Recognizable Names Among Top Sellers at JRHA Yearling Sale

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Record turnover of nearly $100 million was realized during Monday’s yearling section of the Japan Racing Horse Association’s Select Sale at Northern Horse Park on the island of Hokkaido. And is often the case, the young produce of American-sourced broodmares occupied some prominent positions on the sales ledger when the dust settled on day one. Foals are set to go under the hammer during Tuesday’s second and final session, but to follow are some of the highlights from American-bred bloodstock on day one:

Hip 64, c, King Kamehameha (Jpn)–Ginger Punch, by Awesome Again, sale price ¥290,000,000 (US$2,636,364)
Buyer: Thoroughbred Club Lion Co. Ltd
This Mar. 4 foal is the latest produce from Eclipse Award winner Ginger Punch, purchased by Katsumi Yoshida for $1.6 million at Fasig-Tipton November in 2009. The chestnut is a half-brother to Rouge Buck (Jpn) (Manhattan Cafe {Jpn}), a four-time GSW and runner-up in the 2015 G1 Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks). Ginger Punch is represented by a filly foal by King Kamehameha’s outstanding young son Lord Kanaloa (Jpn).

Hip 137, f, Deep Impact (Jpn)–Haveyougoneaway, by Congrats, sale price: ¥130,000,000 (US$1,181,819)
Buyer: Yoshihisa Ozasa
This Mar. 28 foal is the first from the New York-bred GI Ballerina S. winner Haveyougoneaway, who was acquired by consignor Lake Villa Farm for $1.1 million when offered by Sequel Bloodstock at FTKNOV in 2016.

Hip 9, c, Into Mischief–Final Decision, by Super Saver,
sale price: ¥80,000,000 (US$727,273)
Buyer: Satomi Horse Company Co. Ltd
This Apr. 4 foal, produced by a half-sister to champion and GI Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint winner Informed Decision (Monarchos), was purchased by Katsumi Yoshida for $425,000 at the 2017 FTKNOV sale. Final Decision’s first Japanese-bred produced is a Heart’s Cry (Jpn) filly foaled May 9.

Hip 173, c, Heart’s Cry (Jpn)–Gozzip Girl, by Dynaformer,
sale price: ¥74,000,000 (US$672,728)
Buyer: Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co Ltd.
By the sire of dual-surface Grade I winner Yoshida (Jpn), this bay colt is the latest foal out of Gozzip Girl, winner of the 2009 GI American Oaks on the turf and a neck in that year’s GI Ashland S. over the Keeneland Polytrack.

Hip 29, f, Duramente (Jpn)–Teddy’s Promise, by Salt Lake, sale price: ¥52,000,000 (US$472,728)
Buyer: Masahide Abe
From the first crop of the 2015 G1 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) winner, the filly’s dam posted her biggest victory in the 2011 GI La Brea S. From the family of General Meeting, the Feb. 5 foal is a half-sister to 4-year-old filly Delight Promise (Lemon Drop Kid), a two-time winner in Japan; and My Rhapsody (Jpn) (Heart’s Cry {Jpn}), a first-out winner of a 2000-meter newcomers’ event on the turf at Chukyo just this past Sunday (see below, gate 5).

 

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