$USD 4.7 MILLION: MOST EXPENSIVE YEARLING EVER SOLD IN JAPAN!

A Deep Impact colt out of Sheave set a new record for the highest priced yearling ever sold in Japan, when he knocked down for $USD 4.7 million at the Japan Racing Horse Association Select Sale in Hokkaido. #競馬 #ディープインパクト #Keiba

The power of Deep Impact (Sunday Silence x Wind In Her Hair) was evident, with a number of his progeny fetching big money.

Deep Impact racing record:
Arima Kinen (NAKAYAMA)
Japan Cap (TOKYO)
Takarazuka Kinen (KYOTO)
Tenno Sho (Spring) (KYOTO)
Kikuka Sho (KYOTO)
Tokyo Yushun (TOKYO)
Satsuki Sho (NAKAYAMA)

Deep Impact is one of the most famous Japanese racehorses of all time thanks to his deeds on the racetrack and as a stallion after racing.

The son of Sunday Silence won seven Grade Ones.

Legendary Japanese jockey Yutaka Take developed a formidable partnership with Deep Impact throughout his career.

Standing at Shadai Stallion Station in Hokkaido, Deep Impact has made a name for himself as a champion sire, with 2529 winners and 45 individual Grade One winners.

His most notable progeny are Dubai Sheema Classic winner Gentildonna, Dubai Turf hero Vivlos and 2,000 Guineas victor Saxon Warrior.

Gone but never forgotten, Deep Impact's legacy will live on for many years to come through his progeny.

Other famous Japanese racehorses:
Orfevre
Lord Kanaloa
El Condor Pasa
Narita Brian
Symboli Rudolf
Heart's Cry
Lys Gracieux
Almond Eye
TM Opera O

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