Diatonic is an outstanding son of Lord Kanaloa, who is the sire of the brilliant Almond Eye, Saudi Cup winner Panthalassa and Yulong’s own Group 1 Blue Diamond winner Tagaloa. A talented racehorse, Diatonic won on debut as a two-year-old, and would go on to twice win the Group 2 Swan Stakes (1400m), latterly in the fastest time in a decade - the same race won by exciting young sire Satono Aladdin. Bred on the same cross as Japanese superstar Almond Eye, he’s out of a mare by Sunday Silence; the most influential sire in Japan and sire of Deep Impact, Heart’s Cry and Sunday Joy.
Diatonic is a three-time Group 2 winner over 1400m and Group 1-placed. With the equivalent of $5.2 million in career earnings, he showed his class against the elite of Japanese racing. His pedigree has enormous depth, with Diatonic descending from the direct female line of Cosmah, the dam of Halo and a half-sister to Natalma, the dam of Northern Dancer.
“Diatonic won the same race as Rich Hill’s talented young sire Satono Aladdin, he’s by the same sire as our Blue Diamond-winning stallion Tagaloa, and was bred on the same cross as Japanese superstar Almond Eye. He’s also physically imposing, so we’re delighted to be able to support him with our top mares and offer him to the Australian market.”
Sam FairgrayRACE RECORD
At 2: Hanshin Newcomer Race (1600m)
At 3: Kyoto Allowance Race (1400m)
At 4: Kyoto Swan S., Gr.2 (1400m), Kyoto Azuchijo S., L (1400m), Kyoto Gion Tokubetsu (1400m), Kyoto Ikaruga S (1400m)
At 5: Hakodate Sprint S., Gr.3 (1200m), 2d Kyoto Kimpai, Gr.3 (1600m)
At 7: Hanshin Cup, Gr.2 (1400m), Hanshin Swan S., Gr.2 (1400m), Hankyu Hai, Gr.3 (1400m), 4th Nakayama Sprinters S., Gr.1 (1200m)
King
Kamehameha
Kingmambo
Manfath
Mr. Prospector
Miesque
Last Tycoon
LORD KANALOA (JPN)
Lady Blossom
Pilot Bird
Storm Bird
DIATONIC
1st Dam
TO HARMONY (JPN)
Sunday Silence
Air Leggiero
Storm Cat
Saratoga Dew
Halo
Wishing Well
Allez Milord
Alpine Swift
TO HARMONY (JPN), by Sunday Silence (USA). Unplaced. Dam of 11 foals, all raced, 8 winners, inc: DIATONIC (c. by Lord Kanaloa). 10 wins. See above.
Terlingua
Cormorant
Super Luna
Hail to Reason
Cosmah
Understanding
Mountain Flower
Tom Rolfe
Why Me Lord
Storm Bird
La Dame du Lac
Leo Prime (c. by Sakura Bakushin O). 5 wins-1 at 2-at 1200m, 1400m, 88,056,000¥, Hanshin Shinsaibashi S., 2d Tokyo Keio Hai Spring Cup, Gr.2
2nd Dam
AIR LEGGIERO, by Allez Milord. Half-sister to Tokai Chanel, Roma Station (dam of ROMAN EMPIRE). Winner at 1200m in Japan. Dam of 8 foals, all raced, 5 winners, inc:
Tunisian Blue. 18 wins-1 at 2-from 1300m to 1800m, Sapporo Aurora Tokubetsu.
3rd Dam
ALPINE SWIFT, by Storm Bird. Raced twice. Half-sister to LAKE COMO, MIZNAH (dam of ZINDABAD), SINGLE COMBAT, HEEREMANDI, NAZOO (dam of NADIA), Magloire, La Confidence (dam of FLAWLESSLY, PERFECT). Dam of 14 foals, all raced, 9 winners, inc:
Tokai Chanel (Real Shadai). Winner at 2, 2d Kokura Sansai S., L. Producer. Roma Station. Winner at 2 in Japan. Dam ofROMAN EMPIRE (Sakura Laurel). 5 wins-2 at 2-from 1400m to 2000m,162,531,000¥, Hanshin Osaka Jo S., L, Tokyo Keisei Hai, L, 2d Kyoto Yodo Tankyori S.,L, Hanshin Osaka Jo S., L, Betelgeuse S., L. Sire. Bambolina. Winner at 2 in Japan. Dam of: Smile Position. Winner at 1400m in Japan. Dam of:
VOGUE TORNADO (Neo Universe). 6 wins from 1800m to 2100m, 129,156,000¥, Tokyo Brilliant S., L, Chukyo July S., 3d Tokyo Brazil Cup, L, Niigata BSN Sho, L
4th Dam
LA DAME DU LAC, by Round Table. Unraced. Half-sister to HALO, TOSMAH. Dam of 15 foals, 14 to race, 10 winners, inc: LAKE COMO (Nijinsky). 4 wins-3 at 2- in GB and France, Curragh Anglesey S., Gr.3, 2d Curragh Gladness S., Gr.3. Sire. SINGLE COMBAT (Nijinsky). 2 wins-1 at 2-at 1200m, Curragh Anglesey S., Gr.3, SAJC Adelaide Casino P.
MIZNAH (Sadler’s Wells). Winner at 2, Curragh Debutante S., Gr.3, 2d Curragh MacDonagh Boland S., L, Leopardstown Silver Flash S., L, 3d Leopardstown Ballycorus S., L. Dam of:
ZINDABAD (Shirley Heights). 9 wins-1 at 2-from 1m to 1¾m, £500,978, €6,650, US$45,000, Royal Ascot Hardwicke S., Gr.2, Yorkshire Cup, Gr.2, Newbury John Porter S., Gr.3, 2d Milano Gran Criterium, Gr.1, Royal Ascot Hardwicke S., Gr.2, 3d Ascot King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond S., Gr.1, Epsom Coronation Cup, Gr.1, Royal Ascot Hardwicke S., Gr.2. Sire.
NAZOO (Nijinsky). 4 wins at 2, Leopardstown Rochestown S., L, Dam of:
NADIA (Nashwan). 2 wins-1 at 2-at 2000m, Longchamp Prix Saint-Alary, Gr.1, 2d Chantilly Prix de Diane, Gr.1, Saint-Cloud Prix Pénélope, Gr.3, 4th Longchamp Prix de l’Opéra, Gr.1.
ELITE 5X GROUP-WINNING SPRINTER/MILER
24
In the first six months of 2023, Japanese-bred stallions sired the winners of 24 Group 1 races in eight different countries.
INFLUENCE IN AUSTRALIA
3/5
Such is the dominance of Japanese bloodlines on the international stage, three of the world’s five richest races in 2023 were won by Japanese-bred horses. The richest of them all, the Group 1 Saudi Cup, was won by Panthalassa, a son of Lord Kanaloa.
LORD KANALOA
From his Japanese base, Lord Kanaloa has been hugely successful. He’s represented not only in his home country by nine-time Group 1 heroine Almond Eye, but in Hong Kong by Group 1 winner Danon Smash and, of course, in Australia by our scintillating Blue Diamond winner Tagaloa.
Lord Kanaloa’s bloodline isn’t the only one that’s proven successful in Australia either. In recent years, breeders have taken note of the strength of Japanese blood, capitalising on their years of investment by using sires such as Maurice (a son of Screen Hero), who has produced the brilliant Australian Group 1 winners Mazu and Hitotsu. Meanwhile, Brave Smash (by Tosen Phantom) emerged with his first runners in 2022/23 and led the first-season sires by winners in Australia.
From New Zealand, young sire Satono Aladdin (a son of Deep Impact) is making waves too. He has a bright future ahead, following a breakthrough season which saw the emergence of star two-year-old Tokyo Tycoon and his first Group 1 winner, Pennyweka.
With his excellent credientials, we are confident that Diatonic will be the next Japanese-bred stallion to make waves in Australia.
