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timw · « 2018-Nov-04, 08:59 AM **Reply #50** »

Enable's win in today's Breeder's Cup Turf takes her to number 20 in my list of the word's top earners with earnings of USD 10,682,238.

timw · « 2018-Nov-28, 10:46 PM **Reply #51** »

EUROPEAN BRED OR TRAINED EARNINGS RECORD HOLDERS SINCE THE 1860s

Note the information will be updated as information comes to hand.

EUROPEAN BRED OR TRAINED EARNINGS RECORD HOLDERS SINCE THE 1860s.
(Must have had first start in Europe)

The record holders are a work in progress and may be altered at any time.
I have included separately other horses I have discarded as unlikely to be the leading European earner of their era.
Sometimes the difference between making the list and being discarded is only a few thousand GBP.
If anyone has evidence of another horse I should consider or if you believe any information is incorrect please let me know.
Both Noor and Amerigo raced in England before being sent to USA to race and it is the relatively high USD prizemoney that propelled then to the top of the list. Ditto for Viva Pataca who went to Hong Kong after starting in England.
All the leaders foaled after the 1960s race outside Europe. As Frankel (GB) 2008 (who some race as the greatest racehorse ever) did not race far from home he had no chance of being a European earnings leader as prizemoney in England is insufficient to compte with the money on offer in Dubai, Hong Kong, USA, Japan and other countries.
Some of the earnings figures I have below vary substantially from those on pedigreequery or wikipedia.
British newspapers of the 1950-1960s concentrate on whether the leading earner is trained in the UK and they tend to include Ireland as part of the UK.
Roger Mortimer writing in the Times in the early sixties noted that France was sending its second eleven to England as prizemoney in France was far better yet the French second eleven was still superior to the English stayers and something ought to be done about it.
One of the horses in the 'discard' list is Bon Mot who only had 3 wins yet there is some suggestion his USD earnings would give him a chance a being the leading earner of his era. While French prizemoney was possibly better than English prizemoney it seems unlikely the figure I have seen is correct.
I have seen 'Sea Bird II' spelt a number of different ways and have elected to go with the way it is spelt here because I like it!
A separate list of of British and Irish trained leading earners would include some of those in the discard list.
Gladiateur is most likely to have earned far more than any European racehorse before him much as Carbine did in Australiasia and as such is, in my opinion, the undisputed record holder of his time.

Gladiateur (FR) 1862      GBP 30,776   USD 235,822      19 starts, 16 wins, 0 seconds, 1 third.
Donovan (GB) 1886 GBP 55,443   USD 268,595      21 starts: 18 wins, 2 seconds, 1 third - passed Gladiateur
Isinglass (GB) 1890    GBP 57,455   USD 285,814      12 starts: 11 wins, 1 second, 0 thirds - passed Donovan
Noor (IRE) 1945   GBP 134,494   USD 385,211   USD 383,968 pedigreequery and wikipedia   31 starts, 12 wins, 6 seconds, 6 thirds. Win % 38.7, Place % 77.4 - passed Isinglass
Bald Eagle (USA) 1955      GBP 247,709   USD 694,130      29 starts, 12 wins (5 x G1r), 5 seconds, 4 thirds. Win % 41.4, Place % 72.4. (6 starts in England before going to USA) - passed Noor
Nijinsky II (CAN) 1967   GBP 255,984   USD 614,358   13 starts: 11 wins, 2 seconds, 0 thirds.- passed Bald Eagle in GBP only
Mill Reef (USA) 1968 GBP 311,156 USD 766,759 FRF 4,170,476 14 starts: 12 wins, 2 seconds, 0 thirds - passed Nijinsky II in GBP and Bald Eagle in USD.
Rheingold (IRE) 1969 GBP 370,892 USD 919,958 FRF 4,041,703 17 starts, 9 wins (4 x G1), 4 seconds, 1 third. Win % 52.9, Place % 82.4. - passed Mill Reef in GBP and USD but not in FRF
#Dahlia (USA) 1970   GBP 673,003   USD 1,541,994   FRF 7,131,752   46 starts: 15 wins, 3 seconds, 7 thirds -    passed Rheingold in GBP, USD and FRF on 27 July 1974 - also passed Mill Reef in FRF on 27 July 1974..
#Allez France (USA) 1970 GBP 570,015 USD 1,361,872   FRF 6,232,245   21 starts: 13 wins, 3 seconds, 1 third - passed Rheingold in GBP, USD and FRF on 6 October 1974.
*Exceller (USA) 1973   GBP 887,317   USD 1,640,322   FRF 7,554,756   33 starts: 15 wins, 5 seconds, 3 thirds Passed Allez France / Dahlia
All Along (FR) 1979    GBP 2,043,735 USD 2,959,877 FRF 24,018,020 21 starts: 9 wins, 4 seconds, 2 thirds - Passed Exceller.
Lando (GER) 1990   GBP 1,955,374 USD 3,055,460 FRF 15,687,633 DEM 4,563,261 23 starts, 10 wins (7 x G1), 2 seconds, 1 third. - Passed All Along in USD but not GBP and FRF.
**Singspiel (IRE) 1992     GBP 3,324,445   USD 5,432,807 FRF 29,046,459   20 starts: 9 wins, 8 seconds, 0 thirds - Passed All Along in GBP, USD and FRF and also passed Lando in USD.
## Fantastic Light (USA) 1996     GBP 5,792,060   USD 8,507,626    FRF / EUR (Raced in both eras)   25 starts: 12 wins, 5 seconds, 3 thirds passed Singspiel
### Viva Pataca (GB) 2002 (late Comic Strip)     GBP 5,996,622   USD 10,549,359 EUR 7,787,524 HKD 82,054,910   51 starts: 18 wins, 5 seconds, 10 thirds. Win % 35.3, Place % 64.7. - passed Fantastic Light in GBP on 30 May 2010 and USD on 26 April 2009.
Cirrus des Aigles (FR) 2006 GBP 6,159,677   USD 9,804,803   EUR 7,347,430   67 starts: 22 wins, 20 seconds, 6 thirds - passed Viva Pataca in GBP on 14 Dec 2014 but did not pass Viva Pataca in USD.
Flintshire (GB) 2010 GBP 6,414,248   USD 9,602,227   EUR 8,205,359   24 starts: 8 wins, 12 seconds, 1 third - passed Cirrus des Aigles in GBP but did not pass Viva Pataca in USD.
Highland Reel (IRE) 2012 GBP 7,875,927   USD 10,525,708   EUR 9,395,997   27 starts: 10 wins, 6 seconds, 3 thirds.- passed Flintshire in GBP and Cirrus des Aigles in USD
Enable (GB) 2014   Passed Highland Reel in GBP and USD only   GBP 8,139,550   USD 10,682,238   EUR 9,230,001   11 starts: 10 wins, 0 seconds, 1 third (as at 3 November 2018).
Thunder Snow (IRE) 2012 Passed Enable USD 16,393,534   GBP 12,265,675 EUR 14,140,249 23 starts: 8 wins (4 x G1), 7 seconds, 3 thirds (as at 30 March 2019)

# I have included both Allez France and Dahlia as leading earners as I do not have enough information at this stage to split them. Perhaps they could have both been leading earners at various times during their careers.
## I emailed equibase.com about the relative difference between 'racingpost' career earnings of GBP 4,207,029 and equibase.com career earnings of USD 8,486,957 which on the prevailing exchange rates suggests a USD 2,000,000 difference. equibase.com replied that Fantastic Light earned USD 1,000,000 Emirates World Series bonus for winning the 2000 Hong Kong Cup and another USD 1,000,000 Emirates World Series bonus for winning the 2001 Breeder's Cup Turf run at Belmont, New York, USA. This means the racingpost' figure is understated by the GBP equivalent of USD 2,000,000.
### There is some estimation involved in arriving at Viva Pataca's figure especially around his first 4 starts in Hong Kong but I doubt it is too far off the mark. All his UK starts were covered by the 'racingpost'.
* Exceller won four group 1 races in Europe before racing in North America where he won seven grade 1 races for a total of 11 group/grade 1 races. Figures are estimates but error is likely to be less than 2 per cent. Further I suspect most of the difference between my USD figure and that on equibase or wikipedia/pedigreequery may be due to the fact that I have reduced his Canadian dollar earnings by about USD 12,000 to allow for exchange rate differences whereas I suspect the other websites have assumed CAD 1.00 = USD 1.00. I have CAD 116,100 = USD 103,999.
** Singspiel raced twice at Woodbine in Canada in 1996 winning the Canadian International (CAD 600,000) and a month later running second in the Breeders Cup Turf. I found the equibase results sheet for the Breeders Cup Turf a little confusing about whether prizemoney is in USD or CAD and these figures assume second prize as being USD 400,000 rather than CAD 400,000. Based on Reserve Bank of Australia exchange rates for the day of the race USD 400,000 equals CAD 472,562.88. Change to figures above made 20 Feb 2019 and does not alter Singspiel's place on the list.


DISCARDS
Kincsem (HUN) 1874 (mare)   GBP ???   USD ???   55 starts, 54 wins and 1 dead heat (she won the run-off), (3 x G1 retrospective) 0 seconds and 0 thirds. Win % 100.0, Place % 100.0.
St Simon (GB) 1881   GBP ???   USD ???   9 starts, 9 wins , 0 seconds and 0 thirds. Win % 100.0, Place % 100.0.
Ormonde (GB) 1883   GBP 28,495   USD 138,447   16 starts, 16 wins (5 x G1 retrospective), 0 seconds and 0 thirds. Win % 100.0, Place % 100.0.
Ayrshire (GB) 1885   GBP 35,900   USD 174,698   16 starts, 11 wins (3 x G1 retrospective), 1 second and 3 thirds. Win % 68.8, Place % 93.8.
La Fleche (GB) 1889 (mare)   GBP 34,585   USD ???   24 starts, 16 wins, 3 seconds and 2 thirds. Win % 66.7, Place % 87.5.
Orme (GB) 1889   GBP 32,528   USD ???   18 starts, 14 wins, 3 seconds and 0 thirds. Win % 77.8, Place % 94.4
Persimmon (GB) 1893   GBP 34,706   USD ???   9 starts, 7 wins, 1 second, 1 thirds. Win % 77.8, Place % 100.0.
Flying Fox (GB) 1896   GBP 40,096   USD ???   11 starts, 9 wins (4 x G1 retrospective), 2 seconds and 0 thirds. Win % 81.8, Place % 100.0.
La Camargo (FR) 1898   GBP ?????   USD 176,768   34 starts, 24 wins (9 x G1 retrospective), 6 seconds, 1 third (no wikipedia page)
Ksar (FR) 1918   GBP 32,325   USD 118,589   15 starts: 11 wins, 3 seconds, 0 thirds, 1 unplaced. Win % 73.3, Place % 93.3.
Bahram (IRE) 1932   over GBP 43,000      9 starts, 9 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds. Win % 100.0, Place % 100.0.
Nearco (ITY) 1935   ITL 1,000,500 + FRF ? For 1st Grand Prix de Paris (BEofBFR)      14 starts, 14 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds. Win % 100.0, Place % 100.0.
Tulyar (IRE) 1949   GBP 76,696   USD 214,750   13 starts: 11 wins, 2 seconds, 0 thirds.
*Ribot (GB) 1952   GBP 102,198   USD 286,156   16 starts: 16 wins, 0 second, 0 thirds.
* The French franc was revalued in 1960 so that 100 old francs became 1 'New Franc' This meant that my estimate of Ribot's worldwide earnings of FRF 83,288,656 francs was worth just 832,886 'New Francs' (FRF 832,886) by 1960 (see eg 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_franc' for further information)
Ballymoss (IRE) 1954   GBP 107,165 or GBP 114,150 (both wikipedia)   USD 299,411   13 starts: 11 wins, 2 seconds, 0 thirds.
Amerigo (GB) 1955      GBP 153,098   USD 428,679      46 starts: 14 wins, 12 seconds, 6 thirds.
Exbury (FR) 1959      GBP 156,120   USD 437,138      15 or 16 starts: 8 wins, 3 seconds and 3 thirds.
Ragusa (IRE) 1960   GBP 146,650   USD 421,147   12 starts, 7 wins (4 x G1 (retrospective)), 1 second and 2 thirds. Win % 58.3, Place % 83.3
Relko (FR) 1960   GBP 149,136
Baldric II (USA) 1961   GBP 149,302   USD 418,049   12 starts, 5 wins , 3 seconds and 1 thirds. Win % 41.7, Place % 75.0.
Santa Claus (GB) 1961      USD 387,124   7 starts, 4 wins, 2 seconds and 0 thirds. Win % 57.1, Place % 85.7.
Sea Bird II (FR) 1962   GBP 229,411   USD 642,356      8 starts: 7 wins, 1 second and 0 thirds.
Bon Mot (FR) 1963   GBP 141,041   USD 393,099   13 starts, 4 wins, 3 seconds and 3 thirds. Win % 30.8, Place % 76.9.
Charlottown (GB) 1963   GBP 122,100   USD 341,361   11 starts, 7 wins, 3 seconds, 0 thirds. Win % 63.6, Place % 90.6
Ribocco (USA) 1964   GBP 155,669   USD 401,986   14 starts, 5 wins, 5 seconds and 3 thirds. Win % 35.7, Place % 92.9.
Royal Palace (GB) 1964   GBP 166,063   USD 307,798   11 starts, 9 wins, 1 second, 1 third. Win % 81.8, Place % 90.9.
Sir Ivor (USA) 1965      USD 560,760   13 starts, 8 wins, 3 seconds, 1 third. Win % 61.5, Place % 92.3.
Brigadier Gerard (GB) 1968 GBP 253,090 USD 620,334 FRF 3,223,903 18 starts, 17 wins, 1 second, 0 thirds. Win % 94.4, Place % 100.0.
Grundy (IRE) 1972     GBP 324,489   USD 716,169   11 starts: 8 wins (5 x G1 (retrospective)), 2 seconds, 1 third. Win % 72.7, Place % 90.9.
Blushing Groom (FR) 1974     USD 407,153 or USD 372,802   10 starts: 7 wins (5 x G1), 1 second, 2 thirds. Win % 70.0, Place % 100.0.
Alleged (USA) 1974     GBP 340,598   USD 630,562   10 starts: 9 wins (2 x G1), 1 second, 0 thirds. Win % 90.0, Place % 100.0.
J O Tobin (USA) 1974   GBP 365,621   USD 659,608   21 starts: 12 wins (2 x G1), 2 seconds, 2 thirds.
The Minstrel (CAN) 1974   GBP 333,197   USD 570,605   9 starts: 7 wins (4 x Group 1), 1 second, 1 third.
Erin's Isle (IRE) 1978   USD 1,233,889 (equibase)    33 starts, 9 wins (5 x G1), 3 seconds and 7 thirds.
^Theatrical (IRE) 1982   GBP 1,832,291   USD 2,942,004   22 starts: 10 wins, 4 seconds, 2 thirds.
^^Miesque (USA) 1984   GBP 1,157,916   USD 1,973,172   16 starts: 12 wins (10 x G1 (7 x FR, 1 x GB, 2 x USA)), 3 seconds, 1 third.
Kotashaan (FR) 1988   GBP 1,774,295   USD 2,664,362   22 starts, 10 wins (5 x G1), 5 seconds, 2 thirds.
Ouija Board (GB) 2001   GBP 3,443,479   USD 6,307,755   22 starts: 10 wins (7 x G1), 3 seconds, 5 thirds.
Goldikova (IRE) 2005   GBP 4,396,692   USD 7,180,391     EUR 5,183,006   27 Starts: 17 wins (14 x G1), 6 seconds, 3 thirds
Zarkava (IRE) 2005     GBP 2,629,768   USD 4,801,038   7 starts: 7 wins (5 x G1), 0 seconds, 0 thirds.
Danedream (GER) 2008   GBP 3,234,720   USD 5,089,862 EUR 3,809,808   17 starts: 8 wins (5 x G1), 0 seconds, 4 thirds.
Frankel (GB) 2008     GBP 2,998,302   USD 4,788,386   14 starts: 14 wins (10 x Group 1), 0 second, 0 thirds.
Treve (FR) 2010     GBP 5,930,560   USD 9,516,031   13 starts: 9 wins (6 x Group 1), 1 second, 1 third.
Found (IRE) 2012     GBP 5,525,377   USD 7,647,067   21 starts: 6 wins (3 x Group 1), 11 seconds and 3 thirds.
Cracksman (GB) 2014   GBP 2,799,254   USD 3,681,356   11 starts: 8 wins (4 x Group 1), 2 seconds, 1 third.
Thunder Snow (IRE) 2014 GBP 6,665,592 USD 9,073,534 21 starts: 7 wins (3 x Group 1), 6 seconds, 3 thirds.

^ Theatrical's figure relies on an estimate of earnings from one Irish and one German start and some other guesswork as to timing of amounts earned for exchange rate purposes however it is unlikely the figures above are out by more than a few thousand GBP or USD. The USD figure above splits the equibase and pedigreequery career USD figures but that is probably a fluke on my part.
^^ Some guesswork re Miesque's two UK starts but error unlikly to be more that GBP 10,000

timw · « 2018-Dec-09, 10:19 AM **Reply #52** »

First mare to earn more than USD 1,000,000

Allez France (USA) 1970 v Dahlia (USA) 1970

According to Allez France’s Wikipedia page at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allez_France : Allez France was the first filly in Thoroughbred horse racing history to earn $1 million, according to the United States National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. However, Sports Illustrated says that Dahlia was "the first filly to win $1 million (just before Allez did it)", and the U.S. National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame contradicts itself by saying that Dahlia was "the first female Thoroughbred to earn $1 million."

Allez France

Allez France’s career record: 21 starts, 13 wins (8 x G1), 3 seconds and 1 third. Win % 61.9, Place % 81.0.

She raced in France, 18 times, England twice for 2 seconds in the Champion Stakes and her last race was in the USA in the National Thoroughbred Championship Hcp at Santa Anita over 10f of dirt where she ran 11th of 11. She had never raced on dirt before. I understand this race was being promoted as a big money dirt lead up race to the Washington DC International (it was run the week before) but I have no further information about the race.
Allez France competed against Dahlia on 8 occasions (they also raced on the same date as 2YOs but possibly in different races) and on each of those 8 occasions Allez France beat Dahlia home. Allez France won seven of them. The closest Dahlia came was a second in the Prix de Diane. The only time Allez France did not win the race in which both competed was the 1975 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe where she finished fifth (as defending champion) to Dahlia’s 15th.

Even though Allez France had one race in the USA her career summary record does not appear on equibase.com.

Her career summary and race record (limited details)does appear on ‘france-galop.com’ in euros not French francs even though the franc was the currency at the time she raced. From looking at a number of horse earnings details from the pre euro period (pre 1 January 1999) it seems all pre 1 January 1999 French francs amounts of ‘france-galop’ were converted to euros at the rate of €1 = 6.55957FF which was the agreed rate on the introduction of the Euro on 1 January 1999. As the euro did not exist when Allez France raced there is no rate of exchange to work out her earnings in other currencies so I have converted the euros back to French francs first. Ditto for Dahlia.

According to Wikipedia, ‘pedigreequery’ and ‘amercanclassicpedigrees’ Allez France career earnings were USD 1,386,146. She is not inducted into the US National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame although her trainer for 1974 and 1975 Angel Penna was inducted and it is under his bio that the reference to her becoming the first mare to win USD 1,000,000 is made.

Doing the best I can with the limited information at my fingertips I have her career earnings as follows:
France earnings in FRF: FRF 5,996,650 (Starts 18: 13-1-1-3)
England earnings in GBP: GBP 23,859.00 (Starts 2: 0-2-0-0)
United States earnings in USD: USD 0.00 (Starts 1: 0-0-0-1)

I have converted these amounts to calculate worldwide earnings into FRF, USD, GBP and AUD amounts as follows:
FRF 6,232,244.70
USD 1,361,871.54
GBP 570,015.08
AUD 980,494.42

(This is based on Reserve Bank of Australia (rba.gov.au.statistics/…) monthly exchange rates as published for the month the race for USD and GBP amounts and annual rates at PACIFIC Exchange Rate Service http://fx.sauder.ubc.ca to convert to FRF amounts to USD first before converting into other currencies. During the period both horses raced currency rates were fixed by governments but there were ‘unofficial’ rates offered by banks. World governments were considering moving to the floating rates we are familiar with today which happened later. Reuters were publishing daily rates during this period but they do not appear to be on the internet.)

Amazingly my USD figure is close to the USD 1,386,146 other sources quote.

Dahlia

Dahlia’s career record: 48 starts, 15 wins (10 x G1), 3 seconds and 7 thirds. Win % 31.3, Place % 52.1.

Even though she couldn’t beat Allez France at home she had a fantastic international career winning two King George’s and a Washington DC International among her 10 Group 1 wins as well as winning a Canadian International (then a Group 2 race). Dahlia ran twice on dirt in the USA but was not placed among the 13 starts she had in the US in 1976 as a six year old. (Allez France retired after her five year old season.)

Again, doing the best I can with the limited information at my fingertips I have her career earnings as follows:
France earnings in FRF: FRF 1,929,300 (Starts 21: 5-3-3-10)
Ireland earnings in Irish Pounds: IEP 22,474.00 (Starts 1: 1-0-0-0)
England earnings in GBP: GBP 253,865.50 (Starts 6: 4-0-2-0)
United States earnings in USD: USD 361,699.40 (Starts 17: 4-0-2-11)
Canada earnings in Canadian Dollars: CAD 102,972.00 (Starts 2: 1-0-0-1)
Italian earnings in Lira: ITL 0.00 (Starts 1: 0-0-0-1)

I have converted these amounts to calculate worldwide earnings into FRF, USD, GBP and AUD amounts on the same basis as for Allez France (using annual rates for FRF, CAD and ITL amounts (IEP = GBP then) to arrive at the following amounts:
FRF 7,131,770.85
USD 1,541,997.76
GBP 673,004.66
AUD 1,112,618.20

My USD figure is close enough to the ‘equibase.com’ figure of USD 1,489,105 to suggest that I am in the ball park. As one might expect the US National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame total is the same as the ‘equibase.com’ total.

Dahlia’s 1973 earnings -

The major difference between my figure and the ‘equibase.com’ figure is Dahlia’s 1973 earnings which I have at USD 587,789 and equibase.com has at USD 541,577 so some further work required here.

A possible reason for the difference is the amount of French francs earned by Dahlia in winning the Prix St Alary (G1) at Longchamp on 20 May 1973. ‘france-galop’ has earnings of EUR 71,834 which equates to FRF 471,200 while ‘galop-seiger’ has first prize as FRF 350,000. If FRF 350,000 is plugged into the calculations the USD total falls to USD 1,514,778 a reduction of USD 27,218.

The million dollar milestone

If first prize for the Prix St Alary is FRF 471,200 then:

- Dahlia passed the USD 1,000,000 total on 20 August 1974 when she won Benson & Hedges Gold Cup (G1) at Yorkt
- Allez France passed USD 1,000,000 total on 6 October 1974 when she won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (GI) at Longchamp .

If first prize for the Prix St Alary is FRF 350,000 the answer is still the same albeit the margin for error is only about USD 3,000.

If the benchmark was set at FRF 5,000,000 Allez France exceeded that total on 6 October 1974 and Dahlia six days later.

If the benchmark was set at GBP 500,000 Dahlia exceeded that total on 9 November 1974 whereas Allez France took until 4 May 1975.

I need some more information before I can publish detailed race records.

timw · « 2018-Dec-20, 09:18 PM **Reply #53** »

International earnings comparisons – some observations

Australia and New Zealand seem to be the only major racing countries that include the value of trophies in their career earnings figures. Winx has earned AUD 647,150 in trophies to date. The British do not include bonuses whereas the Americans do. Winx earned AUD 30,000 in BOBS bonuses as a 2YO which is trivial compared to the several million some horses have earned (eg Fantastic Light (USA) 1996) (equibase.com (USA) included the bonuses whereas racingpost.com (Britain) did not).

In Australia we now have the ridiculous situation where a horse’s New South Wales earnings are counted after amounts are deducted for jockey and equine welfare whereas in Victoria the gross amount is included in a horse’s earnings before the deduction is made.

timw · « 2019-Jan-08, 09:08 PM **Reply #54** »

I have updated the list of European bred or trained leading money earners since the 1960s. Noor (IRE) 1945 is the big mover. He won a bundle in the USA which meant giving Tulyar and Ribot the boot from the list. They now appear in the discards list. According to one report I read the Aga Khan only sold Noor to the USA because an American wanted to buy another horse he owned and the Aga Khan said he can only have the one he wanted if he took Noor as well. Noor's complete race record has been posted under race records of international champions and I assume tontonan has supplied the photo.

Cheers

timw · « 2019-Jan-15, 07:58 PM **Reply #55** »

I have updated "EUROPEAN BRED OR TRAINED EARNINGS RECORD HOLDERS SINCE THE 1860s." to include as a subtitle "(Must have had first start in Europe)". This means Viva Pataca (GB) 2002 (late Comic Strip) falls between Fantastic Light and Cirrus des Aigles. This also means Makybe Diva can never be considered a European.

timw · « 2019-Feb-02, 10:12 PM **Reply #56** »

I have included Exceller (USA) 1973 in the list of European earnings record holders. He had his first 15 starts in France and England and he won three group 1 races in France and one group 1 in England by July 1977. Around this time he was entered in the 1977 Melbourne Cup where was given 62.5kg. Instead of coming to Melbourne he was sent to the North America to race. His first start was a second in October 1977 in the grade 1 Man O'war Stakes. At his next start he won the grade 1 Canadian International in late October 1977 before running third in the 1977 Washington DC International . He won a further six grade 1 races in 1978 including the Hollywood Gold Cup and the Jockey Club Gold Cup.

timw · « 2019-Feb-24, 10:39 AM **Reply #57** »

I have included Lando (GER) 1990 in the list of leading European stake winners which came as a surprise. My British pounds and US dollar earnings are broadly in line with the earnings of racingpost and equibase respectively. The total earnings on galopp-seiger and wikipedia for earnings in euros/marks and euros respectively seem to be wrong but are not relevant to my main analysis in GBP and USD.

timw · « 2019-Mar-07, 05:50 PM **Reply #58** »

THE JAPAN CUP

Included below is a table of prizemoney paid in JPY (Japanese yen) to the top 5 in the Japan Cup for the 1988 to 2018 years the years for which jbis.jp (Japan Bloodstock Information Services) published earnings (Japan Cup first run in 1981). The amounts do not include trophies which are not included by jbis.
I have collated this information for future readers to provide an accurate earnings record and to explain why the amounts converted to foreign currency for use in foreign records can vary wildly from a simple currency conversion undertaken at the Japan Cup race date.

I have picked three Japan Cup results published by racingpost.com to illustrate the problem:

1. Singspiel earned JPY 135,612,000 for winning the 1996 Japan Cup. 'racingpost' calculated that Singspiel had earned £1,073,993 for first in 1996 whereas I have calculated he earned £721,411 (using Reserve Bank of Australia daily rates to calculate the appropriate cross rate) or 48.87% less . This is the most extreme example of an overstatement.
Year on year currency fluctuations seem to account for 20-25% of the difference. I do not have a copy of the 1996 International Cataloguing Standards book (if one exists) to assist with the analysis.

2. The 2001 International Cataloguing Standards book ('the book'), published prizemoney for the first time for the Japan Cup in both USD and JPY and set out the exchange rates it had used in converting JPY to USD, GBP, AUD and other currencies for racing prizemoney offered around the world.
Jungle Pocket earned JPY 253,864,000 in 2001 which racingpost calculated was equal to £1,457,524. The book did not publish a rate for JPY to GBP so I infer racingpost first converted JPY into USD and then converted USD into GBP in accordance with the rates in the book (creating a JPY to GBP cross rate).
Using Reserve Bank of Australia daily indicator rates to calculate a JPY to GBP cross rate appropriate to race date I have calculated the horse earned £1,466,699 a less than 1% difference.
The closeness of the racingpost figure to a figure using current exchange rates can be attributed to the fact that the USD appreciated against both the JPY and GBP by just over 6% and 5% respectively over the figures published in the book effectively cancelling out all but about a 1% change in the JPY to GBP notional cross rate I assume was used by racingpost.

3. In 2008 Screen Hero earned JPY 253,864,000 for first and racingpost reported a first prize of £1,141,577.
Using Reserve Bank of Australia daily indicator rates to calculate the appropriate cross rate I have calculated the horse earned £1,731,776 or 34% more.
The notional cross rate at the time of the race using Reserve Bank of Australia daily indicator rates was JPY 146.59 to GBP 1.00 whereas the I January 2003 notional cross rate derived from the 2008 International Cataloguing Standards book was JPY 222.9 to GBP 1.00 and I assume this rate, or a rate close to it, was used by racingpost.

I have assumed that racingpost picked up the correct Japanese yen earnings and there are no other reasons for differences such as typos.

For the 31 years (1988 and 2018) of Japan Cup results surveyed the racingpost GBP prizes varied up or down from the race date conversion by:
less than 5%   10
between 5-10%   6
between 10% -20%   5
between 20% -30%   4
between 30% -40%   3
more than 40%    3

Because of the high value of international Japanese race prizemoey the results reported 'officially' can vary widely from the real result. Many of the big international prizemoney races are run in October and November around the world and 'official' conversion races set on 1 January can be very misleading.
According to my observations the exchange rate variations have fed into conversions used by racing bodies in Australia, USA, France and other media at least in the 1980s and 1990s.
I observe that galopp-seiger.de reports all results in foreign currency and they have not joined the frenzy of other European on-line publishers in the euro currency area of rewriting all pre euro results into euros (very orwellian) sometimes with marvellous inaccuracy (one irish website in particular comes to mind).

Other Japan Cup prizemoney issues:
'racingpost' reported prizemoney down to ninth place in 2008 and 2009 whereas jbis did not record any prizemoney beyond fifth place money in any of the 1988 to 2018 years.
The JRA currently offers Japan Cup sixth to tenth placegetters 'participation incentive money' however this is not recorded as prizemoney by jbis.
After 2009 racingpost only reported first to fifth prizemoney consistent with the jbis approach to prizemoney.

Year   Winner   1st prize   Second   2nd prize   Third   3rd prize   Fourth    4th prize   Fifth   5th prize
27/11/1988.   Pay the Butler (USA)   ¥95,169,400   Tamamo Cross (JPN)   ¥38,048,400   Oguri Cap (JPN)   ¥24,024,200   My Big Boy (USA)    ¥14,000,000   Tony Bin (IRE)   ¥9,500,000
26/11/1989.   Horlicks (NZ)   ¥103,161,000   Oguri Cap (JPN)   ¥41,046,000   Pay the Butler (USA)   ¥26,023,000   Super Creek (JPN)   ¥15,000,000   Hawkster (USA)   ¥10,300,000
25/11/1990.   Better Loosen Up (AUS)   ¥110,180,600   Ode (USA)   ¥44,051,600   Cacoethes (USA)   ¥28,025,800   White Stone (JPN)   ¥17,000,000   Alwuhush (USA)   ¥11,000,000
24/11/1991.   Golden Pheasant (USA)   ¥120,175,000   Magic Night (FR)   ¥48,050,000   Shaftesbury Avenue (AUS)   ¥30,025,000   Mejiro McQueen (JPN)    ¥18,000,000   Rough Habit (NZ)   ¥12,000,000
29/11/1992.   Tokai Teio (JPN)   ¥133,192,000   Naturalism (NZ)   ¥52,912,000   Dear Doctor (FR)   ¥33,456,000   Legacy World (JPN)   ¥20,000,000   Hishi Masaru (USA)   ¥13,000,000
28/11/1993.   Legacy World (JPN)   ¥133,780,000   Kotashaan (USA)   ¥53,080,000   Winning Ticket (JPN)   ¥33,540,000   Platini (GER)   ¥20,000,000   Star of Cozzene (USA)   ¥13,000,000
27/11/1994.   Marvelous Crown (JPN)   ¥133,486,000   Paradise Creek (USA)   ¥52,996,000   Royce and Royce (JPN)   ¥33,498,000   Hernando (FR)   ¥20,000,000   Sandpit (BRZ)   ¥13,000,000
26/11/1995.   Lando (GER) 1990   ¥135,360,000   Hishi Amazon (JPN)   ¥53,960,000   Hernando (FR)   ¥33,480,000   Taiki Blizzard (USA)   ¥20,000,000   Awad (USA)   ¥13,200,000
24/11/1996.   Singspiel (IRE) 1992   ¥135,612,000   Fabulous la Fouine (FR)   ¥54,032,000   Strategic Choice (GB) DH 3rd   ¥26,758,000   Helissio (FR) DH 3rd   ¥26,758,000   Awad (USA)   ¥13,200,000
23/11/1997.   Pilsudski (IRE) 1992   ¥134,940,000   Air Groove (JPN)   ¥53,840,000   Bubble Gum Fellow (JPN)   ¥33,420,000   Caitano (GB)    ¥20,000,000   Silk Justice (JPN)   ¥13,200,000
29/11/1998.   El Condor Pasa (USA) 1995   ¥135,234,000   Air Groove (JPN)   ¥53,924,000   Special Week (JPN)   ¥33,462,000   Chief Bearhart (CAN)   ¥20,000,000   Maxzene (USA)   ¥13,200,000
28/11/1999.   Special Week (JPN)   ¥135,318,000   Indigenous (IRE)   ¥53,948,000   High Rise (IRE)   ¥33,474,000   Montjeu (IRE)   ¥20,000,000   Rascal Suzuka (JPN)   ¥13,200,000
26/11/2000.   T.M.Opera O (JPN)   ¥253,486,000   Meisho Doto (JPN)   ¥100,996,000   Fantastic Light (UAE)   ¥63,498,000   Ela Athena (GB)   ¥38,000,000   Daiwa Texas (JPN)   ¥25,000,000
25/11/2001.   Jungle Pocket (JPN)   ¥253,192,000   T.M.Opera O (JPN)   ¥100,912,000   Narita Top Road (JPN)   ¥63,456,000   Stay Gold (JPN)   ¥38,000,000   Meisho Doto (JPN)   ¥25,000,000
24/11/2002.   Falbrav (IRE)   ¥253,444,000   Sarafan (USA)   ¥100,980,000   Symboli Kris S (JPN)   ¥63,492,000   Magnaten (USA)   ¥38,000,000   Jungle Pocket (JPN)   ¥25,000,000
30/11/2003.   Tap Dance City (JPN)   ¥253,864,000   That's the Plenty (JPN)   ¥101,104,000   Symboli Kris S (JPN)   ¥63,552,000   Neo Universe (JPN)   ¥38,000,000   Active Bio (JPN)   ¥25,000,000
28/11/2004.   Zenno Rob Roy (JPN)   ¥253,360,000   Cosmo Bulk (JPN)   ¥100,960,000   Delta Blues (JPN)   ¥63,480,000   Policy Maker (IRE)   ¥38,000,000   Narita Century (JPN)   ¥25,000,000
27/11/2005.   Alkaased (GB)   ¥253,864,000   Heart's Cry (JPN)   ¥101,104,000   Zenno Rob Roy (JPN)   ¥63,552,000   Lincoln (JPN)   ¥38,000,000   Ouija Board (GB)   ¥25,000,000
26/11/2006.   Deep Impact (JPN)   ¥252,352,000   Dream Passport (JPN)   ¥100,672,000   Ouija Board (GB)   ¥63,336,000   Cosmo Bulk (JPN)   ¥38,000,000   Fusaichi Pandora (JPN)   ¥25,000,000
25/11/2007.   Admire Moon (JPN)   ¥253,780,000   Pop Rock (JPN)   ¥101,080,000   Meisho Samson (JPN)   ¥63,540,000   Vodka (JPN)   ¥38,000,000   Delta Blues (JPN)   ¥25,000,000
30/11/2008.   Screen Hero (JPN)   ¥253,864,000   Deep Sky (JPN)   ¥101,104,000   Vodka (JPN)   ¥63,552,000   Matsurida Gogh (JPN)   ¥38,000,000   Oken Buce Lee (JPN)   ¥25,000,000
29/11/2009.   Vodka(JPN)   ¥253,864,000   Oken Bruce Lee (JPN)   ¥101,104,000   Red Desire (JPN)   ¥63,552,000   Conduit (IRE)   ¥38,000,000   Air Shady (JPN)   ¥25,000,000
28/11/2010.   Rose Kingdom (JPN)   ¥253,780,000   Buena Vista (JPN)   ¥101,080,000   Victoire Pisa (JPN)   ¥63,540,000   Jaguar Mail (JPN)   ¥38,000,000   Pelusa (JPN)   ¥25,000,000
27/11/2011.   Buena Vista (JPN)   ¥253,444,000   Tosen Jordan (JPN)   ¥100,984,000   Jaguar Mail (JPN)   ¥63,492,000   Trailblazer (JPN)   ¥38,000,000   Win Variation (JPN)   ¥25,000,000
25/11/2012.   Gentildonna (JPN)   ¥253,570,000   Orfevre (JPN)   ¥101,020,000   Rulership (JPN)   ¥63,510,000   Dark Shadow (JPN)   ¥38,000,000   Fenomeno (JPN)   ¥25,000,000
24/11/2013.   Gentildonna (JPN)   ¥253,780,000   Denim and Ruby (JPN)   ¥101,080,000   Tosen Jordan (JPN)   ¥63,540,000   Admire Rakti (JPN)   ¥38,000,000   Dunaden (FR)   ¥25,000,000
30/11/2014.   Epiphaneia (JPN)   ¥253,822,000   Just a Way (JPN)   ¥101,092,000   Spielberg (JPN)   ¥63,546,000   Gentildonna (JPN)   ¥38,000,000   Harp Star (JPN)   ¥25,000,000
29/11/2015.   Shonan Pandora (JPN)   ¥303,780,000   Last Impact (JPN)   ¥121,080,000   Lovely Day (JPN)   ¥75,540,000   Jungle Cruise (JPN)   ¥45,000,000   Sounds of Earth (JPN)   ¥30,000,000
27/11/2016.   Kitasan Black (JPN)   ¥303,738,000   Sounds of Earth (JPN)   ¥121,068,000   Cheval Grand (JPN)   ¥75,534,000   Gold Actor (JPN)   ¥45,000,000   Real Steel (JPN)   ¥30,000,000
26/11/2017.   Cheval Grand (JPN)   ¥303,654,000   Rey de Oro (JPN)   ¥121,044,000   Kitasan Black(JPN)   ¥75,522,000   Makahiki (JPN)   ¥45,000,000   Idaho (IRE)   ¥30,000,000
25/11/2018.   Almond Eye (JPN)   ¥303,024,000   Kiseki (JPN)   ¥120,864,000   Suave Richard (JPN)   ¥75,432,000   Cheval Grand (JPN)   ¥45,000,000   Mikki Swallow (JPN)   ¥30,000,000

Cheers

timw · « 2019-Mar-22, 05:24 PM **Reply #59** »

I stuffed up Buena Vista (JPN) 2006 foreign currency earnings calculations so I have reduced her USD and other earnings which means she falls from first to fifth on the worlds money leading earners table in USD. I have added a euro comparison for the top seven USD earners. In the revised table Winx is now third behind Orfevre (JPN) 2008 in USD, second behind Arrogate (USA) 2013 in GBP, third behind TM Opera O (JPN) 1996 in EUR, and second behind TM Opera O (JPN) 1996 in AUD, Earnings from the George Ryder tomorrow will not alter her position.

timw · « 2019-Mar-28, 02:16 PM **Reply #60** »

Of the 24 horses that have earned more than USD 10,000,000 under 'WORLD'S TOP EARNERS' above 14 were bred in Japan so I have amended the list to include earnings of the 24 in Japanese yen (JPY) (previously USD, GBP, EUR and AUD only). Winx is the first and only horse to have earned more than JPY 2 billion.

timw · « 2019-Mar-31, 08:34 AM **Reply #61** »

After his win in last night's Dubai World Cup Thunder Snow climbs to number 7 on the world money earning list with career earnings of USD 16,393,534 and becomes Europe's leading money winner passing Enable (USD 10,682,238)

timw · « 2019-Apr-14, 05:53 PM **Reply #62** »

Winx now holds the worldwide earnings record when measured in United States dollars, British pounds and Japanese yen. She is second to TM Opera O (JPN) 1996 when measured in euros and Australian dollars.

timw · « 2019-Apr-26, 04:09 PM **Reply #63** »

Beauty Generation (NZ) 2012 (late Montaigne) jumps in at number 4 on the all time Australasian income earners with earnings of AUD 13,121,723 (raced in AUS, HK) 6xG1 (all HK) 29 starts 16 wins 3 seconds 4 thirds 6 unplaced. Several big races in Hong Kong on Sunday could shake up the leading earners list with the chance that Beauty Generation will pass the USD 10,000,000 mark. Something for NZedders to crow about.

PS I think the hkjc have stuffed up their HKD total. I have him earning HKD 74,030,000 in Hong Kong whereas the hkjc have him on HKD 72,319,280 after deducting Australian equivalent earnings of HKD 2,190,720. I suspect they omitted earnings from 1 Oct 2017 Celebration Cup first prize of HKD 1,710,000 from total (HKD 720 error remains). Cannot find any record that he was disqualified. The other HKD 720 maybe a transposition error if they included Australian equivalent earnings of HKD 2,190,000 instead of HKD 2,190,170 (hkjc figure from a separate enclosure under the horses details for foreign earnings). Of course i could be wrong but i don't want to spend big bucks on their annual publications just to prove one way or the other when the hkjc could give us the information for free like most other countries, I have looked at the racing post results and their GBP figures are in the ball park with mine. racenet has a HKD total larger than both hkjc and myself but i do not know how reliable they are. The hkjc is a pain when it comes to reconciling their published figures not just for this horse but for others I have looked at.

Cheers

timw · « 2019-Apr-28, 07:35 PM **Reply #64** »

Beauty Generation (NZ) 2012 (late Montaigne) has passed Makybe Diva to be number 3 on the all time list of Australasian stake winners after his win in the mile race in Hong Kong today. Trainer indicated before today's race his next race may be in Japan. Santa Ana Lane moved up a few places after today's fourth in the HK Sprint.

It looked like the HK grandstand was only filled to about 1/3rd of capacity if that. I note from the HK media guide attendance figures that crowds have steadily declined in HK over the last decade (down from their peak by about 1/3rd).

timw · « 2019-May-11, 11:03 PM **Reply #65** »

International equivalent earnings of selected horses.

Earnings expressed in United States dollars (USD), Australian dollars (AUD), British pounds (GBP), Japanese yen (JPY) and euro (EUR) (or French Francs for pre euro era for leading Australian earners). New Zealand dollars (NZD) are shown for horses that commenced racing in New Zealand.
Based on Reserve Bank of Australia (rba.gov.au.statistics/…) daily indicative exchange rates as published for the date of the race or the previous trading day if the date falls on a non-trading day. A foreign currency amount is first converted into AUD using Reserve Bank of Australia Daily Indicative Rate before converting that amount into another foreign currency

A euro equivalent amount was not calculated for horses that commenced racing before the introduction of the euro on 1 January 1999.
In the case of Red Anchor the foreign currency amounts were calculated based on the average of the Sydney Stock Exchange buy /sell rate for the day before the race as published in the Canberra Times for his first and only start before the RBA published daily rates.

The list will be added to progressively and figures may change if errors are discovered.

Red Anchor (NZ) 1981   USD 666,668   AUD 778,970   GBP 531,441   JPY 161,838,111      EUR N/A
TRISTARC (NZ) 1981   USD 560,971   AUD 814,255   GBP 417,291   JPY 125,664,395      EUR N/A
BONECRUSHER (NZ) 1982   USD 1,554,601   AUD 2,226,668   GBP 1,021,054   JPY 253,425,462      EUR N/A   NZD 2,835,080
CAMPAIGN KING (AUS) 1982   USD 1,358,100   AUD 1,832,840   GBP 803,483   JPY 193,168,985      EUR N/A
BOUNDING AWAY (AUS) 1983   USD 1,038,486   AUD 1,483,650   GBP 687,968   JPY 174,243,549      EUR N/A
HORLICKS (NZ) 1983   USD 2,274,714   AUD 2,904,514   GBP 1,373,208   JPY 317,776,835   FRF 13,776,756   EUR N/A   NZD 3,782,681
Rubiton (AUS) 1983   USD 962,084   AUD 1,360,330   GBP 586,616   JPY 138,960,168      EUR N/A
VO ROGUE (AUS) 1983   USD 2,407,511   AUD 3,116,100   GBP 1,412,916   JPY 328,525,746   FRF 14,460,394   EUR N/A
BEAU ZAM (NZ) 1984   USD 1,782,903   AUD 2,388,675   GBP 989,260   JPY 229,740,558   FRF 10,358,838   EUR N/A
MR. TIZ (AUS) 1984   USD 546,590   AUD 696,312   GBP 309,090   JPY 74,703,044      EUR N/A   NZD 911,020
PLANET RULER (AUS) 1984   USD 1,120,012   AUD 1,459,595   GBP 649,249   JPY 149,512,222      EUR N/A
Poetic Prince (AUS) 1984 in NZ ('Our Poetic Prince' in AUS)   USD 2,282,737   AUD 2,842,023   GBP 1,319,395   JPY 298,432,002   FRF 14,151,532   EUR N/A   NZD 3,666,502
SUPER IMPOSE (NZ) 1984   USD 4,365,116   AUD 5,659,358   GBP 2,552,232   JPY 592,651,285   FRF 24,458,477   EUR N/A
BETTER LOOSEN UP (AUS) 1985   USD 3,618,491   AUD 4,640,302   GBP 1,970,624   JPY 483,581,937   FRF 19,260,972   EUR N/A
Sydeston (AUS) 1985   USD 2,423,755   AUD 3,105,545   GBP 1,363,517   JPY 339,420,882      EUR N/A
ZEDITAVE (AUS) 1985   USD 1,029,603   AUD 1,301,900   GBP 582,619   JPY 131,964,211      EUR N/A
CASTLETOWN (NZ) 1986   USD 1,433,371   AUD 1,901,680   GBP 838,319   JPY 190,081,617      EUR N/A   NZD 2,526,224
ROUGH HABIT (NZ) 1986   USD 2,880,278   AUD 3,852,214   GBP 1,712,582   JPY 362,116,280   FRF 15,904,720   EUR N/A   NZD 5,100,167
SHAFTESBURY AVENUE (AUS) 1986   USD 1,689,746   AUD 2,164,029   GBP 937,461   JPY 232,135,396      EUR N/A
DURBRIDGE (AUS) 1987   USD 2,522,765   AUD 3,375,743   GBP 1,528,873   JPY 308,958,122      EUR N/A
Let's Elope (NZ) 1987   USD 2,530,698   AUD 3,277,626   GBP 1,462,496   JPY 324,054,242      EUR N/A   NZD 4,518,423
SURFERS PARADISE (NZ) 1987   USD 1,442,040   AUD 1,852,190   GBP 818,644   JPY 189,427,077      EUR N/A   NZD 2,526,695
TRISCAY (AUS) 1987   USD 1,515,600   AUD 1,942,328   GBP 845,143   JPY 211,133,854      EUR N/A
SCHILLACI (AUS) 1988   USD 1,692,953   AUD 2,319,128   GBP 1,056,674   JPY 200,894,365      EUR N/A
VEANDERCROSS (NZ) 1988   USD 1,874,150   AUD 2,591,781   GBP 1,183,099   JPY 230,888,919      EUR N/A   NZD 3,489,446
All Our Mob (AUS) 1989   USD 1,987,342   AUD 2,616,012   GBP 1,259,250   JPY 215,638,128      EUR N/A
Jeune (GB) 1989   USD 2,187,333   AUD 2,957,462   GBP 1,343,275   JPY 216,575,921      EUR N/A
SLIGHT CHANCE (NZ) 1989   USD 1,257,791   AUD 1,747,564   GBP 763,741   JPY 150,044,594      EUR N/A
MAHOGANY (AUS) 1990   USD 2,610,479   AUD 3,670,978   GBP 1,701,062   JPY 279,377,959      EUR N/A
DANEWIN (AUS) 1991   USD 1,501,222   AUD 2,029,071   GBP 945,937   JPY 142,010,455      EUR N/A
OCTAGONAL (NZ) 1992   USD 4,539,296   AUD 5,892,231   GBP 2,890,110   JPY 489,387,820      EUR N/A
Saintly (NZ) 1992   USD 3,015,516   AUD 3,852,765   GBP 1,890,893   JPY 335,894,265      EUR N/A
Dane Ripper (AUS) 1993   USD 2,216,091   AUD 3,151,833   GBP 1,360,121   JPY 271,507,919      EUR N/A
INTERGAZE (AUS) 1993   USD 2,544,866   AUD 3,774,806   GBP 1,595,117   JPY 295,591,563      EUR N/A
MIGHT AND POWER (NZ) 1993   USD 3,531,127   AUD 5,226,286   GBP 2,123,197   JPY 438,227,133      EUR N/A
ENCOUNTER (AUS) 1994   USD 1,610,731   AUD 2,173,960   GBP 995,783   JPY 198,703,049      EUR N/A
TIE THE KNOT (AUS) 1994   USD 3,912,021   AUD 6,272,835   GBP 2,431,442   JPY 462,173,893      EUR N/A
Happyanunoit (NZ) 1995   USD 1,582,239   AUD 2,593,184   GBP 1,009,415   JPY 174,583,188      EUR N/A   NZD 3,255,655
SUNLINE (NZ) 1995   USD 6,615,523   AUD 11,640,216   GBP 4,343,475   JPY 774,021,433      EUR N/A   NZD 14,309,793
NORTHERLY (AUS) 1996   USD 5,091,025   AUD 9,341,850   GBP 3,353,328   JPY 620,160,031      EUR 5,267,574
TESTA ROSSA (AUS) 1996   USD 1,856,850   AUD 3,041,082   GBP 1,172,480   JPY 207,414,027      EUR N/A
Fields of Omagh (AUS) 1997   USD 4,551,136   AUD 6,496,240   GBP 2,605,599   JPY 522,423,162      EUR 3,853,822
TIT FOR TAAT (NZ) 1997   USD 355,464   AUD 629,155   GBP 231,998   JPY 41,787,888      EUR 363,134   NZD 743,043
GRAND ARMEE (AUS) 1998   USD 3,774,237   AUD 5,328,065   GBP 2,146,670   JPY 417,128,668      EUR 3,132,522
LONHRO (AUS) 1998   USD 3,624,029   AUD 5,790,510   GBP 2,219,374   JPY 419,077,767      EUR 3,351,384
Choisir (AUS) 1999   USD 1,262,566   AUD 2,164,029   GBP 809,733   JPY 156,164,054      EUR 1,243,041
MAKYBE DIVA (GB) 1999   USD 10,741,606   AUD 14,526,685   GBP 6,027,017   JPY 1,189,587,351      EUR 8,807,740
MUMMIFY (AUS) 1999   USD 3,754,112   AUD 5,221,149   GBP 2,141,331   JPY 412,092,585      EUR 3,124,376
Silent Witness (AUS) 1999 in HK (late 'Eltira' in AUS)   USD 6,759,000   AUD 9,119,736   GBP 3,745,937   JPY 740,859,810      EUR 5,446,663
DESERT WAR (AUS) 2000    USD 2,361,837   AUD 3,046,610   GBP 1,259,003   JPY 272,236,631      EUR 1,844,756
ELVSTROEM (AUS) 2000    USD 4,227,033   AUD 5,699,084   GBP 2,335,859   JPY 457,491,623      EUR 3,395,232
STARCRAFT (NZ) 2000   USD 2,334,250   AUD 3,084,578   GBP 1,275,234   JPY 251,158,307      EUR 1,896,672   NZD 3,457,692
VENGEANCE OF RAIN (NZ) 2000 in HK (late 'Subscribe' in AUS)   USD 9,093,508   AUD 11,586,141   GBP 4,783,631   JPY 1,039,719,463      EUR 7,018,919
GOOD BA BA (USA) 2001   USD 7,433,068   AUD 9,258,813   GBP 4,284,952   JPY 746,665,351      EUR 5,293,899
Haradasun (AUS) 2001   USD 2,264,762   AUD 2,704,876   GBP 1,144,470   JPY 264,073,626      EUR 1,652,983
MISS ANDRETTI (AUS) 2001   USD 2,266,106   AUD 2,833,483   GBP 1,166,948   JPY 265,736,608      EUR 1,717,352
NICONERO (AUS) 2001   USD 2,566,482   AUD 3,453,627   GBP 1,526,531   JPY 270,876,767      EUR 1,940,914
SIR SLICK (NZ) 2001   USD 1,406,448   AUD 1,751,181   GBP 782,196   JPY 151,449,200      EUR 1,030,312   NZD 2,058,205
APACHE CAT (AUS) 2002   USD 3,747,082   AUD 4,588,655   GBP 2,069,774   JPY 398,109,745      EUR 2,706,118
RACING TO WIN (AUS) 2002    USD 2,921,974   AUD 3,762,285   GBP 1,616,706   JPY 329,167,595      EUR 2,254,883
SEACHANGE (NZ) 2002    USD 1,248,131   AUD 1,521,325   GBP 643,111   JPY 142,062,773      EUR 920,656   NZD 1,737,943
MISS FINLAND (AUS) 2003   USD 3,553,216   AUD 4,632,775   GBP 1,918,519   JPY 416,407,122      EUR 2,789,617
THESEO (AUS) 2003   USD 2,501,326   AUD 3,235,480   GBP 1,546,863   JPY 245,880,540      EUR 1,845,554
Viewed (AUS) 2003   USD 4,568,238   AUD 6,006,530   GBP 2,827,413   JPY 443,078,351      EUR 3,366,553
MUFHASA (NZ) 2004 in NZ ('King Mufhasa' in AUS)   USD 2,600,489   AUD 2,875,270   GBP 1,651,725   JPY 223,334,833      EUR 1,937,537   NZD 3,609,218
WEEKEND HUSSLER (AUS) 2004   USD 2,770,400   AUD 3,096,400   GBP 1,412,533   JPY 299,041,494      EUR 1,869,662
Americain (USA) 2005   USD 5,820,600   AUD 5,873,711   GBP 3,629,409   JPY 474,960,123      EUR 4,227,787
Hay List (AUS) 2005   USD 2,551,805   AUD 2,559,575   GBP 1,607,104   JPY 213,633,797      EUR 1,880,431
Ortensia (AUS) 2005   USD 2,329,958   AUD 2,456,626   GBP 1,456,796   JPY 197,504,226      EUR 1,715,771
TYPHOON TRACY (AUS) 2005   USD 2,076,233   AUD 2,438,600   GBP 1,337,919   JPY 187,484,387      EUR 1,508,929
VEYRON (NZ) 2005   USD 922,022   AUD 908,295   GBP 581,929   JPY 78,942,430      EUR 688,268   NZD 1,138,188
BLACK CAVIAR (AUS) 2006   USD 8,040,319   AUD 7,926,013   GBP 5,062,867   JPY 672,437,226      EUR 5,962,200
MORE JOYOUS (NZ) 2006   USD 4,491,662   AUD 4,572,450   GBP 2,826,464   JPY 373,523,368      EUR 3,340,786
SHOOT OUT (NZ) 2006   USD 3,137,963   AUD 3,238,950   GBP 2,008,253   JPY 273,903,721      EUR 2,352,268
SO YOU THINK (NZ) 2006    USD 8,535,340   AUD 8,874,999   GBP 5,445,105   JPY 724,791,288      EUR 6,222,299
BUFFERING (AUS) 2007   USD 6,462,783   AUD 7,282,434   GBP 4,142,252   JPY 639,125,569      EUR 5,119,390
Green Moon (IRE) 2007   USD 5,531,402   AUD 5,376,476   GBP 3,462,638   JPY 449,680,655      EUR 4,274,936
JIMMY CHOUX (NZ) 2007   USD 2,780,938   AUD 2,750,261   GBP 1,729,682   JPY 224,319,444      EUR 1,994,506   NZD 3,640,823
Fiorente (IRE) 2008   USD 6,005,002   AUD 6,266,315   GBP 3,739,338   JPY 573,698,670      EUR 4,479,235
OCEAN PARK (NZ) 2008   USD 2,890,495   AUD 2,799,264   GBP 1,801,661   JPY 232,033,782      EUR 2,232,339   NZD 3,531,493
BOBAN (AUS) 2009   USD 2,453,279   AUD 2,818,663   GBP 1,541,946   JPY 262,032,116      EUR 1,954,950
PIERRO (AUS) 2009   USD 4,691,127   AUD 4,536,650   GBP 2,971,301   JPY 396,968,396      EUR 3,582,405
DUNDEEL (NZ) 2009 in NZ ('It's A Dundeel' in AUS)   USD 4,823,009   AUD 5,398,487   GBP 3,161,520   JPY 510,782,900      EUR 4,057,689   NZD 6,196,650
LANKAN RUPEE (AUS) 2009   USD 3,727,330   AUD 4,129,510   GBP 2,282,692   JPY 387,381,808      EUR 2,807,704
Almandin (GER) 2010   USD 4,091,435   AUD 5,320,889   GBP 3,228,326   JPY 430,102,766      EUR 3,626,727
BLACK HEART BART (AUS) 2010   USD 3,049,881   AUD 3,996,580   GBP 2,206,773   JPY 338,204,102      EUR 2,698,926
CHAUTAUQUA (AUS) 2010   USD 6,693,150   AUD 8,755,653   GBP 4,715,413   JPY 762,444,888      EUR 5,988,588
Criterion (NZ) 2010   USD 6,060,679   AUD 7,318,696   GBP 3,917,825   JPY 679,779,685      EUR 5,107,467
DISSIDENT (AUS) 2010   USD 1,783,602   AUD 2,021,200   GBP 1,114,012   JPY 189,004,182      EUR 1,398,982
Happy Clapper (AUS) 2010   USD 5,212,524   AUD 6,809,600   GBP 3,816,657   JPY 573,782,094      EUR 4,458,114
Hartnell (GB) 2011   USD 5,020,595   AUD 6,601,758   GBP 3,737,475   JPY 555,370,346      EUR 4,452,167
WINX (AUS) 2011   USD 19,753,694   AUD 26,451,175   GBP 14,697,269   JPY 2,201,799,600      EUR 17,399,539
Beauty Generation (NZ) 2012 (late 'Montaigne' in AUS)   USD 11,018,500   AUD 14,983,522   GBP 8,368,193   JPY 1,230,236,935      EUR 9,573,490
Redzel (AUS) 2012   USD 11,648,801   AUD 15,560,000   GBP 8,784,061   JPY 1,302,981,616      EUR 9,972,777
Santa Ana Lane (AUS) 2012   USD 3,840,219   AUD 5,235,204   GBP 2,896,844   JPY 428,619,463      EUR 3,341,425
Melody Belle (NZ) 2014   USD 1,135,313   AUD 1,537,744   GBP 884,576   JPY 127,665,442      EUR 1,022,623   NZD 1,627,947
Trapeze Artist (AUS) 2014   USD 4,155,494   AUD 5,568,750   GBP 3,077,364   JPY 458,585,333      EUR 3,518,518
THE AUTUMN SUN (AUS) 2015   USD 2,511,382   AUD 3,489,121   GBP 1,898,945   JPY 280,165,367      EUR 2,172,705

Further information regarding the following horses who mainly raced in Hong Kong:
I am not able to reconcile hkjc HKD total horse earnings with figures for total race prizemoney on the hkjc website apportioned according to the likely prizemoney paid for 1st to 5th or 1st to 6th for races in Hong Kong. Therefore the figures above for Silent Witness, Vengeance of Rain and Good Ba Ba may amount to no more than a figment of my imagination although my GBP figures are relatively close to the GBP figures published by 'racingpost'.
To give you some idea of the differences for each I present the following information.

   hkjc career earnings in HKD   my estimate in HKD   racingpost' career earnings in GBP   my estimate in GBP (as above)   GBP difference   Difference assuming crude average exchange rate of HKD 15 to GBP 1.00
Silent Witness (AUS) 1999   HKD 62,496,396   HKD 52,630,642   GBP 3,862,378   GBP 3,745,937   GBP 116,441   HKD 1,746,615
VENGEANCE OF RAIN (NZ) 2000   HKD 75,410,500*   HKD 70,900,531   GBP 4,707,915   GBP 4,783,631   -GBP 75,716   -HKD 1,135,746
GOOD BA BA (USA) 2001   HKD 59,026,500   HKD 57,793,141   Incomplete record
*Excludes 3 Australian starts for which the horse earned AUD 64,000 or HKD 302,165 and if this is included it means the hkjc total should be about HKD 75,712,665.

Earnings for horses still racing correct as at 12 May 2019.

timw · « 2019-May-17, 06:54 PM **Reply #66** »

International equivalent earnings of selected Japanese horses.

I don't know much about Japanese racing so this list comprises horses that raced after circa 1985 when it seems jbis started publishing comprehensive race records online and includes horses in the Japan racing hall of fame, major earners and notable stallions who have had at least 10 starts.
If anyone has any recommendations of notable others that raced after circa 1984 that should be included I will be glad to hear from you (note jbis does not have a full record for Mejiro Ramonu (JPN) 1983).
It is obvious from the table that Japanese earnings far exceed that which can be earned elsewhere especially in the USA which is the reason Americans ignore Japanese racing because it makes them look like a banana republic if earnings are used as a benchmark.
However it is ok if the Americans pick up big bucks racing in Dubai - the hypocrites.
The Americans have to take some of the blame as they rush almost every decent doped up horse off to stud at the end of their 3YO year.
Almond Eye's earnings is correct to 30 March 2019.

Oguri Cap (JPN) 1985   USD 6,700,761   AUD 8,523,301   GBP 3,896,052   JPY 912,512,000   EUR N/A
Mejiro McQueen (JPN) 1987   USD 8,132,505   AUD 11,034,088   GBP 4,824,629   JPY 1,014,657,700   EUR N/A
Toko Teio (JPN) 1988   USD 4,914,734   AUD 6,761,302   GBP 2,996,737   JPY 625,633,500   EUR N/A
Narita Brian (JPN) 1991   USD 9,142,891   AUD 12,293,026   GBP 5,949,782   JPY 1,026,916,000   EUR N/A
Stay Gold (JPN) 1994   USD 8,680,999   AUD 14,870,312   GBP 5,629,967   JPY 1,041,136,266   EUR N/A
Taiki Shuttle (USA) 1994   USD 5,006,891   AUD 7,599,804   GBP 3,031,478   JPY 639,668,226   EUR N/A
El Condor Pasa (USA) 1995   USD 3,514,415   AUD 5,474,823   GBP 2,131,151   JPY 423,958,814   EUR N/A
Special Week (JPN) 1995   USD 9,310,726   AUD 14,529,279   GBP 5,700,645   JPY 1,092,623,000   EUR N/A
T M Opera O (JPN) 1996   USD 16,252,573   AUD 29,003,944   GBP 10,881,316   JPY 1,835,189,000   EUR 17,679,578
Tap Dance City (USA) 1997   USD 9,598,003   AUD 14,578,978   GBP 5,695,074   JPY 1,084,221,000   EUR 8,503,070
Symboli Kris S (USA) 1999   USD 8,415,633   AUD 13,632,876   GBP 5,196,530   JPY 984,724,000   EUR 7,919,387
Zenno Rob Roy (JPN) 2000   USD 10,485,819   AUD 14,186,563   GBP 5,814,128   JPY 1,135,614,260   EUR 8,361,466
Daiwa Major (JPN) 2001   USD 9,207,090   AUD 11,792,569   GBP 4,883,299   JPY 1,061,052,800   EUR 7,147,892
Heart's Cry (JPN) 2001   USD 8,057,571   AUD 11,068,655   GBP 4,564,156   JPY 926,977,770   EUR 6,688,100
Deep Impact (JPN) 2002   USD 12,816,741   AUD 16,852,213   GBP 6,934,759   JPY 1,454,551,000   EUR 10,157,847
Vermilion (JPN) 2002   USD 11,134,909   AUD 13,701,570   GBP 6,211,385   JPY 1,168,152,680   EUR 8,079,052
Vodka (JPN) 2004   USD 13,179,221   AUD 16,204,948   GBP 7,583,185   JPY 1,330,351,062   EUR 9,386,025
Espoir City (JPN) 2005   USD 11,492,611   AUD 12,656,089   GBP 7,278,456   JPY 1,023,197,000   EUR 8,425,176
Smart Falcon (JPN) 2005   USD 11,463,702   AUD 12,691,347   GBP 7,227,494   JPY 990,736,000   EUR 8,433,358
Buena Vista (JPN) 2006   USD 17,051,308   AUD 19,232,861   GBP 11,030,033   JPY 1,479,126,913   EUR 12,652,283
Eishin Flash (JPN) 2007   USD 9,139,217   AUD 9,464,631   GBP 5,839,528   JPY 791,598,580   EUR 6,916,409
Rulership (JPN) 2007   USD 7,821,395   AUD 7,717,683   GBP 4,937,861   JPY 641,373,609   EUR 5,928,175
Victoire Pisa (JPN) 2007   USD 12,885,541   AUD 13,096,018   GBP 8,162,691   JPY 1,082,941,773   EUR 9,371,075
Lord Kanaloa (JPN) 2008   USD 9,828,089   AUD 9,845,249   GBP 6,216,239   JPY 873,366,096   EUR 7,447,355
Orfevre (JPN) 2008   USD 18,988,823   AUD 18,869,240   GBP 11,880,602   JPY 1,599,879,264   EUR 14,088,082
Gentildonna (JPN) 2009   USD 18,481,223   AUD 19,256,471   GBP 11,569,967   JPY 1,726,819,728   EUR 14,158,606
Gold Ship (JPN) 2009   USD 15,043,120   AUD 15,651,727   GBP 9,433,351   JPY 1,397,767,000   EUR 11,648,166
Hokko Tarumai (JPN) 2009   USD 10,716,244   AUD 12,099,734   GBP 6,899,744   JPY 1,114,453,053   EUR 8,574,075
Just A Way (JPN) 2009   USD 9,043,939   AUD 9,658,483   GBP 5,544,794   JPY 902,231,217   EUR 6,701,002
Maurice (JPN) 2011   USD 9,289,205   AUD 12,354,514   GBP 6,655,114   JPY 1,063,298,850   EUR 8,432,269
Kitasan Black (JPN) 2012   USD 16,554,365   AUD 22,020,066   GBP 12,375,699   JPY 1,876,843,000   EUR 14,890,504
Rey de Oro (JPN) 2014   USD 7,944,647   AUD 10,794,208   GBP 6,127,640   JPY 888,491,292   EUR 6,956,908
Almond Eye (JPN) 2015   USD 10,066,117   AUD 13,824,735   GBP 7,620,866   JPY 1,118,930,493   EUR 8,732,327