The 2-year-old HBA coaching sale took place on May 24, with a mixed-American child due to Runhappy won the top title after selling for ¥42,000,000 (US$330,120) to the famous owner, Shigeru Morinaka.
The indistinguishable breed was bred in Kentucky by Kathryn Nikkel, Old Dominion and Sanford Robertson, and was imported to Japan last year. Supplied by the Etretat farm as Hip 131, she achieved the fastest time more than once, scoring: 10.7 during an underground show that took place on May 23 on dirt roads at Sapporo Racecourse.
Morinaka is the successful owner of five graded equity winners at JRA, including Shigeru Pink Ruby, the winner of Hochi Hai Fillies’ Revue (G2) last season. The Dam (Distinguishable), is half-sister to the impressive seven-and-a-half-long winner of the Monmouth Breeders’ Cup Oaks (G3) Mo Cuishle for Todd Pletcher in 2006.
Northern Farm earned 23,000,000 yen (US$180,780) for Hip 139, a small amount by Drefong out of the Nice Qualia, was the second highest price in the session. Signed by Yamagiwa, the movie is the fastest time in a long time: 10.7.
A solid market is seen as 96 of the 134 chicks offered for sale with a total turnover of 699,400,000 yen (US$5,497,284) in a single day of sale. Shows an increase of 18.1% from 2021. The average price is 7,285,417 yen (US$57,263) and the median is 5,900,000 yen (US$46,374), for a corresponding increase of 2, 1% and 1.7% over the same period last year. The clearance rate at 71.6% is higher than the 2021 result, of which 66.9%.
