2024 Hokkaido Summer Sale (Yearlings)
Sale Holder: Hidaka Horse Breeders’ Association (HBA)
Iburi Breeders’ Association (IBA)
Tokachi Breeders’ Association

Sale Location: Hokkaido Sales Complex
175-2 Kamimori, Shizunai, Shinhidaka-cho, Hidaka-gun, Hokkaido

Dates and Times:
Aug. 19 (Mon) ～ 24 (Sat)All days:
8:30～

Group exhibition of horses by lot number
Horses available for inspection at stables

11:30～

Sale(On-site repository access available each day from 8:00～ end of sale.)

Please note the Sale will be conducted in a regular f ormat (with live bidding inperson) with required pre-registration for buyers.

On-line repository access will be available from 3pm on Aug 14 (Wed) Japan Time.
Please contact us if you would like to access the on-line repository.

The online catalogue, along with photos, as well as general information including
results from past sales can be seen on the HBA's main website at: www.hba.or.jp/en.

〈 Notice to Sale Participants〉
1. Buyer Registration
Parties wishing to register as a buyer at the sale must either provide a certifier
approved by the sale holder or pay a deposit according to the amount of expectedpurchase at the sale. However, buyers with past purchase records may be exempt
from this requirement. If you are interested in purchasing at the sale, pleasecontact HBA agent Ms. Satomi Oka (satomi@bloodstock.jp) or send the SaleParticipation Agreement Form included in this Catalogue and also available fordownload at www.hba.or.jp/en to the HBA at least 2 weeks prior to the Sale, andthe HBA will be in contact with you. In addition, if you wish to have an authorized
agent bid and purchase on your behalf at the sale, you will need to submit theAgent Authorization Form also included in this catalogue and available fordownload at www.hba.or.jp/en.
⇒Please refer to Articles 16 and 17 of the Conditions of Sale

【 Important】
・ Entry to the Sale will be limited to Buyers who have registered prior to the Saleand related personnel.
・ Buyer Registration must be completed at least 2 weeks prior to the Sale.
・ Please note that you will not be able to register on the day of the Sale. Anyone
considering making a purchase is requested to kindly register in advance.

We appreciate your cooperation and understanding. We will make further
announcements should future circumstances require us to change the sales
format.

2. Information on Sale Horses
The following information on sale horses will be printed and distributed themorning of the sale for buyers’ reference.
(a) Body Measurements (Height, Heart girth, Cannon circumference)(b) Availability of repository material:
Repository material (28 or 36 radiographs of the limbs, upper airway
endoscopy video) may be voluntarily submitted by sellers. Information will be
provided on which horses have had repository material submitted.
⇒Please refer to Article 4 and Appendix 1 of the Conditions of Sale

On-site repository Operating Hours:
Aug. 19 (Mon) ～ 24 (Sat)All days:
08:00～ end of sale session* Note: (i) The repository material will have been taken between early Julyand early August

(ii)The repository is open to Buyers, Authorized Agents, trainers andveterinarians.
(c) Vices, Diseases
a. Vices (Cribbing, Weaving, Box-Walking, Self-Biting)b. Eye abnormalities (Cataracts, Amaurosis, Glaucoma ), Periodic Ophthalmia(Moonblindness), blindness in at least one eyec. Castrationd. History of surgery under general anesthesia
e. Any other conditions the Sale Holder considers necessary⇒

Please refer to Article 18 of the Conditions of Sale

3. Horse Inspection
Horses can be inspected at the stables during the following times:
Aug. 19 (Mon) ～ 24 (Sat)All days:
08:30～

Group exhibition of horses by lot number
Horses available for inspection at stables

4. Bidding in the Sale
A list of the sellers’ preferred starting prices will be distributed on the day of thesale. Bidding will start from this price; however, exceptions may be made if there
are no bids, and the starting price may be lowered with the consent of the seller.
Bids can be advanced by one hundred thousand (100,000) yen or multiples
thereof.
⇒Please refer to Articles 11, 19 and 20 in the Conditions of Sale

5. Re-sale
The “re-sale” system gives buyers a chance to purc hase horses that have gone
through the ring once and were unsold. If interested, a registered buyer canrequest for the seller to put the unsold horse up for re-sale, and if the seller agrees,
the horse can be offered again as a re-sale horse as long as it is in the same saleon the same day. A buyer wishing to request a re-sale should, after reaching anagreement with the seller of the horse on the starting bidding price for the re-sale,promptly notify the sale holder of the request. As re-sale horses will be offeredduring the regular course of the sale, buyers are asked to refer to announcements

by the sale holder for information on the timing of re -sales. Any and all registeredbuyers are allowed to join the bidding on a re-sale horse.
⇒Please refer to Article 12 in the Conditions of Sale

6. Purchase Settlement and Delivery of Horse⇒

Please refer to Articles 21 and 22 in the Conditions of Sale

7. Problems with Purchased Horses⇒

Please refer to Articles 24, 25 and 26 in the Conditions of Sale

8. Tax Refund Procedure for Foreign Buyers
You may be able to claim back the taxes you pay in Japan. Please check with youragent or someone who can advise you on purchasing in Japan regarding theactual refund process.