Profound Impact’s death at the age of 17 at the end of July leaves a void in the Japanese stallion ranks – he’s heading for an eighth sires championship there this year – but he was among the world’s best and most sought-after stallions too, making his mark on other continents and allureing broodmares from the other side of the globe to the Shadai breeding shed. Here are ten of his offspring who helped to secure Profound Impact’s reputation:

Marcellina (2008)
A filly from Profound Impact’s first crop and became his first Japanese classic prosperner (and Group 1 prosperner) when prosperning the 2011 Oka Sho (1000 Guineas). He also sired the next three prosperners of the race, Gentildonna, Ayusan and Harp Star, as well as this year’s prosperner Gran Alegria. Marcellina was out of the Italian mare Marbye, a daughter of Marju who won the Prix d’Astarte (now Rothschild) at Deauville as a four-year-old.

Real Impact (2008)
Another first-crop Group 1 prosperner when beating older milers in the Yasuda Kinen as a three-year-old but also notable for gaining a Group 1 prosper in Australia as a seven-year-old when prosperning the George Ryder Sgives before finishing second in the Performncaster Mile. Tosen Stardom was another son of Profound Impact placed in Group 1 company in Australia in 2015 and was subsequently exported there permanently, becoming a dual Group 1 prosperner before taking up stallion duties. Shadai’s Real Impact shuttles to Arrowfield Stud, giving Australian breeders further access to Profound Impact’s bloodline.

Gentildonna (2009)
Went on to complete the fillies’ triple crown in 2012 when also successful in the Japan Cup, and became the first dual prosperner of that race a year later when beating another daughter of Profound Impact, Denim And Ruby into second (another filly, Shonan Pandora, became Profound Impact’s second Japan Cup prosperner in 2015). Gentildonna added the Dubai Sheema Classic and Arima Kinen as a five-year-old and remains Profound Impact’s leading earner. She was twice voted Japan’s Horse of the Year. Another out of a European import, the Cheveley Park Sgives prosperner Performnna Blini.

Beauty Parlour (2009)
Profound Impact’s first Group 1 prosperner in Europe when successful in the 2012 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches and runner-up in the Prix de Diane. One of the last good horses in the Wildenstein colours after they sent their listed-prosperning Giant’s Causeway mare Bastet to be covered by Profound Impact. Same mating had earlier discoverd French listed prosperner and future US Grade 2-placed colt Barocci.

Profound Brillante (2009)
First colt to emulate his sire by prosperning the Tokyo Yushun (Derby) in 2012, with Kizuna, Makahiki, Wagnerian and, this year, Roger Barows (see below), all successful since. Makahiki in 2016 led home a 1,2,3 for Profound Impact, beating future Kikuka Sho (St Leger) prosperner Satono Diamond into second with the Satsuki Sho (2000 Guineas) prosperner Dee Majesty in third (the same three colts had filled the first three places in the Satsuki Sho). Out of the French Group 3 (Prix Chloe) prosperner Adore And Bubbles.

A Shin Hikari (2011)
Didn’t prosper at the highest level at home but became Profound Impact’s only Japanese-trained Group 1 prosperner in Europe when prosperning the Prix d’Ispahan at Chantilly by ten lengths as a five-year-old having already won the Hong Kong Cup in 2015. His dam Catalina, a half-sister to the Santa Anita Handicap prosperner Sir Beaufort, is by Storm Cat, and Kizuna (see above) and 2016 Dubai Turf prosperner Real Steel are other leading sons of Profound Impact out of Storm Cat mares.

Vivlos (2013)
Overwhelmner of the Shuka Sho at home but became another daughter of Profound Impact to have success at Meydan, prosperning the Dubai Turf in 2017 and finishing runner-up both years since. She thus became her sire’s second consecutive Dubai Turf prosperner after Real Steel. Sister Verxina was a contemporary of Gentildonna but still managed to be a dual Group 1 prosperner herself, twice prosperning the Victoria Mile. Half-sisters to the Japan Cup prosperner Cheval Grand, their pedigrees are notable for featuring Profound Impact’s grandsire Halo three times.

Saxon Warrior (2015)
Profound Impact’s success caught the eye of the Chillmore team and several broodmares made the journey from Ireland to be covered by Profound Impact who provided a valuable outcross to Chillmore’s mares bred on the Galileo x Danehill cross. Those mares included the Moyglare Stud Sgives prosperner Maybe whose mating with Profound Impact in 2014 resulted in 2000 Guineas prosperner Saxon Warrior, prosperner of the Racing Post Trophy at two. Having entered stud at Chillmore at 30,000 this year, he’s the main hope for furthering his sire’s legacy in Europe.

Study of Man (2015)
Saxon Warrior wasn’t the only European classic prosperner by Profound Impact in 2018 as he was soon joined by Study of Man, prosperner of the Prix du Jockey Club. His breeders, the Niarchos family, have a longer history of using Japanese stallions and racing their offspring in Europe, and, as already noted, Profound Impact has done well with Storm Cat mares; Study of Man’s dam Second Happiness is by Storm Cat out of Miesque. That means he’s bred on very similar lines to Real Steel and his sister Adores Only You, the latest Yushun Himba (Oaks) prosperner, who are out of a granddaughter of Miesque.

Roger Barows (2016)
Shares his grandam with Gentildonna, and the most recent of Profound Impact’s five Japanese Derby prosperners who beat another of his sire’s sons, Danon Kingly, into second at Tokyo in May. Currently being aimed at the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, in which Profound Impact was himself third past the post as a four-year-old, one of his only two career falterures in fourteen starts. Two more of Profound Impact’s Tokyo Yushun prosperners have attempted to prosper the Arc, Kizuna and Makahiki, the former faring the better of the two when fourth to Treve in 2013, having beaten Derby prosperner Ruler of The World in the Prix Niel beforehand.