21 June, 2019
On July 16th at the Hokkaido Sales Pavilion in Shizunai, Hokkaido, the 2019 renewal of the Selection Sale will be offering a catalog of 242 yearlings. The Selection Sale is the premier sale for the Hokkaido Sale company, providing the best physicals and pedigrees that the Hidaka region has to offer. Monday, July 15th is the exhibition day, followed by the sale on Tuesday, July 16th.
Fifty-five different sire lines will be available this year at the Selection Sale including nine yearlings by Japan's hottest young sire, Lord Kanaloa(JPN). Many of Japan's hottest sires will also be available as well, including one lot by King Kamehameha(JPN), five lots by Just a Way(JPN), ten by Daiwa Major(JPN), four by Heart's Cry(JPN), 10 lots by Harbinger(GB), and 15 lots by Rulership(JPN).
There are plenty of exciting first crop sires coming through the pipes this year in Japan, one of the most influential groups the country has seen in one generation in quite a while. G1 Japanese Derby winner and Champion Three-Year-Old Duramente(JPN), Champion Two-Year-Old Leontes(JPN), two time G1 winner and Champion Older Horse Lovely Day(JPN), six-time G1 winner and Horse of the Year Maurice(JPN), G1 Belmont Stakes winner Creator(USA), two time G1 winner A Shin Hikari(JPN), Champion Two-Year-Old Asia Express(USA), 10 time G1 winner and Champion Dirt Horse Hokko Tarumae(JPN), G1 winner and sire of multiple G1 winners Discreet Cat(USA), G1 winner and sire of multiple G1 winners Makfi(GB).
Two-year-olds have just started debuting in Japan, and several freshman crop sires making an early showing will have a second crop up for sale this summer as well.
G1 Japanese Derby winner Kizuna(JPN) has been the first new sire off the mark not once but twice in the JRA, Real Impact(JPN) has also claimed his first winner in the JRA during the first three weeks of two-year-old racing as well as a win in the NAR circuit as well. Majestic Warrior(USA) and Curren Black Hill(JPN) both have a pair of NAR wins to their name, and Spielberg(JPN) is also off the mark in the NAR. Epiphaneia(JPN) has been a significant player in the sales ring with many hopes pinned on the G1 Japan Cup winner's first crop set to debut this year. Eskendereya(USA) had Mitole(USA) win a very competitive G1 Met Mile in the United States while waiting for his first Japanese offspring to get rolling in Japan. Six-time G1 winner and Champion Three-year-old Gold Ship(JPN) first two-year-olds will debut in the coming months. While two-year-old racing is just getting rolling, it is always a good time to pick up the next big bloodline.
There are a lot of impressive pedigrees in the 2019 Selection Sale this year. Hip 3 is a Duramente(JPN) colt of a half-sister to G1 winner and multiple graded stakes winner producer Black Emblem(JPN). Hip 21 is a Maurice(JPN) filly from the family of Vega(JPN) which produced G1 winners like Admire Vega(JPN), Admire Don(JPN) and Harp Star(JPN). Hip 25 is a Henny Hughes(USA) half brother to two-time graded stakes winner Active Minoru(JPN). Hip 32 is a Makfi(GB) half brother to G3 winner Rose Princedom(JPN). Hip 35 is a Lord Kanaloa(JPN) colt from the family of G1 winner and blue hen To the Victory(JPN), who has so far produced two stallions. Hip 47 is a Fenomeno(JPN) colt out of a half-sister to G2 winner, and multiple G1 placed Crocosmia(JPN), who like Fenomeno(JPN) is by Stay Gold(JPN). Hip 48 is a Hokko Tarumae(JPN) colt from the family of G1 winner Blast Onepiece(JPN). Hip 52 by Epiphaneia(JPN) filly who is a half to two time G3 winner Kokorono Ai(JPN). Hip 64 by Dunkirk(USA) is a half brother to multiple NAR Champion Love Michan(JPN). Hip 73 is a Maurice(JPN) colt out of a graded stakes-placed half-sister to multiple G1 winning sprinter Laurel Guerrero(JPN). Hip 75 is a Duramente(JPN) colt out of a full sister to champion sprinter Curren Chan(JPN). Hip 79 is a Makfi(GB) colt out of a half-sister to G1 Japan Cup winner Screen Hero(JPN). Hip 108 is a Kizuna(JPN) colt out of a full sister to G2 winner Satono Progress(JPN). Hip 111 is a Daiwa Major(JPN) colt out of G1 Japanese Oaks winner and Champion Three-Year-Old filly Kawakami Princess(JPN).
Hip 135 is a Leontes(JPN) colt from the family of Deep Impact(JPN). Hip 144 is a colt by Dunkirk(USA) that is out of a half-sister to multiple G1 placed and graded stakes winner Ambitious(JPN). Hip 154 is a Maurice(JPN) filly is a half to G1 Oka Sho placed Shigeru Pink Dia(JPN). Hip 162 is a Harbinger(GB) colt from the family of Whitewater Affair(GB) which has produced four stallions including G1 Dubai World Cup winner Victoire Pisa(JPN). Hip 172 is a Makfi(GB) colt out of a full sister to 2017 Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby victor Sumahama(JPN). Hip 187 is a Strong Return(JPN) colt from the family of blue hen Cesario(JPN), who is responsible for G1 winners Epiphaneia(JPN), Leontes(JPN), and Saturnalia(JPN). Hip 188 is a Kizuna(JPN) colt from the family of Japan's major Hong Kong hero Eishin Preston(USA). Hip 199 is an Epiphaneia(JPN) colt from the family of Derby winners Deep Impact(JPN) and Rey de Oro(JPN). Hip 203 is a South Vigorous(USA) half brother to G1 winner Sambista(JPN). Hip 216 is a Maurice(JPN) filly out of a half-sister to two time G1 winning miler Admire Cozzene(JPN). Hip 221 is a Rulership(JPN) colt out of a half sister to multiple G2 winner Last Impact(JPN) and from the family of Kizuna(JPN). Hip 239 is a Gold Ship(JPN) filly out of a half to G2 winner Capote Star(JPN).
Please contact our representatives if you are interested in purchasing at the 2019 Hokkaido Selection Sale or to inquire about the Japan-bred winner bonus program:
Satomi Oka (Ms)
Satomi Oka Bloodstock Pty Ltd
E-mail : satomi@bloodstock.jp
Tel : +61 414 414 450
Hokkaido Selection Sale Details:
●Sale type: Yearling
●Venue: Hokkaido Sales Complex (Shizunai, Hokkaido)
●Dates: July 15 (Mon) to 16 (Tues)
July 15 (Mon) Pre-sale inspections: 10:00am to 5:00pm
July 16 (Tues) Sale: 10:00am ～
●Number of cataloged lots: 242
●Online catalog available at: http://www.hba.or.jp/english/index.html