The list below shows the leading sire of broodmares in Japan for each year since 1974. This is determined by the amount of prize money won in a race held by the JRA during the year in Japan by racehorses that were foaled by a daughter of the sire in question.
1974 – Hindostan (1) 1975 – Hindostan (2) 1976 – Hindostan (3) 1977 – Tosa Midori (1) 1978 – Hindostan (4) 1979 – China Rock (1) 1980 – China Rock (2) 1981 – China Rock (3) 1982 – China Rock (4) 1983 – China Rock (5) 1984 – Never Beat (1) 1985 – China Rock (6) 1986 – Never Beat (2) 1987 – Partholon (1) 1988 – Never Beat (3) 1989 – Partholon (2) 1990 – Northern Taste (1) (Faberge if NAR earnings are included) 1991 – Northern Taste (2) 1992 – Northern Taste (3) 1993 – Northern Taste (4) 1994 – Northern Taste (5) 1995 – Northern Taste (6) 1996 – Northern Taste (7) 1997 – Northern Taste (8) 1998 – Northern Taste (9) 1999 – Northern Taste (10) 2000 – Northern Taste (11) 2001 – Northern Taste (12) 2002 – Northern Taste (13) 2003 – Northern Taste (14) 2004 – Northern Taste (15) 2005 – Northern Taste (16) 2006 – Northern Taste (17) 2007 – Sunday Silence (1) 2008 – Sunday Silence (2) 2009 – Sunday Silence (3) 2010 – Sunday Silence (4) 2011 – Sunday Silence (5) 2012 – Sunday Silence (6) 2013 – Sunday Silence (7) 2014 – Sunday Silence (8) 2015 – Sunday Silence (9) 2016 – Sunday Silence (10) 2017 – Sunday Silence (11) 2018 – Sunday Silence (12) 2019 – Sunday Silence (13) 2020 – King Kamehameha (1) 2021 – King Kamehameha (2) 2022 – King Kamehameha (3) 2023 – Deep Impact (1) 2024 – Deep Impact (2) 2025 – Deep Impact (3)
References
JBIS Ranking
See also
Leading sire in Australia Leading sire in France Leading sire in Germany Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland Leading sire in Japan Leading sire in North America Leading broodmare sire in North America