Group 1 winning daughter of Adelaide, Funstar will join her half-sister Youngstar at Northern Farm after being purchased by leading Japanese owner Katsumi Yoshida for a record price of AU$2.7 million in the Inglis Digital July (Early) Online Auction.

Stud Manager Grant Mackay chats with The Impact about Nature Strip and how much the Everest Contender means to him and the team. Golden Grove Stud, the farm where the top-rated sprinter was bred is in the process of becoming a full-scale commercial entity. The 259-acre property, near Denman, specialising in all areas of equine care. We offer seasonal & permanent agistment, servicing the Hunter Valley stallion farms as well as the spelling of racehorses. Mackay is excited about the opportunity to welcome new clients to Golden Grove for the upcoming season & beyond.

Led by Saori Rokuroda, once again Taihei Stud Farm has exceeded expectations in terms of the quality of horses they hope to present at Japan’s premier Thoroughbred sale. Taihei boasts of a long and distinguished history, so beautiful that it has been a place where the Showa Emperor has stayed in the past and many movies have been shot at the farm as well. The ‘Tai’ in the Taihei name was taken from the name of the original owner, Yoshio Ohkawa’s family name symbol, with the ‘Hei’ being taken from his father’s first name Heijiro. Rokuroda’s vision for the farm is simply to continue producing quality racehorses. “Over the next ten years, we would like to expand our vision globally, producing ...

As scion born into horse racing royalty, as the third son of Haruya Yoshida and grandson of famed Zenya Yoshida. Masashi Yoshida spent his summer vacations at Shadai Farm and Northern Horse Park while growing up in Tokyo. Those cherished experiences followed by Yoshida’s first Thoroughbred sale in California had a huge impact on his life, which led to him thinking about his career as a horseman. After graduating from Keio University in 2004, Yoshida joined Oiwake Farm and has continued his grandfather’s legacy taking Oiwake to greater and greater strengths. Masashi Yoshida talks to The Impact about Oiwake Farm’s exclusive draft for the upcoming select sale.

The well-loved stud manager has worked her way upwards at leading Glen Burrows’ leading boutique broodmare farm for close to two decades. Rossington speaks to The Impact about their extraordinary sales numbers and the smiles across the board. She also shares stories about their top graduates.