Shadai Trio Of Equinox, Kitasan Black And Kizuna Lead 2025 Roster At ¥20 Million (€123,497) Apiece

Equinox will be standing his second season in 2025 | Emma Berry

Globetrotting wunderkind Equinox (Jpn), his sire Kitasan Black (Jpn) and Kizuna (Jpn) co-lead the Shadai Stallion Station roster at ¥20,000,000 (€123,497) apiece next year.

Equinox, who has his first foals arriving next year, and Kitasan Black (11 stakes winners) have had their fees remain at their 2024 levels, while Kizuna has had his fee increased from €12,000,000. The last-named horse has fired in 14 stakes winners in 2024 alone, among them G1 Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) hero Justin Milano (Jpn).

Right under the leading trio is Japanese Triple Crown Winner Contrail (Jpn) at ¥18,000,000 (€111,158). His first 2-year-olds will grace the racecourse in 2025. He stood for ¥15,000,000 in 2024. Japanese Champion First-Season Sire Suave Richard (Jpn) remains at ¥15,000,000 (€92,631). His first crop now features G1 Kikuka Sho (Japanese St Leger) hero Urban Chic (Jpn), who struck on Oct. 20.

Epiphaneia (Jpn) has been trimmed from ¥15,000,000 to ¥12,000,000 (€74,105) after a year that featured seven stakes winners, four of them at Group 1 level including Classic winners Danon Decile (Jpn) and Stellenbosch (Jpn). A trio of Shadai stallions are priced at ¥10,000,000 (€61,752)–first-season sires Saturnalia (Jpn) (22 winners from 66 runners) and Nadal (25 winners from his first 58 runners), and Group 1 sire Lord Kanaloa (Jpn).

The full 31-horse roster and fees are as follows:

 

Stallion                                Fee (¥)

Admire Mars (Jpn)           5,000,000

Equinox (Jpn)                 20,000,000

Isla Bonita (Jpn)               2,000,000

Epiphaneia (Jpn)             12,000,000

Efforia (Jpn)                       4,000,000

Orfevre (Jpn)                     3,500,000

Kizuna (Jpn)                    20,000,000

Kitasan Black (Jpn)         20,000,000

Chrysoberyl (Jpn)              2,500,000

Grenadier Guards (Jpn)     1,500,000

Contrail (Jpn)                   18,000,000

Saturnalia (Jpn)               10,000,000

Satono Crown (Jpn)           1,500,000

Salios (Jpn)                        2,000,000

Siskin                                 3,000,000

Schnell Meister (Ger)        3,500,000

Suave Richard (Jpn)       15,000,000

Danon Kingly (Jpn)           1,500,000

Drefong                             5,000,000

Nadal                              10,000,000

New Year's Day                2,000,000

Harbinger (GB)                      Private

Bricks And Mortar             4,000,000

Poetic Flare (Ire)                   Private

Hot Rod Charlie                1,500,000

Mind Your Biscuits            2,000,000

Maurice (Jpn)                   8,000,000

Le Vent Se Leve (Jpn)      2,500,000

Rulership (Jpn)                 4,000,000

Rey De Oro (Jpn)             2,500,000

Lord Kanaloa (Jpn)         10,000,000

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