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I N T E R N AT I O N A L S A L E S the top ten foals and six of the top ten yearlings. The most pricey of his foals was Northern Farm’s colt out of US champion Azeri snapped up by Desk Valet Co. Ltd for ¥240,000,000. Northern Farms’ international approach was also reflected by the second most expensive foal, a colt out of the Argentine multiple Grade 1 winner Malpensa, bought by Hajime Satomi for ¥230,000,000. The four most expensive yearlings were all by Deep Impact. They were headed by Northern Farm’s brother to two winners out of Grade 2 winner Shes All Eltish, purchased by Riichi Kondo for ¥180,000,000. Paul Fudge’s Waratah Thoroughbreds was also in action during the yearling session, signing for lots including a Tapit colt out of the Cherry Hinton-placed Art Princess, bought for ¥80,000,000. David Redvers made his presence felt too, signing for two yearlings, including a King Kamehameha colt for ¥90,000,000, as well as three foals. racingpost.com/ipad SOUTH AFRICA The third renewal of the Cape Thoroughbreds Premier Yearling Sale proved the strongest yet with the record price broken twice during the opening session. New owner Adriaan van Vuuren went to R3,250,000 for the top lot, a Silvano colt offered by Andreas Jacobs’ Maine Chance Farm who is a brother to multiple winner and Grade 3-placed filly Romantic Moon. Last David Redvers: five Japanese purchases, including a son of King Kamehameha for ¥90m year’s top price of R2.8m was also eclipsed by a Dynasty colt out of a Listed-winning half-sister to Artie Schiller – a half-brother to last year’s sale-topper – bought by Form Bloodstock for R3m. The Emperors Palace National Yearling Sales recorded its second-highest price ever when a Dynasty half-brother to the Grade 1-placed Chave De Oura was purchased by Markus Jooste for R3.6m. In early November, the Ready To Run Sale of two-year-olds was headed by an Encosta De Lago colt bought by Misty Meadows for R1.8m, adding to the highest aggregate in the sale’s history.  MAJOR SOUTH AFRICAN SALES IN 2013 SALE £ = R16.82/€ = R13.93 AGGREGATE (2012) AVERAGE (2012) TOP LOT (2012) R98,335,000 (-8.4%) R122, 533,000 (+44.6%) R26,735,000 (+30.7%) R47,695,000 (+23.3%) Cape Premier Yearlings Book 10 Emperors Palace National Yearling0 Emperors Palace National Two-Year-Olds0 Emperors Palace National Ready To Run0 R484,409 (+20.4%) R295,260 (+26.7%) R99,019 (+43.3%) R215,814 (-2.9%) R3,250,000 (R2,800,000) R3,600,000 (R1,700,000) R1,000,000 (R650,000) R1,800,000 (R2,000,000) MAJOR JAPANESE SALES IN 2013 SALE JRHA Select Foals0 JRHA Select Yearlings0 1 63 £ = 168yen/€ = 139yen AGGREGATE (2012) AVERAGE (2012) TOP LOT (2012) ¥5,604,000,000 (+15.7%) ¥6,160,700,000 (+13.0%) ¥33,759,036 (+10.1%) ¥27,259,735 (+1.0%) ¥240,000,000 (¥250,000,000) ¥180,000,000 (¥250,000,000)