THE 20th Annual JRHA Select Sale was held over two days at the Yoshida’s picturesque Northern Horse Park on Hokkaido. Following two consecutive record-breaking years, an air of cautious optimism was present as to whether the sale could continue its upward trajectory. Nonetheless, for the third consecutive year the sale produced significant year on year increases across the board.

A total of 242 of the catalogued 247 yearlings were offered for auction on day one of the JRHA Select Sale. At the conclusion of the day, a total of 216 yearlings exchanged hands equating to a clearance rate of 89.3%, an increase of over 1% to that of 2016.