Shadai Stallion Station released its 2018 roster and fees, Racing Post reported on Sunday. Multiple Japanese champion sire Deep Impact (Jpn) (Sunday Silence) leads the way at ¥40,000,000 (US$353,767/£260,969/€294,307/A$449,967), an increase of ¥10,000,000 from his 2017 fee. The stallion led all sires worldwide last year with over $58 million in earnings, among them 25 black-type winners, 17 of them at the group level. The 20-year-old also celebrated six winners at the highest level last year, including Japanese Group 1 winners Al Ain (Jpn); G1 Asahi Hai Futurity S. victor Danon Premium (Jpn); Satono Aladdin (Jpn), who joins his sire on the Shadai roster at ¥1,000,000; Tosen Stardom (Jpn), who tasted top-level success in Australia, G1 Racing Post Trophy hero Saxon Warrior (Jpn) and MG1SW Vivlos (Jpn), who raced to victory in the G1 Dubai Turf at Meydan. Second in worldwide earnings is Deep Impact's barnmate King Kamehameha (Jpn) (Kingmambo), who stands at an increased fee of ¥12,000,000 and earned north of $38.5 million. Harbinger (GB) (Dansili {GB})'s progeny blossomed this fall, with three Group 1 winners, and the young sire's fee reflected their success, rising to ¥3,500,000.
Shadai will also stand four other new sires in 2018 besides Satono Aladdin: 2016 U.S. champion sprinter Drefong (Gio Ponti) will command ¥3,000,000; Japanese champions and 2000 Guineas victors Isla Bonita (Jpn) (Fuji Kiseki {Jpn}) is priced at ¥1,500,000 while Logotype (Jpn) (Lohengrin {Jpn}) will hold court at ¥800,000.
The final new stallion for the 2018 season is 2016 Japanese Horse of the Year and seven-time Group 1 winner Kitasan Black (Jpn), by Deep Impact's full-brother Black Tide (Jpn). The champion was feted in a retirement ceremony at Kyoto Racecourse on Sunday and will stand for ¥5,000,000.
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