Northern River (horse)
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| Northern River | |
|---|---|
 Northern River at the paddock of the 2014 February Stakes | |
| Breed | Thoroughbred |
| Sire | Agnes Tachyon |
| Grandsire | Sunday Silence |
| Dam | Soninke |
| Damsire | Machiavellian |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | April 12, 2008 |
| Country | Japan |
| Breeder | Northern Farm |
| Owner | Masamichi Hayashi |
| Trainer | Hidekazu Asami |
| Record | 28: 10-4-3[1] |
| Earnings | ¥316,876,000 |
| Major wins | |
| Arlington Cup (2011) Capella Stakes (2013) Tokyo Sprint (2014) Tokyo Hai (2014) Sakitama Hai (2014, 2015) | |
Northern River (Japanese :ノーザンリバー, foaled April 12, 2008) is a Japanese retired Thoroughbred racehorse, a breeding stallion and the winner of the 2011 Arlington Cup.[2]
Northern River was bred in Northern Farm out of Soninke, an English bred broodmare sired by Machiavellian, the 1989 Prix Morny winner.[3] He himself was sired by the 2008 leading sire in Japan and 2001 Satsuki Sho winner, Agnes Tachyon.[4] In the 2009 select sale for yearlings, he was labeled as hip number ten and sold to Masamichi Hayashi for 58,800,000 ¥. He was the first horse that Hayashi bought once he received his racehorses' owner license.[5]
The meaning behind the horse's name is "to carry on the long-standing history of the breeding farm (Northern) and to express the wish for it to reach the open sea (River)."[6]
Racing career
His brother is Renforcer, who won the 2011 Elm Stakes and 2012 Diolite Kinen.[7]
Northern River's first race was on September 11, 2010, at Sapporo, where he came in 2nd.[8] Northern River picked up his win in Kyoto on January 16, 2011. He then picked up another win 2 week later in Kyoto, and then won the 2011 Arlington Cup.[9]
This win helped earn Northern River a place in the Grade-1, 2011 Satsuki Sho, where he finished in a disappointing 15th place.[8] He attempted another Grade-1 race in May 2011, where he came in 17th at the 2011 Tokyo Yūshun.[8]
He did not race in 2012.[10] In 2013, he picked up another win at the 2013 Fukakusa Stakes in Kyoto. Later in November, he picked up another win at Kyoto. He then scored a Grade-3 win, by winning the 2013 Capella Stakes.[8]
He spent 2014 competing in graded races. In February, he came in 4th at the 2014 February Stakes, and then won the Tokyo Hai in April, and won the Sakitama Hai in Urawa in May.[8][10] He then picked up his last win on the year in October at the 2014 Tokyo Hai.
2015 was his last year in racing.[10] He placed 3rd at the Tokyo Sprint[10] in April, then won the Sakitama Hai in May. He then retired after an 8th place finish at the 2015 Japan Breeding farms' Cup Sprint.[8]