Northern Farm (stud)

Northern Farm
ノーザンファーム
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Town/City275 Hayakitagembu, Yufutsu-gun Abira-cho
PrefectureHokkaido
CountryJapan
Coordinates42°42′56.2″N 141°49′27.6″E / 42.715611°N 141.824333°E / 42.715611; 141.824333
Established1994
OwnerKatsumi Yoshida
ProducesThoroughbred horse
StatusOpen
Websitehttps://www.northernfarm.jp/

Northern Farm (ノーザンファーム) is a major Japanese horse breeding farm located in Abira, Hokkaido. The farm is part of the Shadai Group, and has continuously been the leading breeder of thoroughbred horses for 12 consecutive years from 2010 to 2021.[1]

According to the Racing Post, it is the centre of the Japanese racehorse breeding industry.[2] It is home to over 3,000 horses[3] worth $100 million.[4]

  1. ^ "JRA各部門リーディング発表 種牡馬は11年連続ディープインパクト、生産は12年連続ノーザンF". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  2. ^ "Yoshidas the new superpower of breeding | UK Bloodstock News | Racing Post". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  3. ^ "ごあいさつ・会社概要". ノーザンファーム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  4. ^ Bartley, Patrick (2014-11-03). "Yoshida family legacy is a Japanese breeding empire". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2017-10-23.