A winner of the Prix Fille de l'Air (Gr.3) and Prix Vulcain (L.) this season, DIRECTA proved to be very popular at the sale when knocked down to Haruya Yoshida (Oiwake Farm). It was Satoshi Kobayashi that had the final say for the Joël Boisnard trained filly, that went for €470,000.

She’ll go to stud in Japan, said the Chantilly based Japanese trainer. Maybe she’ll be covered before leaving, her new owners haven’t yet decided.