Shimbun Hai-G2; 3rd: Tenno Sho (autumn)-G1, Mainichi Okan-G2, Prix Foy-G2, Mainichi Hai-G3; 5th: Arima Kinen (Grand Prix)-G1
- Mer de Glace(2015, dark bay or brown, colt) Glacier Blue by Sunday Silence (USA)
18 starts 8 wins in JRA & AUS, Earn JPY183,468,000, AUS$3,000,000
1st: MRC Caulfield Cup-G1 (Caulfield, T2400m), Naruo Kinen-G3 (Hanshin, T2000m), Kokura Kinen-G3 (Kokura, T2000m), Niigata Daishoten-G3 (Niigata, T2000m)
- Danburite(2014, dark bay or brown, horse) Tanzanite by Sunday Silence (USA) PHOTO >
20 starts 4 wins in JRA & HK, Earn JPY301,975,000
1st: Kyoto Kinen-G2 (Kyoto, T2200m), American Jockey Club Cup-G2 (Nakayama, T2200m); 2nd: Kyoto Daishoten-G2, Saudi Arabia Royal Cup-G3; 3rd: Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas)-G1, All Comers-G2, Yayoi Sho-G2, Kisaragi Sho-G3; 4th: Kobe Shimbun Hai-G2, Challenge Cup-G3; 5th: Kikuka Sho (Japanese St. Leger)-G1, Takarazuka Kinen-G1
- Adirato(2014, dark bay or brown, horse) Narita Blue Star by Manhattan Cafe
30 starts 6 wins in JRA & UAE, Earn JPY134,219,000, US$100,000
1st: Green Channel Cup-L (Tokyo, D1400m), 2-Year-Old Maiden (Hanshin, D1400m, NTR); 2nd: Hyacinth Stakes-L; 3rd: Godolphin Mile-G2
- Lily Noble(2015, bay, filly) Pure Chaplet by Kurofune (USA)
6 starts 2 wins in JRA, Earn JPY138,099,000
2nd: Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks)-G1, Hanshin Juvenile Fillies-G1; 3rd: Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas)-G1, Tulip Sho-G2
- Lion Lion(2016, bay, colt) Agehibari by Kurofune (USA)
10 starts 4 wins in JRA, Earn JPY137,484,000
1st: Aoba Sho-G2 (Tokyo, T2400m), St. Lite Kinen-G2 (Nakayama, T2200m)
- Dirndl(2016, dark bay or brown, filly) Grunewald by Special Week
8 starts 5 wins in JRA, Earn JPY115,228,000
1st: Aoi Stakes-L (Kyoto, T1200m), Marguerite Stakes-L (Hanshin, T1200m), Christmas Rose Stakes-OP (Nakayama, T1200m), Canna Stakes-OP (Nakayama, T1200m); 2nd: Kitakyushu Kinen-G3
- Sans Rival(2015, bay, colt) Un Fil Rouge by Agnes Tachyon
6 starts 2 wins in JRA, Earn JPY93,381,000
1st: Fuyo Stakes-L(Nakayama, T2000m); 2nd: Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas)-G1; 4th: Hopeful Stakes-G1, Yayoi Sho-G2
- Passing Through(2016, bay, filly) Mighty Slew by Kurofune (USA)
6 starts 3 wins in JRA, Earn JPY63,525,000
1st: Shion Stakes-G3 (Nakayama, T2000m); 4th: Flora Stakes-G2, Shinzan Kinen-G3
- Danon Distance(2014, bay, horse) Agehibari by Kurofune(USA)
11 starts 3 wins in JRA, Earn JPY60,685,000
2nd: Wakagoma Stakes-L; 3rd: Kyoto Shimbun Hai-G2
- Tetradrachm(2015, bay, filly) Living Proof by Falbrav (IRE)
10 starts 2 wins in JRA, Earn JPY42,581,000
1st: Queen Cup-G3 (Tokyo, T1600m)
- King's Rush(2014, bay, horse) Lycoris by Symboli Kris S(USA)
7 starts 2 wins in JRA, Earn JPY30,489,000
1st: Fuyo Stakes-L(Nakayama, T2000m); 4th: Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes-G3
- Nihonpiro Henson(2016, dark bay or brown, gelding) Nihonpillow Abumi by Commander in Chief (GB)
8 starts 2 wins in JRA, Earn JPY23,161,000
1st: Momiji Stakes-OP (Kyoto, T1400m)
- Amati(2016, bay, filly) A Ma Facon by French Deputy (USA)
3 starts 1 win in JRA, Earn JPY15,342,000
3rd: Saudi Arabia Royal Cup-G3
