Palace Malice

3.5 MILLION YEN | B 2010 16.1½HH (1.66M)

Curlin – Palace Rumor (Royal Anthem)

Standing at Darley Japan

Stands and nurses.

A Classic winner sired by the legendary Curlin. His elite son Jantar Mantar completed a clean sweep of the JRA’s top-tier turf mile G1s for colts. Noble Roger captured the G3 Shinzan Kinen on turf and demonstrated versatility with a dominant dirt open-class victory. Also, In Your Palace won the Enif Stakes to establish himself on the Graded Stakes scene. Demonstrating supreme adaptability to Japanese racing, his highly anticipated first domestic crop – born from tremendous support – arrive at the sales this year.

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News

29 May 2026

Modarosa justifies favoritism when winning Lyphard Stakes at Penn National

Five-year-old Palace Malice mare impresses in her Stakes debut

22 December 2025

Mink’s Palace flies home late to take Holiday Inaugural Stakes at Turfway Park

Daughter of Palace Malice rallies from far back to notch second Stakes victory

25 November 2025

Jantar Mantar cements his position as Japan’s premier miler

Son of Palace Malice lands G1 Mile Championship at Kyoto

6 September 2025

New Stakes winner for Palace Malice

In Your Palace strikes in Listed Enif Stakes

His successful career

Age	Starts	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Two	2	1	1	-	-
Three	10	2	3	1	1
Four	5	4	-	-	-
Five	2	-	-	1	1
Total	19	7	4	2	2

At 2

1st: Maiden Special Weight, 1300m, Saratoga, by 3½l.

At 3

1st: Belmont S (G1), 2400m, Belmont Park, by 3¼l.
1st: Jim Dandy S (G2), 1800m, Saratoga.
2nd: Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), 2000m, Belmont Park.
2nd: Blue Grass S (G1), 1800m, Keeneland, by a neck.
3rd: Risen Star S (G2), 1700m, Fair Grounds.
4th: Travers S (G1), 2000m, Saratoga.

At 4

1st: Metropolitan H (G1), 1600m, Belmont Park.
1st: New Orleans H (G2), 1800m, Fair Grounds, by 4¾l.
1st: Gulfstream Park H (G2), 1600m, Gulfstream Park.
1st: Westchester S (G3), 1600m, Belmont Park, by 9¾l.

At 5

3rd: Diablo S, 1200m, Belmont Park.

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Metropolitan H (G1), 1600m, Belmont Park, 07 Jun 2014

Belmont S (G1), 2400m, Belmont Park, 08 Jun 2013

Gulfstream Park H (G2), 1600m, Gulfstream Park, 08 Mar 2014

Pedigree

PALACE MALICE	CURLIN	SMART STRIKE	MR PROSPECTOR	RAISE A NATIVE
				GOLD DIGGER
			CLASSY 'N SMART	SMARTEN
				NO CLASS
		SHERRIFF'S DEPUTY	DEPUTY MINISTER	VICE REGENT
				MINT COPY
			BARBARIKA	BATES MOTEL
				WAR EXCHANGE
	PALACE RUMOR	ROYAL ANTHEM	THEATRICAL	NUREYEV
				TREE OF KNOWLEDGE
			IN NEON	ACK ACK
				SHAMARA
		WHISPERIFYOUDARE	RED RANSOM	ROBERTO
				ARABIA
			STELLAR AFFAIR	SKYWALKER
				FAWN AND HAHN

By CURLIN (2004) Dubai World Cup (G1), Breeders' Cup Classic (G1), Preakness S (G1), Stephen Foster H (G1), Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), etc. Sire of 1,136 foals aged three and up, including PALACE MALICE, CODY’S WISH, BRIGHT FUTURE, CLAIRIERE, CONNECT, CURALINA, ELITE POWER, EXAGGERATOR, GLOBAL CAMPAIGN, GOOD MAGIC, GRACE ADLER, IDIOMATIC, IDOL, KEEN ICE, KNOWN AGENDA, MALATHAAT, NEST, OBLIGATORY, OFF THE TRACKS, PARIS LIGHTS, STELLAR WIND, VINO ROSSO, etc.

1st dam: PALACE RUMOR by Royal Anthem. 5 wins (1200m-1700m) at 2 to 4, Audubon Oaks. Dam of 13 foals, 10 to race, 8 winners:

PALACE MALICE (c Curlin) Classic winner, see Race record.

JUSTIN PALACE (c Deep Impact) 5 wins (2000m-3200m) at 2 to 4, 2023, Tenno Sho (Spring) (G1), Kobe Shimbun Hai (G2), Hanshin Daishoten (G2), 2nd Tenno Sho (Autumn) (G1), Hopeful S (G1), 3rd Kikuka Sho (G1), Takarazuka Kinen (G1) (twice), Tenno Sho (G1).

IRON BAROWS (c Orfevre) 5 wins (2000m-3600m) at 3 to 6, Sports Nippon Sho Stayers S (G2), 2nd Sports Nippon Sho Stayers S (G2), Hanshin Daishoten (G2).

Cast In Silver (f City Zip) 3 wins (1200m) at 3 and 4, 2nd Swingtime S. Dam of:

GUANARE (c Runhappy) Spectacular Bid S, 2nd City Of Brotherly Love S.

LADY JUNE BUG (f Elusive Quality) 3 wins (1100m) at 3.

DANON GREATER (g Heart's Cry) 2 wins (2000m) at 3.

GENESIS (c Mineshaft) 2 wins (1800m) at 2 to 4.

PURITANKA (f Tiznow) Winner (1200m) at 2.

2nd dam: WHISPERIFYOUDARE by Red Ransom. 2 wins (1600m-1700m) at 3. Dam of 11 winners:

PALACE RUMOR (f Royal Anthem) Black Type winner, see above.

MAYA'S STORM (c Stormy Atlantic) 5 wins at 2 to 4, Golden Circle S, John Wayne S, ITBOA Sales Futurity, Iowa Cradle S, 2nd Iowa Derby, Prairie Meadows Freshman S, Prairie Mile S, 3rd Iowa Breeders' Derby.

WHISPER TO CURLIN (c Curlin) 4 wins at 3 to 6, Iowa Breeders' Derby.

JUMPIFYOUDARE (c Jump Start) 3 wins at 2, Prairie Meadows Freshman S, Iowa Cradle S, 2nd Brian Barenscheer Juvenile S.

3rd dam: STELLAR AFFAIR by Skywalker. 5 wins at 2 to 4, Matching S. Dam of 6 winners:

Broken Silence (f Broken Vow) 3rd Palomares S. Dam of:

STRONGER THAN EVER (f Congrats) Silverbulletday S, 3rd Trapeze S. Dam of: Denington (c Gun Runner) St Louis Derby, Smarty Jones S.

SHYLOCK'S DAUGHTER (f Star Dabbler) Winner at 5. Dam of:

CELTIC STRIKER (g Congrats) Easy Goer S.

SWEET TRIP (f Carson City) Winner at 2. Dam of:

RAIL TRIP (g Jump Start) Hollywood Gold Cup (G1), Mervyn Leroy H (G2), Californian S (G2), San Diego H (G2), Santana Mile H, 2nd Hollywood Gold Cup (G1), Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1), Mervyn Leroy H (G2), Californian S (G2), Easy Goer S, 3rd Pacific Classic S (G1).

Grand Sofia (f Giant's Causeway) Unraced. Dam of: CHOP CHOP (f City Of Light) Juvenile Fillies S, 2nd Alcibiades S (G1), La Prevoyante S (G3), Silverbulletday S.

Stud record
Palace Malice’s first Japanese-bred crop are yearlings of 2026.