2020 Hokkaido September Sale Preview
Last year, the Hidaka Breeders Association launched the September Sale, a new addition to theiryearly yearling auction schedule. The yearlings offered here have had another month to maturephysically and allowed their human counterparts to rest and be ready for another potentially bigweek. This year’s September Sale will be held over three days, Tuesday, September 22nd
through Thursday, September 24th. 643 yearlings are cataloged with 268 being colts and 375
being fillies.
Some highlights from the catalog are colts like Hip 543, a half brother to G1 Takamatsunomiya
Kinen winner Laurel Guerreiro(JPN) by G1 Satsuki Sho winner Dee Majesty(JPN). Hip 489, ahalf-sister to G2 Daily Hai Nisai Stakes winner T M Inazuma(JPN) by Admire Moon(JPN). Hip
370 a half brother to G3 Radio Nikkei Sho winner Babbitt(JPN) by Vincennes(JPN) and Hip 492
a half-sister to JPN3 Hokkaido Sprint Cup winner Meisho Iron(JPN) by Admire Moon(JPN).
Among the stallions to choose from this sale, some are very well established, stallions likeRulership(JPN), who has four in the sale, while Harbinger(GB) and Lord Kanaloa(JPN) bothhave three. Daiwa Major(JPN), who is always popular and a rare find this late in the auctionseason has two lots in the sale. Some hotshot sires burning up the sophomore sire rankings arealso included, like Epiphaneia(JPN), who has two in the sale and a dual classic winner from his
first crop. Real Impact(JPN) also has two lots in the sale, but he too has already had a G1 winnerfrom his first crop. Kizuna(JPN) has been a really hot sire at the sales and on the track and has
four lots in the sale.
Successful freshman sires are always in great demand in the year they debut. Maurice(JPN) andDuramente(JPN) are 1-2 in the rankings by earnings so far, though Maurice(JPN) has eightwinners Duramente(JPN) ’s ten. They each have four lots in the sale. Makfi(GB) has a strong goof things in the Selection and Summer Sales due to his ten winners so far, so with 11 lots in thesale, he could make a splash again. Leontes(JPN), the half brother of Epiphaneia(JPN), has six
winners, but that is more than enough to get him up to 4th on freshman sires’ earnings ranking.
He has four lots in the sale. Danon Legend(USA) has been a surprise hit, with 13 winners so far,while most of them are in the NAR, those buyers should be out in force to look at his 12
yearlings in the sale. Lovely Day(JPN) also has 12 lots in the sale, and they will be bolstered byhis seven individual winners from his first crop. Asia Express(USA) also has seven winners, but
one has gone on to win an NAR stakes race already, making him one to watch if you are looking
for a dirt runner. He has 14 lots in the sale. Hokko Tarumae(JPN), who has 14 lots in the sale,should give his 14 yearlings a significant boost this September. Discreet Cat(USA) has seven
winners so far and eight yearlings in the sale. Mikki Isle(JPN) has only had four winners, but all
were in the JRA. He has eight yearlings in the September Sale.
Some exciting first-crop sires will be available as well. Champion Dirt Horse CopanoRickey(JPN) will have 15 yearlings available, and so will Lani(USA), the only Japanese trained
horse to ever compete in all three of the American Triple Crown races. Silver State(JPN), aspeedy son of Deep Impact(JPN) who has been exceptionally popular at the sales despite having
retired early due to injury, has 14 in the sale and G1 Satsuki Sho winner Isla Bonita(JPN) has 13
lots in the sale. Two sons of the successful US sire War Front(USA) are represented as well with

American Patriot(USA) having 13 and The Factor(USA) having 12 in the sale. Ten yearlings
will represent G1 winning Sprinter Big Arthur(JPN) while G1 Yasuda Kinen winner Satono
Aladdin(JPN) will have seven up for auction. Horse of the Year Kitasan Black(JPN) has been ahit at prior sales and will have two yearlings in the 2020 September Sale.
*All stallion rankings and winners information is current as of August 31st, 2020, and includes
both JRA and NAR data.
Please contact our representatives if you are interested in purchasing at the 2020 Hokkaido
September Sale or 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 September Sale Details:●Sale type: Yearling●Venue: Hokkaido Sales Complex (Shizunai, Hokkaido)●Dates: September 22nd (Tues) ～ September 24th (Thu)Pre-sale inspections: 8:30am ～Sale: 12:00am ～●Number of cataloged lots: 643●Online catalog available at: http://www.hba.or.jp/english/index.html