Orby Catalogue Released

The catalogue for the Goffs Orby Sale, set for Sept. 29 and 30 in Co. Kildare, Ireland, has been released (click here). Goffs’ flagship sale sees 487 catalogued, including six youngsters from the first crop of Frankel (GB) and 14 by his sire, the champion Galileo (Ire). The Frankel offerings are lot 23, a colt who is the third foal out of multiple champion Alexander Goldrun (Ire) (Gold Away); lot 133, a half-brother to G3 Prix Thomas Byron winner and Group 1-placed US Law (Ire) (Lawman {Fr}); lot 138, a colt from the family of Classic winners New Approach (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Was (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), as well as Group 1 winner and young sire Alfred Nobel (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}); lot 186, a granddaughter of dual Classic winner Imagine (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells), also the dam of Group 1 winner Horatio Nelson (Ire)(Danehill) and other graded winners Viscount Nelson (Giant’s Causeway) and Kitty Matcham (Ire) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}); lot 303, a half-brother to champion and dual Classic winner Finsceal Beo (Ire) (Mr. Greeley); and lot 381, a daughter of stakes winner Rose Bonheur (GB) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}).

Not surprisingly, Galileo provides numerous other highlights on paper, including lot 84, a full-brother to G1 Irish 1000 Guineas winner Nightime (Ire); lot 307, a half-brother to G2 Ribblesdale S. scorer Banimpire (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}); lot 285, a filly out of a full-sister to Holy Roman Emperor; lot 112, a half-sister to Group 1 winner Intense Focus (Giant’s Causeway); and lot 161, a half-brother to G1 E.P. Taylor S. scorer Lahaleeb (Ire) (Redback {GB}).

Other standout pedigrees include lot 80, a Teofilo (Ire) filly out of a full-sister to Tapit; lot 201, a full-sister to champion and Classic winner Dawn Approach (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}); and lot 294, a Dubawi (Ire) half-sister to dual Grade II winner Grandeur (Ire) (Verglas {Ire}).

“We are delighted with this year’s outstanding Orby catalogue,” said Goffs Chief Executive Henry Beeby. “Leading Irish breeders have increased their support of the sale with a bigger selection of their best yearlings, resulting in an increase in the catalogue size that was a consequence of an additional 500 nominations. That hunger to be part of Orby follows some spectacular results in recent years, and there is little doubt that Orby is unmissable for leading international buyers, as it offers extraordinary quality and value.”

Beeby added, “The feedback from purchasers has been so positive in recent years, and they tell us that Orby yearlings are the measure of any they see. That there has been a European Classic winner in every one of the last 12 years bar one clearly demonstrates the level of yearling that is on offer at Goffs.”