Diatonic
Lord Kanaloa (JPN) x To Harmony (JPN), by Sunday Silence (USA)
2015
15.3hh
FEE: TBC
GST inclusive
Multiple Group winner by champion sire lord kanaloa
Bred and campaigned in the high-quality racing nation of Japan, Diatonic is a three-time Gr.2 winner over 1400m and Gr.1-placed. With the equivalent of $5.2 million in career earnings, he showed his class against the elite of Japanese racing.
Not only are their racehorses increasingly successful on the world stage, Japanese stallions have proven their class in Australia with Maurice (JPN) and Satono Aladdin (JPN) adding to the elite portfolio of sire success started by Deep Impact (JPN).
Diatonic is uniquely credentialed to build on that success.
By Lord Kanaloa (JPN), he shares the same sire as Yulong’s own Gr.1 Blue Diamond winner Tagaloa. Bred on the same cross as Japanese superstar Almond Eye (JPN), he’s out of a mare by Sunday Silence (USA); the most influential sire in Japan and sire of Deep Impact (JPN), Heart’s Cry (JPN) and Sunday Joy.
His pedigree has enormous depth too, 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.
A talented racehorse, Diatonic won on debut as a two-year-old, and would go on to twice win the Gr.2 Swan Stakes (1400m), latterly in the fastest time in a decade – the same race won by exciting young sire Satono Aladdin.
When placing third in the Gr.1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen, he finished behind multiple champion Gran Alegria (JPN) (Deep Impact) and beat home six Gr.1 winners including Hong Kong Sprint winner Danon Smash (JPN) (Lord Kanaloa).
Overall, Diatonic won 10 of his 26 starts and proved himself as elite and consistent throughout.
“Diatonic has a very unique profile that caught the interest of Mr Zhang and the team at Yulong,” said Sam Fairgray, Chief Operating Officer at Yulong Investments.
“His incredible pedigree, consistent performances in high-quality races coupled with the global success of the Japanese thoroughbred was incredibly appealing.”
“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.”
In his first southern hemisphere season at Yulong, Diatonic was afforded some of the best mares in the country, including dual Gr.1 winners Viddora, In Her Time and Snapdancer, alongside New Zealand Hall of Famer and 14-time Gr.1 winner, Melody Belle. In fact, of the first season sires that year, only Anamoe covered more Gr.1 winners than Diatonic.
His all-bay first yearlings made a huge impression on farm and at the sales, with the attractive strong-bodied types turning plenty of heads. Averaging over seven-times their conception fee at auction and selling for up to $650,000, buyers of Diatonic yearlings included Chris Waller & Guy Mulcaster, Matt Laurie, Catherine Bruggeman and Proven Thoroughbreds.
With the outcross success of Japanese-bred runners in recent years – proving that their bloodlines are a valuable asset – and coupled with the significant quality of mares covered in his first season, Diatonic looks to be on-song for a sensational start with his first-crop two-year-olds.
Performance
Facts
- Tough Gr.2-winning and Gr.1-placed sprinter/miler, with over A$5.2 million in earnings.
- Twice won the Gr.2 Swan Stakes, latterly in the fastest time in a decade - the same race won by Satono Aladdin and Mikki Isle.
- Outcross pedigree by world-class stallion Lord Kanaloa, sire of Gr.1 Blue Diamond winner Tagaloa, and from the direct female line of breed shapers Halo and Northern Dancer.
- Star-studded first crop out of Gr.1 winners In Her Time, Viddora, Snapdancer and Melody Belle.
- First yearlings averaged over seven-times their conception fee and are in the stables of Chris Waller, Matt Laurie and Joe Pride.
- First Southern Hemisphere two-year-olds in 2026.
Race record
| Age | Runs | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earnings |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | ¥7,000,000 |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ¥24,321,000 |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | – | – | ¥125,144,000 |
| 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ¥99,417,000 |
| 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | 7 | 3 | – | – | ¥204,552,000 |
| Totals | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | ¥460,434,000 (A$5,211,231) |
at 2
Hanshin New Comer Race (1600m)
at 3
Kyoto Allowance Race (1400m)
AT 4
Kyoto Mainichi Broadcasting System Sho Swan S., Gr.2 (1400m)
Kyoto Azuchijo S., L (1400m)
Kyoto Gion Tokubetsu (1400m)
Kyoto Ikaruga S. (1400m)
2nd Kyoto Sports Nippon Sho Kyoto Kimpai, Gr.3 (1600m)
3rd Chukyo Takamatsunomiya Kinen, Gr.1 (1200m)
3rd Hanshin Hankyu Hai, Gr.3 (1400m)
AT 5
Hakodate Sprint S., Gr.3 (1200m)
AT 7
Hanshin MBS Sho Swan S., Gr.2 (1400m)
Hanshin Cup, Gr.2 (1400m)
Hanshin Hankyu Hai, Gr.3 (1400m)
4th Nakayama Sprinters S., Gr.1 (1200m)
Top-Priced yearlings
Media
Diatonic
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Pedigree
Lord Kanaloa’s Top Progeny
ALMOND EYE (15f, Sunday Silence, Nureyev). 11 wins from 1600m to 2400m, A$24,579,303, 1st Tokyo Japan Cup, Gr.1, Tokyo Japan Cup, Gr.1, Tokyo Tenno Sho (Autumn), Gr.1, Tokyo Tenno Sho (Autumn), Gr.1, Tokyo Yushun Himba, Gr.1, Hanshin Oka Sho, Gr.1, Tokyo Victoria Mile, Gr.1, Kyoto Shuka Sho, Gr.1, Meydan Dubai Turf, Gr.1, Kyoto Nikkan Sports Sho Shinzan Kinen, Gr.3, 2nd Tokyo Yasuda Kinen, Gr.1, 3rd Tokyo Yasuda Kinen, Gr.1
DANON SMASH (15c, Hard Spun, Kris S). 11 wins from 1200m to 1400m, A$9,735,513, 1st HKJC Hong Kong Sprint, Gr.1, Chukyo Takamatsunomiya Kinen, Gr.1, Chukyo Sankei Sho Centaur S., Gr.2, Tokyo Keio Hai Spring Cup, Gr.2, Sapporo Keeneland Cup, Gr.3, Nakayama Yukan Fuji Sho Ocean S., Gr.3, Kyoto Keihan Hai, Gr.3, Kyoto Silk Road S., Gr.3, Hakodate Nikkan Sports Hai, Kyoto Momiji S., 2nd Nakayama Sprinters S., Gr.1, Sapporo Keeneland Cup, Gr.3, 3rd Nakayama Sprinters S., Gr.1, 4th Chukyo Takamatsunomiya Kinen, Gr.1
SATURNALIA (16c, Special Week, Sadler’s Wells). 6 wins from 1600m to 2400m, A$6,928,274, 1st Nakayama Satsuki Sho, Gr.1, Nakayama Hopeful S., Gr.1, Chukyo Kinko Sho, Gr.2, Hanshin Kobe Shimbun Hai, Gr.2, Kyoto Hagi S., L, 2nd Nakayama Arima Kinen, Gr.1, 4th Tokyo Tokyo Yushun, Gr.1, Hanshin Takarazuka Kinen, Gr.1
PANTHALASSA (17c, Montjeu, High Estate). 7 wins from 1800m to 2000m, A$21,335,942, 1st Al-Janadriah Saudi Cup, Gr.1, Meydan Dubai Turf, Gr.1, Nakayama Nakayama Kinen, Gr.2, Fukushima Fukushima Kinen, Gr.3, Tokyo October S., L, 2nd Tokyo Tenno Sho (Autumn), Gr.1, Sapporo Sapporo Kinen, Gr.2, Fukushima Radio Nikkei Sho, Gr.3, Tokyo October S., L, Kokura Kammonkyo S., 4th Hanshin Andromeda S., L, Kyoto Wakagoma S., L
BELLAGIO OPERA (20c, Harbinger, Sunday Silence). 5 wins from 1800m to 2000m, A$4,589,990, 1st Hanshin Osaka Hai, Gr.1, Nakayama Fuji TV Sho Spring S., Gr.2, Hanshin Challenge Cup, Gr.3, 2nd Kyoto Kyoto Kinen, Gr.2, 3rd Kyoto Takarazuka Kinen, Gr.1, 4th Tokyo Tokyo Yushun, Gr.1
STELVIO (15c, Falbrav, Sunday Silence). 4 wins from 1600m to 1800m, A$4,343,844, 1st Kyoto Mile Championship, Gr.1, Nakayama Fuji TV Sho Spring S., Gr.2, Sapporo Cosmos Sho, 2nd Hanshin Asahi Hai Futurity S., Gr.1, Tokyo Mainichi Okan, Gr.2, Kyoto Mainichi Broadcasting System Sho Swan S., Gr.2, Tokyo Keio Hai Spring Cup, Gr.2, Tokyo Saudi Arabia Royal Cup, Gr.3, 3rd Nakayama Nakayama Kinen, Gr.2, 4th Nakayama Satsuki Sho, Gr.1
DANON SCORPION (19c, Sligo Bay, In Excess). 4 wins from 1600m to 1800m, A$2,763,960, 1st Tokyo NHK Mile Cup, Gr.1, Hanshin Arlington Cup, Gr.3, Hanshin Hagi S., L, 3rd Hanshin Asahi Hai Futurity S., Gr.1, Tokyo Fuji S., Gr.2, 4th Tokyo Keio Hai Spring Cup, Gr.2
TAGALOA (17c, Heart’s Cry, Pivotal). 3 wins from 1000m to 1400m, A$1,469,450, 1st MRC Blue Diamond S., Gr.1, VRC CS Hayes S., Gr.3, MVRC Strath Haven Preston 2YO P., 2nd ATC Todman S., Gr.2, 3rd VRC Australian Guineas, Gr.1, VRC Maribyrnong P., Gr.3, MRC HDF McNeil S., Gr.3, MRC Manfred S., Gr.3, 4th ATC Golden Slipper S., Gr.1, MRC Blue Diamond Prelude (c&g), Gr.3
FIRST FORCE (16c, Sakura Bakushin O, Danehill). 7 wins from 1200m to 1700m, A$3,670,365, 1st Chukyo Takamatsunomiya Kinen, Gr.1, Kokura CBC Sho, Gr.3, Kokura Seibu Suponichi Sho, 2nd Chukyo Sankei Sho Centaur S., Gr.2, Kokura TV Nishinippon Corporation Sho Kitakyushu Kinen, Gr.3, Chukyo Silk Road S., Gr.3, 3rd Hanshin Keihan Hai, Gr.3
BREDE WEG (20f, Deep Impact, Gold Away). 3 wins from 1800m to 2200m, A$1,779,766, 1st Kyoto Queen Elizabeth II Cup, Gr.1, 2nd Hanshin Kansai Television Corporation Sho Rose S., Gr.2
DIATONIC (15c, Sunday Silence, Allez Milord). 10 wins from 1200m to 1600m, A$5,696,689, 1st Hanshin Hanshin Cup, Gr.2, Kyoto Mainichi Broadcasting System Sho Swan S., Gr.2, Hanshin MBS Sho Swan S., Gr.2, Hanshin Hankyu Hai, Gr.3, Hakodate Hakodate Sprint S., Gr.3, Kyoto Azuchijo S., L, Kyoto Ikaruga S., Kyoto Gion Tokubetsu, 2nd Kyoto Sports Nippon Sho Kyoto Kimpai, Gr.3, Niigata Tsukiokaonsen Tokubetsu, Tokyo Mitaka Tokubetsu, 3rd Chukyo Takamatsunomiya Kinen, Gr.1, Hanshin Hankyu Hai, Gr.3, Nakayama Sotobo Tokubetsu, 4th Nakayama Sprinters S., Gr.1, Chukyo Sports Nippon Sho Kyoto Kimpai, Gr.3, Nakayama Lord Derby Challenge Trophy, Gr.3
KING OF KOJI (16c, Galileo, Indian Ridge). 6 wins from 1600m to 2500m, A$2,656,326, 1st Nakayama American Jockey Club Cup, Gr.2, Tokyo Meguro Kinen, Gr.2, Nakayama Wangan S., Nakayama Itako Tokubetsu, 3rd Kyoto Kyoto Daishoten, Gr.2
CADENCE CALL (16c, Heart’s Cry, Allez Milord). 4 wins at 1600m, A$2,713,847, 1st Hanshin Yomiuri Milers Cup, Gr.2, Chukyo Sports Nippon Sho Kyoto Kimpai, Gr.3, Niigata Niigata Nisai S., Gr.3, 2nd Tokyo NHK Mile Cup, Gr.1, Nakayama Nakayama Kinen, Gr.2, 4th Hanshin Mainichi Hai, Gr.3
FANTASIST (16c, Deep Impact, Danehill). 3 wins from 1200m to 1400m, A$1,709,997, 1st Tokyo Keio Hai Nisai S., Gr.2, Kokura Kokura Nisai S., Gr.3, 2nd Hanshin Sankei Sho Centaur S., Gr.2, Nakayama Fuji TV Sho Spring S., Gr.2, 4th Hanshin Asahi Hai Futurity S., Gr.1
RED MON REVE (19c, Deep Impact, Tony Bin). 5 wins from 1400m to 1800m, A$1,791,925, 1st Tokyo Keio Hai Spring Cup, Gr.2, Tokyo Setsubun S., 2nd Tokyo Keio Hai Spring Cup, Gr.2, Tokyo Fuji S., Gr.2, Tokyo Akiiro S.
KING HERMES (19c, Special Week, Zafonic). 3 wins from 1200m to 1600m, A$923,576, 1st Tokyo Keio Hai Nisai S., Gr.2, Chukyo Mutsuki S., 3rd Hanshin Arlington Cup, Gr.3
SUBLIME ANTHEM (19f, Symboli Kris S, Sunday Silence). 2 wins from 1400m to 1600m, A$1,066,859, 1st Hanshin Hochi Hai Fillies’ Revue, Gr.2, 2nd Hanshin Sankei Sports Hai Hanshin Himba S., Gr.2
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