East Stud

East Stud (イーストスタッド) is a Japanese thoroughbred stallion station located in Urakawa, Hokkaido, one of the core horse-breeding regions of Japan. It is operated by Japan Race Horse Agency Co., Ltd. (株式会社ジャパンレースホースエージェンシー), which describes itself as a comprehensive racing-horse consultancy serving owners, trainers and breeders. The farm stands stallions at stud, arranges nominations, trades and brokers stallion rights, provides pedigree research and domestic/international racing information, acts as an agent for racehorse insurance, and sells feed and books. The operation traces its origins to 1991, when several stallion centres in the Urakawa district — including the Tobu Stallion Centre, Nishihorobetsu Stallion Centre and Urakawa Stallion — were consolidated at the site of the former Yashima Farm, a once-prominent breeding farm. The corporate entity behind the stud, the agricultural cooperative corporation East Stud, was established on 15 November 1991 (Heisei 3). East Stud's business is built around its annual roster of standing sires. For 2026 the farm announced a line-up of 22 stallions, adding new arrivals such as Potager, Boccherini and Meisho Hario alongside established names like Danon Legend, Majestic Warrior, Incantation, A Shin Hikari, Bamboo Ere, Red le Zele and King of Koji. The farm also maintains long relationships with breeders, frequently handling covering duties for stallions based at Tsuji Farm, with horses sometimes moving between the two operations. As a stallion station rather than a racing stable, East Stud's public profile comes mainly through the success of its sires' progeny on Japanese racecourses, which the farm highlights in news updates on its website and social media. Its scale is substantial: the site covers roughly 250,524 square metres, the cooperative has 112 members, and capital is stated at 465,300,000 yen. The stud is headquartered at 2-17-15 Tsukiji, Urakawa-cho, Urakawa-gun, Hokkaido.

East Stud was established in 1991 as a consolidation of several stallion facilities in the Urakawa district of Hokkaido: the Tobu Stallion Centre, the Nishihorobetsu Stallion Centre and Urakawa Stallion. It was founded on the site of the former Yashima Farm, a historically prominent breeding operation. The corporate vehicle, the agricultural cooperative corporation East Stud, was established on 15 November 1991, and the operating company Japan Race Horse Agency Co., Ltd. handles the commercial side of the business. From its early years the stud built a roster of standing stallions that changed over time. Among the sires that stood at East Stud in the past are Taiki Shuttle, Meisho Doto, Meisho Samson, Meisho Bowler, Vermilion, Deep Sky, Oken Bruce Lee, Admirable, Statue of Liberty, To the Glory, King of Koji (before his current stint), and many others. Some horses were shuttled between East Stud and other farms such as Arrow Stud or Yushun Stallion Station on a two-year rotation, and some were later exported or moved to other breeding operations. By the 2020s the farm had become a significant stallion station in the Hidaka region, standing around 22 stallions. Its 2026 line-up includes new sires Potager (winner of the G1 Osaka Hai), Boccherini (a King Kamehameha horse and full brother to G1 winner Lovely Day), Meisho Hario (a multiple Jpn1 dirt winner), and T O Royal, alongside long-serving sires such as Danon Legend, Majestic Warrior, Incantation, A Shin Hikari, Bamboo Ere, Red le Zele, King of Koji, Master Fencer, Mojiana Flavor and Black Blossom. The farm also handles covering duties for stallions based at Tsuji Farm, and horses occasionally move between the two operations. The stud's business extends beyond simply housing stallions. Japan Race Horse Agency provides nomination information, trades and brokers stallion rights, conducts pedigree research, supplies domestic and international racing information, acts as an agent for racehorse insurance, and sells feed and books. The site covers approximately 250,524 square metres, the cooperative has 112 members, and stated capital is 465,300,000 yen. The farm is headquartered at 2-17-15 Tsukiji, Urakawa-cho, Urakawa-gun, Hokkaido.

• 2026

  Potager, Boccherini, Meisho Hario and T O Royal join as new sires; 22 stallions stand at the farm.

• 2025

  Black Blossom and Metherah join the East Stud line-up.

• 2024

  Red le Zele and Mojiana Flavor begin standing at East Stud.

• 2021

  A Shin Hikari and Oval Ace begin standing at East Stud.

• 2017

  Danon Legend begins standing at East Stud.

• 2016

  Majestic Warrior begins standing at East Stud.

• 2012

  Bamboo Ere begins standing at East Stud.

• 2008

  Meisho Bowler begins standing at East Stud (through 2022).

• 2002

  Meisho Doto and Meisho Odo begin standing at East Stud.

• 2001

  Taiki Shuttle begins standing at East Stud (through 2002, with later returns).

• 1991

  East Stud established through consolidation of Tobu Stallion Centre, Nishihorobetsu Stallion Centre and Urakawa Stallion; agricultural cooperative corporation founded on 15 November.

A major Hokkaido stallion station and comprehensive racing-horse consultancy serving owners, trainers and breeders.

• Stallion standing and nomination services

• Stallion rights trading and brokerage

• Pedigree research and racing information

• Racehorse insurance agency

• Feed and book sales

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