Activity was strong at the Autumn Broodmares Sale conducted by JS Company at Shizunai Oct. 22. A total of 132 lots from 189 lots offered were sold for ¥837,100,000, approx. US$5.48 million, a 7.7% increase from 2024, and the third highest gross in the sale's history. The average price was up 28.9% to ¥6,341,667 (approx. US$41,527), a new record for the Autumn Broodmares Sale.
The session started with fireworks as Hip 1, Aspaldiko, a 5-year-old mare by Black Tide, consigned by prominent Japanese owner/breeder Kaneko Makoto Holdings sold for ¥100,000,000 (approx. US$652,486) to Yosuke Imafuku. She sold in foal to Isla Bonita, winner of the Satsuki Sho (G1). She is the fifth foal out of Apapane, who swept the Triple Crown for 3-year-old fillies in 2010 and was crowned JRA champion filly in 2009-2010. Her three-parts sister is 2021 Shuka Sho (G1) winner Akaitorino Musume.
Imafuku, a Tokyo-based businessman, started to enjoy racehorse ownership in 2023 and won his first graded stakes at Niigata Aug. 24, when Realize Resius, a 2-year-old colt by Poetic Flare won the Niigata Nisai Stakes (G3).
Hip 2, Cool Water, a 9-year-old mare by Deep Impact, offered by the same consignor as Aspaldiko, was bought by Champions Farm for ¥65,000,000 (approx. US$424116)—the second-highest price of the sale.
