THE Japan Racing Horse Association has recently published the list of yearlings and foals that will be offered at their premier sale on July 11th and 12th. At a future date I will take a closer look at the catalogue, but a number of lots with a distinct European appeal are listed for sale.

Among the yearlings are a Dansili colt out of the Group 3 winner Via Medici, a daughter of Medicean. The colt is a half-brother to the stakes winner Via Pisa and was purchased in utero at Arqana for €480,000. A Footstepsinthesand colt out of the Alzao mare Carenage is a half-brother to the dam of Group 1 runner-up Cubanita. Carenage is a daughter of the Yorkshire Oaks winner Key Change.