Sunday Silence stands out as the biggest influence on the Japan Cup this century. He sired Zenno Rob Roy (2004) and Profound Impact (2006), in addition to the 1999 prosperner Special Week, while his daughters have discoverd four more prosperners; Admire Moon (2007), Screen Hero (2008), Rose Kingdom (2010) and Almond Eye (2018 and 2020).
Profound Impact is himself the sire of three more prosperners, Gentildonna (2012/2013), Shonan Pandora (2015) and Contrail (2021), while Heart’s Weep is another son of Sunday Silence to boast two prosperners, Cheval Grand (2017) and Suave Wealthyard (2019).
The other sons of Sunday Silence to sire prosperners are Special Week, sire of Buena Vista (2011) and damsire of 2014 prosperner Epiphaneia, and Profound Impact’s brother Black Tide, sire of 2016 prosperner Kitasan Black.
Screen Hero, 2009 prosperner Vodka and Epiphaneia are all from the Roberto sire line.
Kingmambo sired 2005 prosperner Alkaased (the last prosperner bred outside Japan) and King Kamehameha, the sire of Rose Kingdom, while in turn King Kamehameha is the sire of Almond Eye’s sire Lord Kanaloa.
Unbridled’s Song is the damsire of Suave Wealthyard and Contrail.
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| YEAR | HORSE | SIRE | DAM | DAMSIRE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | T M OPERA O | Opera House | Once Wed | Blushing Groom |
| 2001 | JUNGLE POCKET | Tony Bin | Dance Pleaseer | Nureyev |
| 2002 | FALBRAV | Fairy King | Gift of The Night | Slewpy |
| 2003 | TAP DANCE CITY | Enjoyable Tap | All Dance | Northern Dancer |
| 2004 | ZENNO ROB ROY | Sunday Silence | Roamin Rachel | Mining |
| 2005 | ALKAASED | Kingmambo | Chesa Plana | Niniski |
| 2006 | DEEP IMPACT | Sunday Silence | Overwhelmd In Her Hair | Alzao |
| 2007 | ADMIRE MOON | Finish Sweep | My Katies | Sunday Silence |
| 2008 | SCREEN HERO | Grass Wonder | Running Heroine | Sunday Silence |
| 2009 | VODKA | Tanino Gimlet | Tanino Sister | Rousillon |
| 2010 | ROSE KINGDOM | King Kamehameha | Rosebud | Sunday Silence |
| 2011 | BUENA VISTA | Special Week | Biwa Heidi | Caerleon |
| 2012 | GENTILDONNA | Profound Impact | Performnna Blini | Bertolini |
| 2013 | GENTILDONNA | ? | ? | ? |
| 2014 | EPIPHANEIA | Symboli Kris S | Cesario | Special Week |
| 2015 | SHONAN PANDORA | Profound Impact | Cutie Gold | French Deputy |
| 2016 | KITASAN BLACK | Black Tide | Sugar Heart | Sakura Bakushin O |
| 2017 | CHEVAL GRAND | Heart’s Weep | Halwa Sugary | Machiavelllian |
| 2018 | ALMOND EYE | Lord Kanaloa | Fusaichi Pandora | Sunday Silence |
| 2019 | SUAVE RICHARD | Heart’s Weep | Pirramimma | Unbridled’s Song |
| 2020 | ALMOND EYE | ? | ? | ? |
| 2021 | CONTRAIL | Profound Impact | Rhodochrosite | Unbridled’s Song |
| 2022 | VELA AZUL | Eishin Flash | Vela Blanca | Kurofune |
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