(25th Dec 06)

Last flight left the deepest impact

It was the final career start for the Japanese super horse Deep Impact, and the last one was the best one. Deep Impact won the G1/Arima Kinen, the year-end championship in Japan on December 24th at Nakayama Racecourse by three lengths, and concluded his career on a tremendous high.
The 1 to 5 red hot favorite, Deep Impact was settled by his regular rider Yutaka Take at therear of the 14 runners' field immediately after the gate opened, and the 4-y-o colt by Sunday Silence looked enjoying his last race. As the field passed the three furlongs pole, Yutaka Take gave the signal to fly, and then, within a second, Deep Impact spread his invisible wings. Hiroyuki Uchida, the rider of Dream Passport, the 12 to 1 second favorite, described after the race, "I felt a gale on my back suddenly. Then, I saw the gale was wearing Makoto Kaneko's silk". Deep Impact covered the last three furlongs for 33.8 seconds, and collected his seventh G1.
Deep Impact is bred by Katsumi Yoshida of Northern Farm, and bought by Makoto Kaneko for 70,000,000yen at the 2002 JRHA Select July Sale. Trained by Yasuo Ikee at JRA Ritto Training Center, Deep Impact won 12 races from 14 starts, and his total earning is 1,454,551,000yen.
Deep Impact will start his stud duty at Shadai Stallion Station near Chitose Airport, and his first foals should be in the catalogue of JRHA Select July Sale in 2008.

Deep Impact

Sire: Sunday Silence
Dam: Wind in Her Hair
Sire of Dam: Alzao
H4
Consigned: Northern Farm

(27th Nov 06)

DEEP IMPACT collected his sixth G1 win

Deep Impact scored the decisive two-length victory in the 26th running of Japan Cup on November 26th at Fuchu and shut down the noisy dispute happened after the Prix de l' Arc de Triomphe.
It was the smallest field ever seen in the history of Japan Cup, but also was very quality field, which was including Ouija Board, the two times winner of the Cartier Award European Horse of the Year, Heart's Cry, the winner of Sheema Classic in March and was narrowly beaten by great Montjeu in the King George in July, Cosmo Bulk, the easy winner of the International Cup at Singapore in May, and Meisho Samson, the duel classic winner at the host country in 2006.
But it resulted in the one-man show of Deep Impact, who displayed his own unique last-to-first flying performance in front of the audience of 120,000 people, who were moved to see their hero could come back to create his true form.
Deep Impact is bred by Katsumi Yoshida of Northern Farm, and sold to Makoto Kaneko at the JRHA Select Foal Sale for 70,000,000yen. Deep Impact is scheduled to retire by the end of this season, and Arima Kinen, the year-end championship race in Japan on the Christmas Eve at Nakayama, will be his swan song.

Deep Impact

Sire: Sunday Silence
Dam: Wind in Her Hair
Sire of Dam: Alzao
H4
Consigned: Northern Farm

(13th Nov 06)

PANDORA was opened and happiness ran over

The G1/Queen Elizabeth Commemorative Cup, the championship race for fillies and mares in Japan took place at Kyoto Racecourse on Sunday November 12th, and JRHA Select Sale's graduate Fusaichi Pandora ascended the throne as the Queen of racing in Japan.
Fusaichi Pandora was bred as one of the last crop by Sunday Silence by Katsumi Yoshida of Northern Farm and sold to Fusao Sekiguchi at the 2003 JRHA Select Foal Sale for 87,000,000yen, which was converted to US$736,041 at the exchange rate on the sale's date.
The 3-y-o filly out of Lotta Lace, who is a sister to two champions in Europe, El Gran Senor and Try My Best, has been trained by Toshiaki Shirai, one of the leading trainer at Ritto Training Center,and had run quite well in the top caliber. For example, Fusaichi Pandora had run the Graded One Stakes four times and placed at three occasions. On December 4th 2005, she finished 3rd in G1/Hanshin Juvenile Fillies, the championship race for 2-y-o fillies in Japan, finished 2nd in the G1/Japanese Oaks on May 21st this year, and finished 3rd in G1/Shuka Sho, the final leg of the fillies' triple crown in Japan on October 15th, which was her last time out.
As it was the first time for Fusaichi Pandora to compete with older mares, she was 25.2 to 1 shot in the field of 15 runners, and ran bravely finishing second to Kawakami Princess. Then, the stewards' inquiry was announced and Fusaichi Pandora was promoted to the 1st place, as Kawakami Princess was disqualified due to causing the interference
This is the first Graded Stakes she collected, and her total earning has become 93,528,000yen now.
It is reported that Fusaichi Pandora will run G1/Japan Cup on November 26th at Tokyo.

Fusaichi Pandora

Sire: Sunday Silence
Dam: Lotta Lace
Sire of Dam: Nureyev
M3
Consigned: Northern Farm

(8th Nov 06)

DELTA BLUES captured Melbourne Cup

What a fantastic year for Japanese racing and Japanese breeders. Following the success of Heart's Cry in the Sheema Classic in March at Dubai, Cosmo Bulk in the International Cup in May at Singapore, and Dance in the Mood in the Cash Call Mile in July at USA, Delta Blues collected another triumph on November 7th at Flemington, winning the G1/Melboune Cup, the most prestigious sports event in the Down Under. And a horse who was narrowly beaten by Delta Blues there was another Japanese runner Pop Rock.
Delta Blues by Dance in the Dark, bred by Katsumi Yoshida of Northern Farm and owned by Sunday Racing Ltd Syndicate, is the winner of Kikka Sho, Japanese St Leger, in 2004. The series of training setback prevented him to get another G1 in 2005, however, his conditioner Katsuhiko Sumii has had the Melbourne Cup as the long-term target for Delta Blues as he became five-year-old and did a great job, as he did when he won American Oaks with his Cesario in the July of 2005 and he won Hong Kong Mile with his Hat Trick in the December of 2005.
The winner's Sire, Dance in the Dark is also Japanese-bred and standing at Shadai Stallion Station since 1997. Dance in the Dark has produced three G1 winners including Delta Blues so far, namely That's The Plenty, the winner of Japanese St Leger in 2003 and Tsurumaru Boy, the winner of Yasuda Kinen over one mile in 2004.
At the yearling session of the 2006 JRHA Select Sale, six lots by Dance in the Dark were sold, and the average price was 30,083,333yen, approximately US$250,000. Delta Blues' career earning is now US$5.72 millions.

(19th Sep 06)

MAN OF PURSER took the Grand Prix at Morioka

JRHA Select Sale has send another G1 winner who was bought for very reasonable price.
As the colt by Tayasu Tsuyoshi, bred and consigned by Shadai Farm, was bought by Yoshitaka Suzuki at the 2003 JRHA Select Sale, his price 18,500,000yen, $155,000, was the 122ed highest among 211 lots were sold, and it was not only below the average price, but also below the median price of the sale. The total earning of the colt, who is named as Man of Purser, is now 94,310,000yen after he won G1/Derby Grand Prix at Morioka on September 18th.
The 2006 edition of the Derby Grand Prix, the Japanese equivalent of Travers Stakes in USA, attracted 14 runners, and in fact Man of Purser was on the AE list, also eligible runners, by a couple of days before the race. Then, two representatives of JRA withdrawn and Man of Purser got into the field which ran for the total purse of 85,000,000yen. Man of Purser, ridden by Hatsuhiro Kowata, was settled at the second position behind Bamboo Ere, who set a moderate pace, and held off Bamboo Ere after the ding-dong battle performed throughout the homestretch.
This is his fourth win from seven starts, and the winning time was 2 minutes and 6.3 seconds on the muddy ground at Morioka. Man of Purser, trained by Ryuji Okubo at Ritto, will run the G1/JBC Mile at Kawasaki on November 2nd at Kawasaki.

Man of Purser

Sire: Tayasu Tsuyoshi
Dam: Tap Your Toes
Sire of Dam: State Dinner
H3
Consigned: Shadai Farm

(8th Sep 06)

Japan Racing Horse Association(JRHA) announced the date of 2007 Select Sale

The 2007 Select Sale will be conducted on July 9th, 10th, and 11th at its regular site Northern Horse Park near Chitose Airport. It is announced by the Japan Racing Horse Association(JRHA), the organizer of the premier sale of Japanese-breds.
The format will be the same as 2006. 150 or more or less yearlings will be offered at the opening session on Monday July 9th, and approximately 300 foals of 2007 will be offered during two days, on Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th. The catalogue of foal session should be including the first crop by exciting new stallions such as Zenno Rob Roy, Durandal, and That's the Plenty.
Delta Blues(JPN), the winner of G1/Melbourne Cup, Cosmo Bulk(JPN), the winner of G1/International Cup, and Heart's Cry(JPN), the winner of G1/Dubai Sheema Classic, are just a part of example who could prove that the Japanese-breds are competitive at anywhere in the world. Please do not miss the opportunity to buy the cream of Japanese-breds.

(12th Jul 06)

Kamehameha responsible for the sale topper again

The most exciting freshman sire, King Kamehameha has sent another sale topper on the third day of JRHA Select Sale, taken place at Northern Horse Park on July 12th.
Hip#407, a colt by King Kamehameha, out of Roza Robata, a multiple Graded Stakes winner in
America, was bought by Riichi Kondo, an Osaka-based owner, for 162,000,000yen, approximately US$1,408,695. Nobutaka Tada of Globe Equine Co. was the under-bidder. Mitsuru Hashida, a JRA trainer who is trainig at Ritto Training Center, is going to train the colt.
The 2-y-o colt by Rahy out of Roza Robata was bought at Fasig-Tipton Calder Sale for half a million US dollars by Japanese interest earlier this year, and it is reported he has been trained beautifully since he got at Japan, though he is still un-raced. .
It might be destiny for Hip#376 to wear the silk of yellow and blue color. The colt by King Kamehameha out of Broad Appeal was bought by Makoto Kaneko for 112,000,000yen, approximately US$978,913. Riichi Kondo was the under-bidder. Both of King Kamehameha, the winner of G1/Japan Derby and G1/NHK Mile Cup, and Broad Appeal, multiple Graded Stakes winner on dirt, were owned by Makoto Kaneko as they were in training. Kaneko has bought Deep Impact, a Japanese triple crown winner in 2005 and is now aiming for the Prix de l' Arc de Triomphe later the year, at this sale in 2002.
The gross sale on third day is 3,180,000,000yen, US$27,652,173, which is 10.6% down as compared with the second day of foal session in 2005, and the average price 30,870,000yen, US$268,434, is 1.0% lower than the second day of foal session in 2005.
The total sale of two-days foal session aggregated 8,340,500,000yen, US$72,526,086, which is 4.6% increase as compared with the total sale of two-days foal session in 2005, and the average price 37,740,000yen, US$328,173, is 14.5% higher than the previous year. Both of the gross sale and average at foal session are the new record of the sale.
The gross revenue of the three-days sale has become 11,745,000,000yen, US$102,130,000.
Teruya Yoshida, the active chairman of JRHA, commented after the sale, "This is tremendous market and we all involved in the horse breeding in Japan are very happy with this result". Asked about the key factors to boost the market, Mr.Yoshida answered, "The economy in this country seems to be coming back. And the recent success of Japanese horses in America, Hong Kong, Dubai, and Singapore should have encouraged the owners to acquire the world class horses from this market. The total sale over three days is just amazing."

(11th Jul 06)

New world record established on Day#2 at JRHA Select Sale

Hip#271, one of the first crop by highly expected first crop stallion King Kamehameha, out of To The Victory, the winner of G1/Queen Elizabeth Commemorative Cup and runner-up to Captain Steve in the G1/Dubai World Cup, was bought for 600,00,000yen, approximately US$5,217,391, which is the world record price for foals. The ticket was signed by Nobutaka Tada, a Tokyo-based bloodstock agent, and the under-bidder was Riki Takahashi, representing Darley Japan.
Taka said the buyer of the filly is the group of multiple Japanese owners, who are dreaming to win Prix de l' Arc de Triomphe, though the individual names in the owners' group were not disclosed. "My clients asked me to find a horse who can win the Arc, and we all have agreed this is the one to get", Tada said after the big purchase. "But we have earlier target now, which is Prix Diane, French Oaks. She is beautiful, she has everything, and we fell in love with her. I am not surprised with the price, because we understand she is worth to pay such amount of money." Tada said there is no plan about who is going to train her.
Earlier the session, a full brother to Kurofune, the devastating winner of Japan Cup Dirt in 2001, was sold to Darley Japan for 300,000,000yen, approximately US$2,608,695.
"This is the one, whom we must acquire", Riki Takahashi, representing Darley Japan, said of the French Deputy colt. "As we are looking for animals who are capable to win the Dubai World Cup, this is a lot we could not miss."
The gross sales on the second day is 5,160,500,000yen, US$44,873,913, which is 16.8% increase as compared with the first day of foal session in 2005, and the average price on the second day is . 43,730,000yen, US$380,260, which is 26.7% higher than the last year.
The third and final session of the sale starts at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday 12th July at Northern Horse Park.

(10th Jul 06)

Wonderful start 2006 JRHA Select Sale

The yearling session conducted for the first time since 1998 by Japan Racing Horse Association on Monday July 10th at Northern Horse Park resulted in great success. The 109 yearlings were sold on the opening session of the sale and the gross sale was 3,414,000,000yen, approximately US$29,947.368. The buy back rate was 33.9% and the average price was 31,320,000yen, US$274,736. Though there is no comparison with the previous year, the gross sale was only 306,500,000yen and the average was 17,027,778yen, as JRHA organized the yearling session last time in 1998, and everybody is happy with what are displayed at the market.
Teruya Yoshida, the active chairman of JRHA, said, "it was incredible sale. Since we got to know the catalogue was very good, we have been hopeful. However, on the other hand, we had been a little bit suspicious, because we had not conducted the yearling session for seven years and was wondering how the buyers were keen to acquire the yearlings. In the end, we got to know that the buyers were ready to make the purchases of yearlings".
Hip#60, a handsome colt by Pivotal, was the sale topper of the day. The chestnut colt, out of Veil of Avalon, who is s sister to Japanese superstar Deep Impact, was bought by Nobutaka Tada, a Tokyo-based bloodstock agent. Tada did not disclose the name of his client, but it is highly expected that the colt will be trained by Kazuo Fujisawa, a leading trainer at Tokyo area and recently won G3/Cash Call Mile at Hollywood Park with his Dance in the Mood. The sale topper was the consignment from Katsumi Yoshida of Northern Farm, who bought Veil of Avalon at Tattersalls December Sale in 2004, as the mare was in foal to Pivotal.
The second day of the sale on Tuesday 11th will be selling 161 foals and the session starts at 11:00 a.m.

(30th Jun 06)

APOLOGY & CORRECTION

On the 2006 sale catalog, two conformations of
No.135's BAY FILLY by Brian's Time and No.160's DARK
BAY OR BROWN FILLY by Symboli Kris S, are replaced
by mistake. The correct photographs are as below.

We very much regret the inconvenience this may have caused the consigner as well as all buyers.

(25th Jun 06)

DEEP IMPACT made another impact at Kyoto, taking his fifth G1 on June 25th

The consistent rain and softish ground did not bother Deep Impact to fly and he took the G1/Takarazuka Kinen at Kyoto on Sunday June 25th by four lengths. This is the final domestic prep in prior to heading Europe, where the Prix de l' Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on October 1st is considered as the main goal for the Japanese superstar.
The 1 to 10 favorite Deep Impact was settled at the rear of 13 runners' field by Yutaka Take, started to deliver his strong challenge at the three furlong pole, and devastated the field, which included Cosmo Bulk, the winner of G1/International Cup at Singapore in May. As Deep Impact did not run on wet ground before and he has a very beautiful action, the rain started to fall early in the morning was an anxious factor for him, his turn of foot shown on the homestretch was exactly the same as usual
Makoto Kaneko, Yasuo Ikee, and Yutaka Take, the owner, trainer and jockey of Deep Impact, will make a trip to France next week to inspect Chantilly and Longchamp, and the details of his travel plan will be made after the connection return to Japan.
Deep Impact was bred by Katsumi Yoshida of Northern Farm, and bought by Makoto Kaneko at the 2002 JRHA Select Sale for 70,000,000yen.
The 2006 JRHA Select Sale, which starts on July 10th at Northern Horse Park, will have two lots in the catalogue, who are closely related with Deep Impact. Lot#60 in the yearling session is a colt by Pivotal and out of Vail of Avalon, who is a sister to Deep Impact. And Hip#143 in the yearling session is a colt by Symboli Kris S and out of Like the Wind, who is also a sister to Deep Impact.

Deep Impact

Sire: Sunday Silence
Dam: Wind in Her Hair
Sire of Dam: Alzao
H4
Consigned: Northern Farm

(21st Jun 06)

APOLOGY & CORRECTION

On the 2006 sale catalogue, two conformation of No.11's BAY FILLY by Diktat and No.83's DARK BAY OR BROWN FILLY by Noverre, are replaced by mistake. The correct otographs are as below.

We very much regret the inconvenience this may have caused the consigner as well as all buyers.

(30th May 06)

JRHA catalogues 170 yearlings and 316 foals for Select Sale

Japan Racing Horse Association(JRHA), the organizer of the Select Sale, has announced that 170 yearlings are catalogued, in addition to 316 foals, during the three-days session of the 2006
Select Sale, starting on Monday July 10th.
The superiority of Japanese-breds are proved here and there in the world, by following great runners.
Please get into index and catalogue from this page.

Cesario(JPN) by Special Week, the winner of G1/American Oaks,
Zenno Rob Roy(JPN) by Sunday Silence, 2nd in the G1/International S
Sundrop(JPN) by Sunday Silence, the winner of G3/Cardinal H
Hat Trick(JPN) by Sunday Silence, the winner of G1/Hong Kong Mile
Six Sense(JPN) b Sunday Silence, 2nd in the G1/Hong Kong Vase
Silent Name(JPN) by Sunday Silence, the winner of G2/Arcadia H
Heart's Cry(JPN) by Sunday Silence, the winner of G1/Sheema Classic
Utopia(JPN) by Forty Niner, the winner of G1/Godolphin Mile
Flamme de Passion(JPN), by Kurofune, 3rd in G2/UAE Derby
Cosmo Bulk(JPN) by Zagreb, the winner of G1/International C

Please do not miss the opportunity to acquire the Japanese-breds, the latest fashion of pedigree,
at the JRHA Select Sale, the source of the premier Japanese-breds.

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(1st May 06)

DEEP IMPACT is now ready for Arc

Another incredible performance by Deep Impact was shown in the Tenno Sho Haru, the Spring edition of the Emperor's Cup, on April 30th at Kyoto Racecourse.
The 1 to 10 red hot favorite in the contest over two miles, Deep Impact was settled at the rear of the pack by Yutaka Take as usual, started to make a big move at the four furlong pole, hit the front three out, and scored three and a half lengths victory over the second finisher Lincoln. With the devastating closing speed, Deep Impact covered the last four furlongs for 44.8 seconds, and his winning time 3 minutes and 13.4 seconds is the world record of 3,200m on grass.
His career record is now nine wins, including four Graded One Stakes, from ten starts, earning 884,445,000yen, approximately US$8 million, in his bank account.
After this impressive display, the connection of Deep Impact has made the official statement about the trip to Europe, and it is announced that the Prix de l' Arc de Triomphe on October 1st at Longchamp is the target for the Japanese superstar.
The four-year-old son of Sunday Silence is bred by Katsumi Yoshida of Northern Farm, and was sold to Makoto Kaneko at the JRHA's Selected Foal Sale for 70,000,000yen. The Yasuo Ikee trainee may run the G1/Takarazuka Kinen at Kyoto on June 25th, in prior to flying out for Europe.

Deep Impact

Sire: Sunday Silence
Dam: Wind in Her Hair
Sire of Dam: Alzao
H4
Consigned: Northern Farm

(27th Mar 06)

UTOPIA shines under the floodlight at Nad Al Sheba

Utopia has already won four Graded One races in the past, however, the Grade Two event he captured most recently is far more prestigious than any races he won before.
Utopia, owned by Makoto Kaneko and trained by Kojiro Hashiguchi, won the G2/Godolphin Mile over 1,600m on dirt, the opening race of six international races for thoroughbred at Dubai World Cup Day on March 25th at Nad Al Sheba, which carried the total purse of $21 million.
Ridden by Japanese champion jockey Yutaka Take, Utopia broke well, dominated the race from the front, and completed impressive wire-to-wire Victory, devastating the international field which include Island Fashion, three time G1 winning mare from USA, Jack Sullivan, who won G2/Maktoum Challenge Round 3, the most important prep race for Godolphin Mile, for two consecutive years, Court Masterpiece, the winner of G1/Prix de la Foret from France, and Lundy's Liability, the winner of Graded Stakes at Brazil, UAE, and USA.
Utopia was bred by Katsumi Yoshida of Northern Farm, and bought at the JRHA Selected Foal Sale in 2000 for 51,000,000yen, approximately $445,000. The 6-y-o son of Forty Niner has earned $4.8 million now.

(20th Feb 06)

KANE HEKILI is ready for Dubai

Kane Hekili, the dirt champion in Japan in 2005 and the dominant winner of the February Stakes, the Graded One event over 1,600m on dirt on February 19th , is now ready to compete in the Dubai World Cup on March 25th at Nad Al Sheba. Kane Hekili is fine after the race at Tokyo and Katsuhiko Sumii, who trains the 4-y-o colt by Fuji Kiseki, has confirmed that the next stop for Kane Hekili is the show down on the desert at the Middle East.
Kane Hekili, bred by Katsumi Yoshida of Northern Farm, was bought by Makoto Kaneko at the JRHA Select Foal Sale in 2002 for 20,00,000yen. Kane Hekili collected three Graded One races on dirt in 2005, including the Japan Cup Dirt in November. As he add the 94,000,000yen, the prize to the winner in February Stakes, to his bankbook, his total earning has developed to 418,229,000yen, which is more than 20 times of his own price. .
Makoto Kaneko's To the Victory become second to Captain Steve in the Dubai World Cup in 2001, and Kaneko will try to get a slightly better place in 2006.

Kane Hekili

Sire: Fuji Kiseki
Dam: Life Out There
Sire of Dam: Deputy Minister
H4
Consigned: Northern Farm

(24th Jan 06)

Four JRHA graduates received JRA Award

The ceremony of 2005 JRA Award was conducted at Tokyo on January 23rd, and five out of eleven award of equine category went to the JRHA graduates.
The first undefeated triple crown winner since Symboli Rudolf in 1984, Deep Impact has been named the winner of Horse of the Year Award. Deep Impact, trained by Yasuo Ikee, was also the unanimous selection as the Champion three-year-old colt.
Hat Trick, the winner of G1/Hong Kong Mile and G1/Mile Championship, was named the Champion Sprinter/Miler, and Kane Hekili, the winner of three Graded One Stakes including G1/Japan Cup Dirt, is selected as the Champion Dirt Horse.
Both of Hat Trick and Kane Hekili are trained by Katsuhiko Sumii, and both of Deep Impact and Kane Hekili are owned by Makoto Kaneko.
Fusao Sekiguchi's Fusaichi Richard was named as the Champion two-year-old colt. The winner of G1/Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes is trained by Kunihide Matsuda.
Deep Impact, Kane Hekili, and Fusaichi Richard are bred by Katsumi Yoshida of Northern Farm, while Hat Trick is bred by Haruya Yoshida of Oiwake Farm.
JRHA express the congratulations to the JRA Award winners and their connections.