Northern River (horse)

Northern River
ノーザンリバー
Northern River at the paddock of the 2014 February Stakes
BreedThoroughbred
SireAgnes Tachyon
GrandsireSunday Silence
DamSoninke
DamsireMachiavellian
SexStallion
FoaledApril 12, 2008
CountryJapan
BreederNorthern Farm
OwnerMasamichi Hayashi
TrainerHidekazu Asami
Record28: 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, Hepburn: Nōzan Ribā; foaled April 12, 2008) is a Japanese retired Thoroughbred racehorse, a breeding stallion and the winner of the 2011 Arlington Cup.[2]

Background

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]

Racing form

Northern River won ten races and placed in another seven out of 28 starts. This data is available based on JBIS and netkeiba.[9][1]

Date Track Race Grade Distance
(Condition)		 Entry HN Odds
(Favored)		 Finish Time Margins Jockey Winner
(Runner-up)
2010 – two-year-old season
Sep 11 Sapporo 2yo Newcomer 1,500 m (Firm) 14 9 7.6 (2) 2nd 1:32.5 0.2 Hirofumi Shii Reve d'Essor
Dec 25 Hanshin 2yo Maiden 1,600 m (Firm) 18 14 6.0 (4) 3rd 1:36.5 0.1 Yutaka Take Caldo Brezza
2011 – three-year-old season
Jan 16 Kyoto 3yo Maiden 1,400 m (Fast) 16 4 2.9 (2) 1st 1:26.1 –1.3 Yutaka Take (Melot)
Jan 30 Kyoto 3yo Allowance 1W 1,400 m (Fast) 15 7 1.6 (1) 1st 1:26.1 –0.4 Hirofumi Shii (Kimon Red)
Feb 26 Hanshin Arlington Cup GIII 1,600 m (Firm) 13 12 8.0 (4) 1st 1:34.2 –0.1 Yutaka Take (Kyoei Basara)
Apr 24 Tokyo Satsuki Sho GI 2,000 m (Firm) 18 3 26.1 (9) 15th 2:02.2 1.6 Hirofumi Shii Orfevre
May 29 Tokyo Tokyo Yushun GI 2,400 m (Heavy) 18 18 101.1 (16) 17th 2:35.1 4.6 Nicola Pinna Orfevre
2013 – five-year-old season
Mar 16 Hanshin Naniwa Stakes ALW (3W) 1,200 m (Fast) 15 8 44.3 (9) 6th 1:11.9 0.3 Hirofumi Shii Dasher One
Mar 31 Nakayama Harukaze Stakes ALW (3W) 1,200 m (Fast) 16 1 3.2 (1) 2nd 1:10.9 0.0 Ryuji Wada Laugh Away
May 19 Kyoto Fukakusa Stakes ALW (3W) 1,200 m (Fast) 16 16 1.9 (1) 1st 1:10.7 –0.2 Hideaki Miyuki (K G Hayabusa)
Jul 14 Fukushima Baden-Baden Cup OP 1,200 m (Good) 16 2 6.5 (4) 6th 1:10.9 0.4 Hiroyuki Uchida Meiner Eternel
Aug 14 Morioka Cluster Cup JPNIII[a] 1,200 m (Fast) 14 10 5.1 (4) 3rd 1:09.6 0.1 Yutaka Take Love Michan
Sep 14 Hanshin Enif Stakes OP 1,400 m (Fast) 12 11 4.1 (3) 5th 1:23.7 0.3 Hideaki Miyuki Admire Sagace
Oct 5 Tokyo Perseus Stakes OP 1,400 m (Sloppy) 16 8 9.3 (5) 4th 1:23.0 0.6 Hiroyuki Uchida Gorski
Nov 24 Kyoto Kyoto Autumn Leaf Premium OP 1,400 m (Fast) 16 2 7.3 (4) 1st 1:23.4 0.0 Ryuji Wada (Narita Super One)
Dec 8 Nakayama Capella Stakes GIII 1,200 m (Fast) 16 1 11.2 (6) 1st 1:10.7 0.0 Yoshitomi Shibata (Snow Dragon)
2014 – six-year-old season
Feb 2 Tokyo Negishi Stakes GIII 1,400 m (Fast) 16 9 19.7 (8) 2nd 1:23.5 0.1 Masayoshi Ebina Gorski
Feb 23 Tokyo February Stakes GI 1,600 m (Fast) 16 6 74.5 (11) 4th 1:36.4 0.4 Keita Tosaki Copano Rickey
Apr 2 Ohi Tokyo Sprint JPNIII 1,200 m (Fast) 16 13 1.5 (1) 1st 1:10.7 –0.6 Masayoshi Ebina (Sei Crimson)
Apr 29 Nagoya Kakitsubata Kinen JPNIII 1,400 m (Sloppy) 12 8 1.2 (1) 2nd 1:27.2 0.0 Masayoshi Ebina Tagano Zingaro
May 28 Urawa Sakitama Hai JPNII 1,400 m (Muddy) 12 3 1.8 (1) 1st 1:26.7 –0.1 Masayoshi Ebina (Tokino Excellent)
Jul 13 Chukyo Procyon Stakes GIII 1,400 m (Good) 16 13 7.2 (3) 4th 1:22.8 0.2 Masayoshi Ebina Best Warrior
Oct 1 Ohi Tokyo Hai JPNII 1,200 m (Fast) 11 5 1.4 (1) 1st 1:10.2 –0.1 Masayoshi Ebina (Dream Valentino)
Nov 3 Morioka JBC Sprint JPNI 1,200 m (Muddy) 16 1 1.9 (1) 5th 1:09.3 0.3 Masayoshi Ebina Dream Valentino
Dec 14 Nakayama Capella Stakes GIII 1,200 m (Fast) 15 3 5.6 (3) 12th 1:10.8 1.3 Kousei Miura Danon Legend
2015 – seven-year-old season
Apr 8 Ohi Tokyo Sprint JPNIII 1,200 m (Sloppy) 14 13 5.4 (3) 3rd 1:11.3 0.7 Masayoshi Ebina Danon Legend
May 27 Urawa Sakitama Hai JPNII 1,400 m (Fast) 11 10 2.6 (1) 1st 1:26.7 –0.8 Masayoshi Ebina (Trois Bonheur)
Nov 3 Morioka JBC Sprint JPNI 1,200 m (Sloppy) 16 7 20.1 (6) 8th 1:11.9 1.0 Masayoshi Ebina Corin Berry

Legend:
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Notes:

  1. ↑ All JPN graded races are graded as "Listed" internationally

Stud career

Northern River's descendants include:[11]

c = colt, f = filly, g = gelding

Foaled Name Sex Major Wins
2017 Bon Bon Chocolat f Rusu Hai Hidaka Sho
2017 In The Future c Gold Wing Sho
2017 Storm Dog g Tokai Gold Cup


Pedigree

Pedigree of Northern River (JPN), 2008[2]
Sire
Agnes Tachyon (JPN)
1998		 Sunday Silence (USA)
1986		 Halo Hail to Reason
Cosmah
Wishing Well Understanding
Mountain Flower
Agnes Flora (JPN)
1987		 Royal Ski Raja Baba
Coz o'Nijinsky
Agnes Lady Remand
Ikoma Eikan
Dam
Soninke (GB)
1996		 Machiavellian (USA)
1987		 Mr. Prospector Raise a Native
Gold Digger
Coup de Folie Halo
Raise the Standard
Sonic Lady (USA)
1983		 Nureyev Northern Dancer
Special
Stumped Owen Anthony
Luckhurst

References

  1. 1 2 "Northern River Race Record and Form". netkeiba. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Northern River". Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Soninke (GB)". www.jbis.jp. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Agnes Tachyon (JPN)". www.jbis.jp. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "ゆかりの名馬を訪ねて～ノーザンリバー～" [Visiting Famous Racehorses with a Connection to Northern River]. nakayama-racehorseowners.or.jp (in Japanese). 11 August 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "競走馬情報 | ノーザンリバー" [Racehorse Information | Northern River]. www.jra.go.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Renforcer(JPN)". JBIS-Search. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Northern River". Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  9. 1 2 "Race Records | Northern River (JPN)". www.jbis.jp. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Northern River". Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "Northern River". Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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