Versailles Farm

Versailles Farm (ヴェルサイユファーム) is a Japanese Thoroughbred breeding farm, or stud farm, located in Hidaka-cho in the Saru district of Hokkaido — one of Japan's best-known horse-breeding regions. According to its official website, the operation traces its origins to the former Sanjo Bokujo (旧三城ボクジョウ) and describes itself as having been founded 32 years ago in Hokkaido's Hidaka area. It breeds and raises racehorses, offers boarding (預託) services for broodmares and for foals and yearlings produced by other farms, and has produced a number of graded-stakes winners. The farm's stated goal is to produce a horse capable of winning the Japanese Derby and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. To that end it combines leading Japanese bloodlines — including Sunday Silence, King Kamehameha and Symboli Kris S lines — with European and American bloodlines such as those descending from Dubawi, Falbrav, Dylan Thomas and Hard Spun. Its broodmare band is presented as high-potential stock for owners and racing fans. Beyond racing, Versailles Farm has diversified into a cosmetics business. It markets horse-placenta skincare products made with placenta extract from Hokkaido-born Thoroughbreds, promoted with the tagline of achieving "enchanting skin like a Takarazuka star" and framed as a way for beauty spending to contribute to society. The farm also operates a retirement facility, described as a life-responsibility retirement farm for retired racehorses, reflecting an emphasis on the welfare of horses after their racing careers. The company is led by chairperson Miyuki Iwasaki (岩﨑美由紀), who has spoken publicly about her earlier career as a top musumeyaku star of the Takarazuka Revue's Flower Troupe and later as an actress before moving to Hokkaido. The farm is privately held and is not listed on a stock exchange. Its operations are centered on its Hokkaido base, near JR Hidaka-Mombetsu Station and roughly 50 minutes by car from New Chitose Airport.

Versailles Farm is a Thoroughbred breeding operation in Hidaka-cho, Hokkaido, an area widely regarded as one of Japan's leading horse-breeding regions. Its official company profile states that it was founded 32 years ago in the Hidaka area of Hokkaido and that it descends from the former Sanjo Bokujo (旧三城ボクジョウ). The farm describes itself as a long-established stud that has produced numerous graded-stakes winners, and says the bloodlines it has cultivated since its founding continue to be used today. From its beginnings, the farm's breeding program has sought to combine domestic and international bloodstock. Its profile notes that in pursuit of victory in big races it introduced not only Japanese bloodlines but also European and American ones, aiming for the best possible matings for each era. As a result, it says, many graded winners have emerged from its female families. Among the Japanese lines it cites are the Sunday Silence, King Kamehameha and Symboli Kris S lines; among the Western lines it cites broodmares by Dubawi, Falbrav, Dylan Thomas and Hard Spun. The farm's stated objective is to produce a horse capable of winning the Japanese Derby and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, and it frames its work as helping owners, fans and everyone involved in racing realize their dreams. It offers boarding services for the broodmares of owners as well as for foals and yearlings bred by other farms, positioning itself as a partner to a broad range of participants in the Japanese racing industry. In addition to breeding, Versailles Farm has developed a cosmetics line based on horse placenta. The products use placenta extract from Hokkaido-born Thoroughbreds and are marketed with the idea of "enchanting skin like a Takarazuka star," with the further message that a customer's beauty spending can become a form of social contribution. The farm also operates a retirement facility, described as a retirement farm that takes responsibility for the lives of horses to the end, giving retired racehorses a peaceful retirement in their home region. Leadership of the company includes Representative Director and Chairperson Miyuki Iwasaki. In her greeting on the company website, she recounts that as a teenager she trained at the Takarazuka Revue and performed for two years as the top musumeyaku of the Flower Troupe, and that she later appeared on stage as an actress. She describes coming to Hokkaido and regarding work with horses as her calling, and invites visitors to stop by the farm when they travel to Hidaka. The farm is privately held and is not listed on a stock exchange.

• Founded in the Hidaka area of Hokkaido, succeeding the former Sanjo Bokujo (旧三城ボクジョウ).

• Developed a breeding program combining Japanese lines (Sunday Silence, King Kamehameha, Symboli Kris S) with European and American lines (Dubawi, Falbrav, Dylan Thomas, Hard Spun).

• Launched a horse-placenta cosmetics line using placenta extract from Hokkaido-born Thoroughbreds.

• Operates a retirement farm for retired racehorses.

A long-established Hokkaido stud farm aiming to breed Derby and Arc winners, combining Japanese and Western bloodlines, with a side business in horse-placenta cosmetics and retired-horse care.

• Thoroughbred racehorses

  Bred and raised at the farm, with numerous graded-stakes winners produced.

• Boarding services

  Accepting broodmares from owners and foals/yearlings bred by other farms.

• Horse-placenta cosmetics

  Skincare products containing placenta extract from Hokkaido-born Thoroughbreds.

• Retirement care

  A retirement farm providing lifelong care for retired racehorses.

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