With the absence of the industry giants Deep Impact (JPN) and King Kamehameha (JPN), it was Heart’s Cry (JPN) who stepped up to the plate at the foal session of the JRHA Select Sale at Northern Horse Park on Tuesday.
Lot 365 Top price of 380million yen (AUD$5,170,000) was paid by Yoshihisa Ozasa for Northern Farm’s full-brother to Yoshida who is a dual Group 1 winner in the US. The son Heart’s Cry (JPN) out of the Grade 1 Ballerina Stakes winner Hilda’s Passion (USA) is also a half-brother to the Group III winner Sanctuaire (Deep Impact).
“I think this is the outstanding individual in today’s catalogue. I was bidding in earnest and am very happy to buy such fantastic young horse. I hope he grows up well and will be in the field of major races in future,” Ozasa's racing manager, Morito Kajihara said.
Lot 407 Danox Co. Ltd. went to 270million yen (AUD$3,629,000) for another son of Heart’s Cry (JPN) this one out of the champion 2-year-old filly in USA, the Grade 1 Del Mar Debutante Stakes winner She’s a Tiger (USA) who is a half-sister to the triple Grade 1 winner Smiling Tiger (Hold That Tiger).
“As there is no Deep Impact in the market any more, we would like to buy a very nice foal by Heart’s Cry today”, said Yoshiki Okada, racing manager to Masahiro Noda. “Our team inspected all consignments from Northern Farm and made a short list of foals by Heat’s Cry. He is on the short list and Mr.Noda selected this one from the list. The mare, She’s a Tiger, who is US Champion Juvenile Filly, is very good looking horse and the foal is also good looking, as like his mother. Price is more than expected, but Mr.Noda did not want to stop bidding, as he would really like to buy him.”
Lot 383 This Heart’s Cry (JPN) colt is a half-brother to the 2016 Kentucky Oaks winner Cathryn Sophia (Street Boss) and to the Deep Impact colt that topped yesterday’s Yearling session at 510 million yen (AUD$6,868,000). Miwa Holding’s needed less than half that to secure this colt for 210million yen (AUD$2,823,000).
Lot 365 A half-brother to two stakes-placed winner by Lord Kanaloa out of the Group 1 Premio Lydia Tesio and Group II Oaks d'Italia winner Final Score (Dylan Thomas) was purchased by Ryouichi Ootuka for 200million yen (AUD$2,688,000). Final Score is a half-sister to four other stakes winners including the Group 1 Irish Oaks and Group 1 Yorkshire Oaks winner Sea Of Class Sea The Stars.
“This is the pick of day for me,” Ryoichi Otsuka said. “He is from very successful female line, which is full of black type, and it caught my fancy that he is Sunday Silence free, which would be a big advantage when he becomes stallion. While the price is more than I thought, I did not want to miss him.”
Lot 334 from the second crop of Kitasan Black this colt is a half-brother to the Champion Japanese 2yo Resistencia (Daiwa Major) out of the Group 1 winning Argentinan mare Malacostumbrada was purchased by Azabu Shoji for 190million yen (AUD$2,554,000).
Lot 539 The final of the sale, a colt by Lord Kanaloa (JPN) out of the VRC Oaks winner Kirramosa (Alamosa) was knocked down to Tetsuhide Kunimoto for 140,000million yen (AUD$1882,000).
At yesterday’s yearling session Kirramosa’s Heart’s Cry filly was purchased by Shinobu Nakanishi 49million yen (AUD$657,000)
Some others of interest.
Lot 397 The first foal offered by Triple Crown hero Justify (USA) was sold to Takeshita Koichi for 80million yen (AUS$1,073,000). The filly is the first foal of the winning Tapit mare Not Now Carolyn a daughter of the Champion female sprinter in USA Maryfield (Elusive Quality).
Lot 323 The first foal offered by Deep Impact’s multiple Group I winning son Saxon Warrior was sold to Miyazaki Toshiya for 41million yen (AUS$550,000). The filly is from Well Away, a half-sister by Monsun to Group I German Oaks winner Well Timed.
Lot 439 A colt from the first crop of the champion Japanese Sprinter Red Falx (Swept Overboard) out of the Group 1 Caulfield Cup winner Southern Speed (Southern Image) was purchased by Masao Ogawa for 35million yen (AUD$471,000).
In total 203 foals were sold for 8,334,000,000yen in total at the foal session on Tuesday, which is 14.8% decline as compared with foal session in 2019. The average price, 41,054,187yen, US$383,684, which is 18.6% down from twelve months ago. The clearance rate is 89.8%, which is unchanged from 2019.
Over both sessions 432 lots were sold for 18,762,000,000yen, which is 8.5% down from 2019. The average price through two days, 43,430,555yen, US$405,893, is 11,9% down from 2019. The clearance rate is 90.9%, which was 91.4% in 2019.
“I would like to express my sincere thanks to the owners and trainers for attending the sale under such challenging period and for supporting the market,” Teruya Yoshida, owner of Shadai Farm and active chairman of JRHA, commented at the conclusion of the sale.
“The market is slightly slowing down today and I think the key factor is the absence of Deep Impact. For example, when Northern Dancer died, the top end of bloodstock market in America declined, and same thing happened here today.”
“On the other hand, I believe the quality of mares we have in Japan is world class and quality of horses bred in Japan is world class as well. I think the buyers are confident to make big investment on horses we offer.”
“We try to keep breeding quality horses and I hope it will keep active horse market in Japan”.
