$4.8m Maurice x Mosheen Colt Tops JRHA Select Yearling Sale

Mark Smith - Monday July 11

The JRHA Select Sale was underway at Northern Horse Park on Monday, with 240 yearlings catalogued for the opening day followed by 200 foals for Tuesday.

While perennial heavyweight Deep Impact (JPN) is missing from the sale, the success of the Japanese horses on the world stage has organisers hopeful of an increased overseas presence.  

The sale was off to a bright start with the opening lot, a son of one season Arrowfield shuttler Real Steel, making ¥180,000,000 (A$1,926,000) to the bid of DMM Com. The colt is a half-brother to six winners, including multiple Gr II winner Sciacchetra (Manhattan Café).

Top Lots

Lot 76 Seventy-six lots in Northern Farm’s Maurice (JPN) colt out of Fastnet Rock’s 4-time Gr 1 winner Mosheen was bought by Masahiro Noda of Danox Co.Ltd for ¥450,000,000 (A$4.8m), which was never in any danger of being eclipsed.

The sale-topper is a half-brother to 3-time Gr III winner Primo Scene (Deep Impact).

Mosheen won eight races in Australia, highlighted by the VRC Oaks, VRC Australian Guineas, ATC Randwick Guineas, and ATC Vinery Stud Stakes.

Lot 96 c Duramente x Jaywalk by Cross Trafic Purchaser Two One Racing ¥300,000,000 (A$3,208,000)

First foal of the Champion US 2yo filly whose five wins included the Gr 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies and Gr 1 Frizette Stakes.

Lot 9  C Epiphaneia x Awake by Deep Impact. Purchaser: Kaneko Makoto Holdings ¥250,000,000 (A$2,674,000)

Dam is a Gr II placed half-sister Champion 2yo Goshawk Ken (Bernstein).

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Lot 46 c Rey de Oro x L'Archetto by Falbrav Purchaser Kaneko Makoto Holdings ¥220,000,000 (A2,353,000)

Half-brother to Gr 1 Mile Championship winner Stelvio (Lord Kanaloa) and stakes-placegetters Hishi Gekko (Rulership) and Sternatia (Lord Kanaloa).

Lot 55 C Maurice x Homecoming Queen by Holy Roman Emperor Purchaser Danox Co.,Ltd. ¥220,000 (A2,353,000)

Half-brother to Gr 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes winner Shale (Galileo) out of a stakes-winning three-quarter sister to Dylan Thomas and half to Queen’s Logic.

Lot 63 C Lord Kanaloa x Sheab bt Mineshaft Purchaser Tetsuhide Kunimoto ¥220,000,000 (A2,353,000)

Half-brother to Gr 1 Kentucky Oaks winner Cathryn Sophia (Street Boss).

Lot 58 F Daiwa Major x Coastedby Tizway, Purchaser Fujita Susumu ¥210,000,000 (A$2,247,000).

Half-sister to Gr III winner Danon Beluga (Heart’s Cry) out of stakes-winning mare that was runner-up in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.

Lot 34 C Duramente x Fourstar Crook by Freud. Purchaser Fujita Susumu ¥200,000,000 (A$2,140,000).

Second foal of Grade 1 Flower Bowl Stakes winner. 

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