A Kilmoney Cottage Stud-consigned son of Flemensfirth and the first produce from Day's Over (GB) (Overbury) achieved a final price of €110,000 to top the first of three sessions of the Goffs Land Rover Sale Tuesday. A May 31 foal, the bay is a grandson of Red Dusk (Deep Run), who foaled the stakes-placed Dusky Lord (GB) (Lord Americo) and who is a full-sister to Deep Sensation, a multiple stakes winners over fences and hurdles. The successful bidder on lot 12 was was Aiden Murphy.
An additional two lots fetched six-figure pricetags. New trainer and former jockey Joseph O'Brien signed the ticket on lot 56, a 3-year-old gelded son of Ballydoyle's legendary stayer Yeats (Ire) out of Haatana (Robellino), making him a half-brother to Desert Cry (Ire) (Desert Prince {Ire}), a Listed winner on the flat and successful over hurdles. Matching that price was lot 81, another offering by Flemensfirth, this one a 4-year-old gelding out of Kestral Heights (Ire) (Eagle Eyed), who has already produced G1 Tolworth Novices' Hurdles runner-up O O Seven (Ire).
A total of 116 horses were reported as sold for gross receipts of €3,907,000, good for an average of €33,681 and a median price of €30,000. The sale continues Wednesday. For full results, visit www.goffs.com.
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