Stud Record
After being ignored by most American breeders, Sunday Silence was eventually sold to Japanese breeder Zenya Yoshida to stand at his Shadai Stallion Station in Shiraoi, Hokkaido. Yoshida had acquired a 25% interest in Sunday Silence early in his 4-year-old season and bought out the other partners for an undisclosed amount.
Sunday Silence flourished in Japan and became their leading sire in the last decade of his life, taking over from perennial leading sire in Japan Northern Taste (10 time leading sire in Japan), and topping their sire list from 1995 through 2007. His progeny have won many races in Japan, and including 20 out of 22 JRA Grade 1 flat races (the only exceptions are NHK Mile Cup and the Japan Cup Dirt). His progeny also have won International Grade 1 race like Hong Kong Vase, Hong Kong Mile and Dubai Sheema Classic.
Descendants of Sunday Silence break earnings records, mainly in Japan where the purses are significantly higher than the rest of the world. Conservative estimates on total winnings made by Sunday Silence descendents place the total near JPY 80 billion (approximately $800 million.)
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