Triple Crown winner and Horse Of The Year American Pharoah is set to shuttle to The Shizunai Stallion Station in Japan for the 2026 breeding season in partnership with the Japanese Bloodhorse Breeders Association (JBBA). The son of Pioneerof The Nile will return to his base at Coolmore America's Ashford Stud in July 2026.
“We have worked very closely shuttling stallions with the JBBA in the past and are delighted that their members will now have access to his bloodline,” said Ashford Stud manager Dermot Ryan. “There has been interest from Japan for the past number of years in purchasing the horse and we've come up with a compromise that suits both parties. Pharoah will be accompanied to Japan by his groom from Ashford.”
American Pharoah has already made a significant impact in Japan, siring 58 winners from just 88 runners at an impressive strike rate of 65%. Among them are nine blacktype scorers, most notably Café Pharoah, a dual winner of the Grade 1 February Stakes.
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