YOSHIDA. What does the name conjure up when you hear it? Yes, a great family name in Japan where Katsumi Yoshida runs Northern Farm, established in 1993 following the death of his father Zenya.

At the same time Katsumi’s older brother Teruya took on the name Shadai, which his father had established and run, and started his own breeding operation. A third son, Haruya, started Oiwake Farm. The dominance of the first two brothers has been incredible, and their names are intertwined with most things that happen in the worlds of Japanese racing and breeding.