King KamehamehaComments
b. 2001 16.1 1/2 (1.66M)
Stallions of Merit
Comments
Stunning Rose
Queen Elizabeth II Cup(2024)
Peptide Nile
February Stakes(2024)
Jun Light Bolt
Champions Cup(2022)
Chuwa Wizard
Kawasaki Kinen(2022)
Rey de Oro
Tenno Sho(autumn)(2018)
Mikki Rocket
Takarazuka Kinen(2018)
Leontes
Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes(2015)
Lovely Day
Tenno Sho(autumn)(2015)
Duramente
Tokyo Yushun(Japanese Derby)(2015)
Let's Go Donki
Oka Sho(Japanese 1000 Guineas)(2015)
Hokko Tarumae
Champions Cup(2014)
Belshazzar
Japan Cup Dirt(2013)
Lord Kanaloa
Sprinters S(2013)
Hatano Vainqueur
Kawasaki Kinen(2013)
Taisei Legend
JBC Sprint(2012)
Rulership
Queen Elizabeth II Cup(2012)
Rose Kingdom
Japan Cup(2010)
Apapane
Yushun Himba(Japanese Oaks)(2010)
King Kamehameha was awarded Best Three-Year-Old Colt in Japan in 2004. He won the Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby), beating subsequent Grade 1 winner Heart's Cry, with setting a course record. He also won the NHK Mile Cup before the Japanese Derby.
King Kamehameha entered stud in Japan in 2005. Among his best progeny are Japanese Horse of the Year Lord Kanaloa, Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) winners Duramente and Rey de Oro, Japan Cup winner Rose Kingdom, Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown winner Apapane, and Champions Cup winners Hokko Tarumae, Chuwa Wizard, and Jun Light Bolt.
He was crowned Japanese Champion Sire in 2010 and 2011.
He was inducted into the Japan Racing Association Racing Hall of Fame in 2024.
He died in 2019 at the age of 18.