Service Fee 2025 $9,000.00 +GST
By DEEP IMPACT (JPN)-KOKOSHNIK (JPN)
ONE OF NEW ZEALAND’S MOST EXCITING YOUNG SIRES WITH MULTIPLE STAKES HORSES FROM HIS FIRST CROP
STAPHANOS (JPN) (Bay 2011-Stud 2019). 4 wins-1 at 2-at 1600m, 1800m, Tokyo Saudi Arabia Royal Cup Fuji S., Gr.3. Brother to SP Finift. Sire of 40 rnrs, 14 wnrs, inc. SW Pignan (Manawatu Sires Produce, Gr.1), SP Basilinna, The Entertainer, Medatsu and of Turned Down, Lady Sass, Don Stefano, Tokyo Run, The Green Keeper, Blanche, Dreams Come True, Tokyo Hot Night, Tokyo Star, etc. His oldest progeny are 3YOs.
2025 Service Fee: $9，000
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Staphanos race record
Race Record : 31 Starts 4-6-4 HK$8,325,000, 344,599,000¥.
Won Tokyo Saudi Arabia Royal Cup Fuji S., Gr.3 (1600m), Kyoto Shirayuri S. (1800m), Tsubaki Sho (1800m), Hanshin Maiden Race (1600m), 2nd HKJC Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup, Gr.1, Tokyo Tenno Sho (Autumn), Gr.1, Hanshin Osaka Hai, Gr.1, Nakayama Sankei Sho All Comers, Gr.2, Hanshin Naruo Kinen, Gr.3, Kyoto Maiden Race, 3rd HKJC Longines Hong Kong Cup, Gr.1, Tokyo Tenno Sho (Autumn), Gr.1, Nakayama Nakayama Kinen, Gr.2, Hanshin Mainichi Hai, Gr.3, 4th HKJC Longines Hong Kong Cup, Gr.1, Tokyo Mainichi Okan, Gr.2, Niigata Saint Lite Kinen, Gr.2
- Ability – One of the top ranked racehorses in Japan as a 3yo,4yo,5yo and 6yo winning in excess of NZ$1m in each season.
- Multiple Group One horse in Japan.
- Multiple Group One horse in Hong Kong.
- An incredible 25 starts out of his 31 starts at Group level.
- Staphanos is the winner of $NZ 6.2m – making him the highest stake earner at stud in New Zealand.
Michael Cox – Former South China Morning Post and now The Age racing writer saw Staphanos in the flesh on the track and in his impressive morning workouts
Says of Staphanos :
“Staphanos is a horse of substance, mixing toughness and a no-nonsense temperament in a career in which he raced and beat some of the best Japan had to offer. What a coup by Luigi Muollo and Novara Park to secure this stallion and what an incredible opportunity for New Zealand breeders to send mares to such a highly credentialed son of Deep Impact. He has the looks, pedigree and racetrack performances to be a hit at stud. He could be a real game changer and just the type of stallion New Zealand needs.”
Hideaki Fujiwara – Champion Trainer Japan
Says of Staphanos :
“Staphanos had outstanding ability showing speed and stamina. He was mentally and physically tough. I expect his progeny to be the same!”
