Smashing Deep Impact Colt out of Lily of the Valley (Fr) Brings ﾥ190 million from Shimakawa

Returning to the Northern Horse Park in Hokkaido for the second day of the Japan Racing Horse Association select sale, popular Japanese owner Takaya Shimakawa paid ﾥ190 million (about $1,862,746) for a flashy Deep Impact (Jpn) colt who is the first foal out of French GI winner Lily of the Valley (Fr) (Galileo {Ire]). The colt with four white legs and a white stripe was consigned by Teruya Yoshida's Shadai Farm. “I wanted to buy the dam, but Mr. Yoshida didn't want to sell her, so I bought the foal instead,” said Shimakawa, adding with a playful laugh that the price was “unreasonably expensive.”