Deep Field’s legacy rolls on with Hong Kong record

While the final crop of Deep Field may have passed through the Australian yearling sales this year, in Hong Kong, his legend continues to grow as he became the first sire in history with progeny earnings over HK$100 million in a season.

Deep Field was withdrawn from service in 2022 after fertility issues with only seven registered foals from his final crop, which will turn two on August 1.

Four of those yearlings were sold in Australia over recent months, highlighted by a filly out of Macroura fetching $550,000 at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale.

The son of Northern Meteor established a record pace early in his career and still holds the record for the most seasonal wins by a second-season sire in Australia with 86, set in 2019/20, surpassing the mark of 80 of his own sire.

He also holds the record for the only non-shuttle sire to produce 100 winners with just two crops at the track.

Deep Field was crowned champion sire in Hong Kong – which is judged by total winners – over the last two completed seasons with 20 and 26 winners respectively and has 25, 11 more than his closest rival, this season as he closes in on a hat-trick of HK titles.

Deep Field’s progeny has banked a remarkable HK$107 million in 2025/26, breaking his own record of HK$93.9 million from last season and becoming the first sire to eclipse the HK$100 million mark.

Leading the way has been his champion Voyage Bubble, who has won four Group 1 races this campaign and earned $51.2 million, second only to Ka Ying Rising.

His other stakes winners this Hong Kong season have been Howdeepisyourlove and The Golden Scenery.   

Hong Kong has been an extraordinarily successful stage for Deep Field’s progeny, where he has had 62 winners from 113 runners, and earnings of AU$71.8 million, eclipsing what his 637 runners in Australia – 466 of which have been winners – have earned, by some $13.8 million.

He currently has 58 horses registered to race in Hong Kong, and this season has had 74 runners, more than twice as many as any other sire. His former barnmate Capitalist is second with 35. He was also the most represented horse in Hong Kong in the past four seasons, with totals of 67, 49 and 33.

Globally, Deep Field’s progeny have won $31.4 million since the start of the Australian season in August last year. That is the second highest of any Australian sire, behind only Zoustar $38.1 million.

He is currently 17th on the Australian Sires’ Table with a month left of the season. However, he ranks eighth among winners, with 141, including five stakes winners.