Sol Oriens is the eighth foal out of Skia (Motivator), a Group winner in France who took the Gr.3 Prix Fille de l'Air over 2100m at Toulouse in 2011. Her first two foals won in France, and her first six foals in Japan are all winners, among them Vin de Garde (Deep Impact), a Group 2 winner in Japan who finished second and third in the Gr.1 Dubai Turf. Skia is a half-sister to Tropaios (Excellent Art), a Listed winner in France and Singapore, and to six other winners, including the dam of the Listed winner Amazonie.

Second dam Light Quest (Quest For Fame) was a winner and is also the dam of Tropaios. She is a half-sister to the sire Arabian Gleam (Kyllachy), who won three Group 2 races, to Kimberella (Kyllachy), a Listed winner who was Group 3-placed, and to the Listed-placed Bumptious (Mister Baileys).

Third dam Gleam of Light (Danehill) was a winner. She is also the grandam of Love, a five-time Group 1 winner, of Love's full-sisters Peach Tree and Flattering, both Group 3 winners, of her half-sister Lucky Kristale, a Group 2 winner, and of Pogo, a Group 2 winner who was Group 1-placed.

Skia has a 2-year-old colt by Kizuna and was covered by Epiphaneia in 2022.