2019 Hokkaido Selection SaleOn July 16th at the Hokkaido Sales Pavilion in Shizunai, Hokkaido, the 2019 renewal of theSelection Sale will be offering a catalog of 242 yearlings. The Selection Sale is the premier salefor 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 nineyearlings 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 aWay(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-YearOld 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 CreatorⅡ(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 G1winners 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. MajesticWarrior(USA) and Curren Black Hill(JPN) both have a pair of NAR wins to their name, andSpielberg(JPN) is also off the mark in the NAR. Epiphaneia(JPN) has been a significant player inthe 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 theUnited 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 topick up the next big bloodline.
There are a lot of impressive pedigrees in the 2019 Selection Sale this year. Hip 3 is aDuramente(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 sofar 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 byDunkirk(USA) is a half brother to multiple NAR Champion Love Michan(JPN). Hip 73 is aMaurice(JPN) colt out of a graded stakes-placed half-sister to multiple G1 winning sprinterLaurel Guerrero(JPN). Hip 75 is a Duramente(JPN) colt out of a full sister to champion sprinterCurren Chan(JPN). Hip 79 is a Makfi(GB) colt out of a half-sister to G1 Japan Cup winner ScreenHero(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-YearOld filly Kawakami Princess(JPN).
Hip 135 is a Leontes(JPN) colt from the family of Deep Impact(JPN). Hip 144 is a colt byDunkirk(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 PinkDia(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), andSaturnalia(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 winnerSambista(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 ahalf 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