Date posted July 15, 2009 | Posted by Michele Cullen | Filed under
Sales NewsThe second day of trade at the Japan Racing Horse Association sale was headed by a colt by Daiwa Major, who was widely recognised as the star of day, was knocked down to Takaya Shimakawa for 165,000,000yen (AUD$2,239,280) . “He is different type with his brother“, Shimakawa said about the half-brother to Deep Impact.
“He is a very strong colt, carrying much muscle, and it looks he is similar to his sire Daiwa Major.” Asked about the price, Shimakawa said “this is much more than I thought”. Shimakawa also said he has not decided who is going to train the colt.
Top colt by Daiwa Major ex Wind In Her Hair (by Alzao)
Earlier the day, Shimakawa, one of the biggest spenders at the JRHA Sale, paid 155,000,000 yen (AUD $2,103,566) for the colt catalouged as lot 235, by Deep Impact out of Every Whisper by Northern Taste.
“This is the pick of day for myself, and I think this is the best foal by Deep Impact in the catalogue”, Shimakawa said with big smile after the purchase of the colt.
“When I visited Northern Farm, I saw him and fell in love with him. I do not visit farms to see foals more than once normally, however, I went to see this colt several times and he impressed me every time. I knew several different buyers were bidding on him, but I never thought I would stop bidding”.
Katsumi Yoshida who bred and consigned the colt is naturally very happy with the price. “I know many people came to see him at my farm and he is very popular. But this price is much higher than I expected.”
The colt will be trained by Yasutoshi Ikee, the All-Japan leading trainer in 2008.
“The colt looks like his father and his face is just a copy of his father’s face”, said Yasutoshi Ikee, whose father Yasuo Ikee trained Deep Impact.
Deep Impact - Every Whisper by Northern Taste
Takaya Shimakawa dominated the top end of market, buying the Hip#306, colt by Symboli Kris S for 125,000,000yen. ($AUD1,696,424) “He is certainly on my shortest list” Shimakawa said of the half- brother to Admire Moon.
“It was my last bid, while I did not think I could manage to buy this colt for this price.”
The gross sales of the day is 3,073,700,000yen, (AUD $41,714,403) a 31.2% decline as compared with the first day of foal session last year, and the average price 26,048,305yen (AUD$353,511) is a 27.7% decline. The buy-back rate on the day was 32.1%.
The third and final session kicks off today at the complex at 11:00a.m. in Japan.
