(31st Oct 11)
JRHA graduates dominate G1/Tenno Sho
The field of the G1/Tenno Sho Autumn, known as the "Emperor's Cup" on October 30th at Tokyo racecourse was the most competitive in the history, as it included seven Graded One Stakes winners, and the result is fascinating for Japan Racing Horse Association
It was won by Tosen Jordan(JPN), 5-y-o Horse by Jungle Pocket. Tosen Jordan was bred by Northern Farm and bought at the yearling session of 2007 JRHA Select Sale by JHS Ltd for 170,000,000yen. JRHA would like to express hearty congratulations to the owner of Tosen Jordan, Mr. Takaya Shimakawa, who is one of the greatest supporter of JRHA Sale and has won his first Graded One Stakes.
The runner-up was Dark Shadow(JPN), 4-y-o colt by Dance in the Dark, who was bought at the foal session of 2007 JRHA Select Sale by Tomokazu Iizuka for 25,000,000yen. And the third finisher was Pelusa(JPN), 4-y-o colt by Zenno Rob Roy, who was bought at the foal session of 2007 JRHA Select Sale by Nobutaka Tada for 100,000,000yen.
The JRHA July Select Sale, the proven place as the source of great runners, will be taken place at Northern Horse Park on July 9th and 10th in 2012, where you will find well-bred and talented young horses by Jungle Pocket, Dance in the Dark, Zenno Rob Roy, and others.
Tosen Jordan
Sire: Jungle Pocket
Dam: Every Whisper
Sire of Dam: Northern Taste
C5
Consigned: Northern Farm
(3rd Oct 11)
JRHA Sales graduate, Curren Chan, strikes G1/Sprinters Stakes
Curren Chan, four-year-old grey filly by Kuroufne, won Sprinters' Stakes, the championship race for sprinters in Japan on October 2nd at Nakayama Racecourse.
Curren Chan, 102 to 10 third favorite in 15 runners' field, which included Rocket Man, winner of G1/Dubai Golden Shaheen and G1/KrisFlyer International Sprint earlier this year, from Singapore, Lucky Nine, second finisher in G1/Champions Mile earlier this year, from Hong Kong, and Green Birdie, winner of G1/KrisFlyer International Sprint in 2010, from Hong Kong, was settled in midfield and draw clear to capture the stakes with premier grade by one and three quarter lengths.
Curren Chan, out of Tony Bin mare Spring Ticket, was bred by Shadai Farm and sold to Takashi Suzuki at the foal session of JRHA Select Sale in 2007 for 25,000,000yen, $202,429 at the exchange rate of sale day.
Takayuki Yasuda's trainee took her first Graded Stakes on April 9th at Hanshin, where she won G2/Hanshin Himba Stakes. Curren Chan went on to win G3/Hakodate Sprint Stakes on July 3rd and won another Grade Stakes, G3/Keeneland Cup, on August 28th at Sapporo, which is her last time out.
While the next start for Curren Chan, winner four Graded Stakes in a row and earner of nearly 300 million yen purse, is not decided, it is likely that she will be kept in training next year.
Curren Chan
Sire: Kurofune
Dam: Spring Ticket
Sire of Dam: Tony Bin
M4
Consigned: Shadai Farm
(9th May 11)
One-Two finish by JRHA graduates in G1.NHK Mile Cup
G1/NHK Mile Cup on May 8th at Tokyo Racecourse, which is recognized as Japan's 2000 Guineas, was dominated by the graduates of JRHA July Select Sale.
The winner, Grand Prix Boss by Sakura Bakushin O, is Japanese Champion Two-Year-Old Colt in 2010, when he won three races including G1/Asahi Hai Futurity. The colt trained by Yoshito Yahagi at Ritto Training Center near Kyoto was fourth in G2/Spring Stakes at Hanshin on March 26th and third in G2/New Zealand Trophy at Hanshin on April 9th. Ridden by Australian-born Craig Williams for the first time, Grand Prix Boss was in mid-pack early on and delivered the strongest challenge on home stretch to pick up his second Graced One Stakes.
Grand Prix Boss, bred by Katsumi Yoshida's Northern Farm and bought by Grandprix Co.,Ltd. at the foal session of JRHA July Sale in 2008 for 27,000,000yen, will be shipped to United Kingdom on May 27th, to run G1/St James' Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot on June 14th. "I look forward to compete with the Gallop of Monster
Cotillion by Deep Impact, who finished second in G1/NHK Mile Cup, was also bought at 2008 JRHA Select Sale. The black bay colt, bred by Shadai Farm, was bought at the foal session by Kaneko Makoto Holdings Co.,Ltd for 70,000,000yen.
Real Impact by Deep Impact, who finished third in G1/NHK Mile Cup, went through the sales ring at the yearling session of JRHA Sale in 2009, when he was bought back by Northern Farm which bred and consigned the bay colt.
Eishin Osman by Rock of Gibraltar, who finished fourth in G1/NHK Mile Cup, was bought by Japan Racing Association for 10,000,000yen at the yearling session of 2009 JRHA July Sale. Then, the bay colt was resold to Toyomitsu Hirai at JRA Breeze-Up Sale in 2010.
And Pray, by Rock of Gibraltar, who finished fifth in G1/NHK Mile Cup, was bought at yearling session of 2009 JHRA Sale for 145,000,000yen, the highest price of session, by Big Red Farm Co.,Ltd.
The result of 2011 renewal of NHK Mile Cup is good example to prove the JRHA Sale is the source of performers at the highest level.
The JRHA Select Sale in 2011 will be conducted on Monday July 11th and Tuesday July 12th. The catalogue will be featuring the colts and fillies by Sakura Bakushin O, Deep Impact, and many more top stallions.
Grand Prix Boss
Sire: Sakura Bakushin O
Dam: Rosy Mist
Sire of Dam: Sunday Silence
H3
Consigned: Northern Farm
(7th Jan 11)
JRHA graduates receive JRA Award
Japan Racing Association(JRA) announced the list of horses who receive 2010 JRA Award and it is confirmed that two graduates of July Select Sale conducted by Japan Racing Horse Association(JRHA) are appointed as Japanese Champion in 2010.
Grand Prix Boss(JPN), winner of G1/Asahi Hai Futurity, is named as JRA Champion 2-y-o colt.
The colt by Sakura Bakushin O, who was bought at the foal session of 2008 JRHA July Select Sale by Grand Prix Inc. for 27,000,000yen, has been trained by is Yoshito Yahagi at Ritto, and won three races from four starts. Apart from G1/Asahi Hai, championship race for two-year-old colts in Japan,
Grand Prix Boss won G2/Keio Hai 2-y-o Stakes. The earner of 116,715,000yen, bred by Northern Farm, is trained for G1/NHK Mile Cup on May 8th at Tokyo.
Nakayama Festa(JPN), who won the G1/Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin in June and was runner-up to Workforce in the G1/Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp in October, is named as JRA Champion older colt/horse. Nakayama Festa by Stay Gold, was bought at the yearling session of JRHA Select Sale in 2007 by Shinichi Izumi for 10,000,000yen.
Nakayama Festa, who is trained by Yoshitaka Ninomiya at Miho, has started 13 times, including two races in France, and won five races. He has earned 293,243,000yen plus €943,000. The newly turned five-year-old horse, bred by Arai Bokujo, is kept in training in 2011.
The JRA Award ceremony will be conducted at Tokyo on Monday January 24th.
