A half brother to Justin Milano, winner of the April 14 Satsuki Sho (G1) at Nakayama, was the gross sales topper on the Oct. 22 Northern Farm Blended Sale at Northern Horse Park. He was purchased by Susumu Fujita for ¥290 million (roughly US$1.91 million).
The weanling colt, who was born Feb. 21 and provided as Hip 21 on the sale, is by Kitasan Black . The sire was named Japanese Horse of the 12 months in 2016-17 and sired 2023 Longines World’s Greatest Racehorse Equinox . The weanling is out of Margot Did , winner of the Nunthorpe Stakes (G1).
The Kitasan Black colt was one in every of 10 weanlings who have been purchased for greater than ¥100 million. All of 52 weanlings provided discovered their new homeowners and the gross sale was ¥3.555 billion, a 133.7% enhance from 2024. The common worth was ¥68,365,385 (US$450,543) and the median worth was ¥42 million (US$276,789), which have been 96.8% and 55.6% will increase as in contrast with twelve months in the past, respectively.
Repole Steady purchased 4 fillies and mares together with Hammaguir, a 4-year-filly by Lord Kanaloa who received two races at Iwate and was provided as a filly out of coaching. Repole paid ¥31 million (US$204,297), the second highest worth on the fillies and mares session, to purchase the half sister to NHK Mile Cup (G1) winner Aerolithe .
A complete of 64 fillies and mares have been purchased for ¥677.5 million in complete, a 7.2% decline from 2023.
