The first day of the JRHA Sale featuring yearlings on Monday saw Mick Price Racing and Breeding secure the first foal of a daughter of Mosheen, while Satomi Oka Bloodstock purchased a modestly priced blue blood filly for Yulong’s Zhang Yue Sheng.
Mick Kent Jr was in attendance at the sale and secured Lot 134 for ¥60,000,000 (A$648,414), a filly by Epiphaneia from Paronella, a placed Lord Kanaloa daughter of champion Australian filly Mosheen, whose Maurice colt topped the sale when selling for ¥450,000,000 (A$4.8m).
Lot 101, a filly by ill-fated Duramente from Group I winning Darshaan mare Necklace, was bought by Satomi Oka Bloodstock for Yulong’s Zhang Yue Sheng for just ¥21,000,000 (A$226,938).
Duramente died prematurely last year but has been in hot form this year siring Group I winners Stars on Earth and Titleholder.
The filly comes from an outstanding European female family with Necklace being a grand-daughter of Group I Irish Oaks winner and blue hen Colorspin, the dam of Group I stars Opera House, Kay Tara and Zee Zee Top (dam of Group I winner Izzi Top).
She was consigned by Champions Farm, who purchased a Frankel filly from Lake Hamana (GB) for $500,000 from the Yulong Inglis Easter draft in 2020.
