Lex Stud

Lex Stud (レックススタッド) is a Japanese thoroughbred breeding operation and the flagship stallion farm of Lex Inc. (株式会社レックス), a company headquartered in Shinhidaka, Hokkaido. Lex Inc. was established in May 1987 with capital of 45,000,000 yen, and it describes itself as a 'sogo shosha' (general trading company) for racehorses, combining stallion management, racehorse ownership services, and the import and sale of horse feed and equipment. The stud farm itself is located in Shizunai-Mena, Shinhidaka, Hokkaido, an area known for the Twenty-Ken Road cherry blossom avenue. The company's activities span the thoroughbred production cycle. Through Lex Stud it stands stallions, forms and manages syndicates, and handles all aspects of stallion care. Through its racehorse business it has offered shares in racehorses to licensed owners since 1994 under the 'PRO' program, now known as the LEX PRO owners' club. It also sells feed and horse gear developed with overseas nutritionists and imported directly from Europe, the United States, and Australia, and it acts as an insurance agency for damage insurance companies. Lex Stud has stood a number of notable Japanese Grade 1 winners, including Gold Dream, Sound True, Queens Ring, and Snow Dragon, and its stallion roster has included Smart Falcon, Titleholder, Omega Perfume, Makahiki, and Logotype. The operation is private and remains under the Lex Inc. umbrella, with the stud farm run as an agricultural cooperative (農事組合法人レックススタッド).

Lex Inc. (株式会社レックス) was established in May 1987 in Shizunai-Mena, Shinhidaka, Hokkaido, with capital of 45,000,000 yen. The company built its business around thoroughbred breeding and racing, describing itself as a 'sogo shosha' for racehorses. Its stud farm, Lex Stud, is run as an agricultural cooperative (農事組合法人レックススタッド) and stands stallions for the Japanese breeding industry. A major step came in 1994, when Lex began the racehorse sharing business known as 'PRO,' offering shares in racehorses to licensed owners. This owners' club, later branded LEX PRO, has supplied numerous stakes winners, including Grade 1 winners Gold Dream, Sound True, Queens Ring, and Snow Dragon. Over the years Lex Stud has stood a long list of stallions, importing horses from overseas and from other Japanese studs such as Shadai Stallion Station and Breeders' Stallion Station. Notable residents have included Mr. C.B., Meisei Opera, Agnes Gold, Eishin Sandy, Special Week, White Muzzle, Tanino Gimlet, Screen Hero, Matsurida Gogh, Smart Falcon, Gold Dream, Titleholder, Omega Perfume, Makahiki, and Logotype. The company also expanded into related equine services: it develops and imports horse feed with international nutritionists, sells imported horse gear, brokers stallion nomination shares, and acts as an insurance agency for Sompo Japan Nipponkoa and Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance. In the 2020s Lex Stud continued to refresh its roster, moving in horses such as Titleholder (2024), Jack d'Or (2025), and, for 2026, Casino Fountain, Ruper Carlia, Battle Harden, and Brick and Mortar.

• 2026

  Casino Fountain, Ruper Carlia, Battle Harden, and Brick and Mortar (from Shadai Stallion Station) join the roster.

• 2025

  Jack d'Or begins standing at Lex Stud.

• 2024

  Titleholder and Dancing Prince begin standing; Mastery imported from Claiborne Farm in the United States.

• 2023

  Omega Perfume, Makahiki, Red Falx, and Logotype join the roster; Red Falx and Logotype move from Shadai Stallion Station.

• 2021

  Gold Dream begins standing at Lex Stud.

• 2018

  Smart Falcon begins standing at Lex Stud.

• 2014

  Tanino Gimlet stands at Lex Stud (from Shadai Stallion Station).

• 2013

  Special Week stands at Lex Stud (from Shadai Stallion Station).

• 2011

  Admire Cozzene stands at Lex Stud (from Shadai Stallion Station).

• 1994

  Lex begins the 'PRO' racehorse sharing business, offering shares to licensed owners.

• 1987

  Lex Inc. established in Shinhidaka, Hokkaido, with capital of 45,000,000 yen.

A comprehensive 'racehorse trading company' providing one-stop stallion, ownership, and equine supply services to Japanese thoroughbred producers and owners.

• Stallion standing and syndicate management

  Lex Stud stands stallions, forms and operates syndicates, and manages all aspects of stallion care.

• LEX PRO racehorse ownership club

  Offers shares in racehorses to licensed owners; has produced Grade 1 winners such as Gold Dream, Sound True, Queens Ring, and Snow Dragon.

• Imported horse feed and gear

  Feed developed with international nutritionists and manufactured overseas, plus a wide range of imported horse gear.

• Stallion nomination share brokerage

  Brokers buying and selling of stallion nomination shares based on current market information.

• Bloodstock insurance agency

  Acts as an agency for Sompo Japan Nipponkoa and Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance.

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