Colt out of Ria Antonia Tops JRHA Sale's Foal Session
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A colt by Deep Impact out of Ria Antonia consigned as Hip 400 brings ¥290 million at the JRHA Select Sale
The first colt produced by Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) winner Ria Antonia made a splash at the July 10 foal session of the Japan Racing Horse Association Select Sale.
Offered as hip 400, the son of leading Japanese sire Deep Impact was purchased by Hajimie Satomi for ¥290 million (US$2,615,800). The session-topper is the seventh consecutive Deep Impact son or daughter to top the foal session of the sale.
"He was my pick of the day," Satomi told Racing Post. "This colt reminds me of Satono Diamond, and my advisor, Yasuo Ikee, suggested this was the nicest Deep Impact foal in the catalog. I hope he will go one place better in the Japanese Derby than Satono Diamond."
Satomi Horse Company campaigns Satono Diamond, a two-time grade 1 winner who was named Japan's champion 3-year-old male in 2016. He finished second in the 2016 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby, G1).
Ria Antonia was named Canada's champion 2-year-old filly after her victory in the 2013 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies at Santa Anita Park, where she was placed first by the stewards after She's a Tiger was disqualified for interference in the stretch. Campaigned by Christopher Dunn and Loooch Racing Stables, the daughter of Rockport Harbor won two of 14 starts, placed in two other grade 1 races, and earned more than $1.5 million.
Consigned to the 2014 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November Sale by Three Chimneys Farm, Ria Antonia was purchased by Katsumi Yoshida for $1.8 million. She has produced three foals to date, her first two being daughters of Deep Impact who have not yet started. The first of those fillies is a juvenile named Ria Olivia.
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