Arkle Sale

A gelded son of Way To Paris led the way during Part 2 of the Goffs Arkle Sale on Thursday. County Galway point-to-point trainer John Staunton struck the winning bid of €65,000 for the top lot, Ballymarkham Stud's Way To Paris three-parts brother to high-class handicap chaser Downmexicoway (Champs Elysees) out of a half-sister to top hurdler Get Me Out Of Here (Accordion) (lot 573). "I've bought him for Basil Holian, who owns Downmexicoway," reported Staunton. "I trained him and he bought him off me. Basil saw this gelding was...

You don't spend 26 years working as travelling head lad for Aidan O'Brien without becoming one of the most recognisable faces on the racing circuit but, after closing the chapter on his career at Ballydoyle last Christmas, TJ Comerford shot to prominence in his own right by consigning two of the most expensive lots at the Goffs Arkle Sale.  That debut consignment from Ballintogher Stud, the Monasterevin base that Comerford now operates from alongside his partner Stephanie Ocsko-Moore, featured only two horses - both of which were foal pinhooks belonging...

Goffs is set to offer something different to the National Hunt sphere by adding two-year-old store horses to the historic Arkle Sale in 2025.  Traditionally, the sale has been dominated by three-year-old unbroken stores-including the odd smattering of four-year-olds-but Goffs chief executive Henry Beeby says that the addition of two-year-olds is a reaction to market demands. Beeby said, "We pride ourselves on being flexible and progressive in meeting market demands whilst taking a measured approach and the introduction of two-year-old stores to the Arkle Sale comes in response to long...

A pair of geldings by No Risk At All (Fr) and Doctor Dino (Fr) were joint toppers at €160,000 during Tuesday's Goffs Arkle Sale Part 1. The former (lot 138), consigned by Liss House, was purchased by Ian Ferguson and is from the family of Grade 2 winner Violin Davis (Fr) (Turgeon). Lot 222, part of the Sluggara Farm draft, went to Gordon Elliott Racing and is a half-brother to listed winner Syrita (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}). Four other stores made €150,000 or higher, with lot 91, a gelding by Tunis...