Goffs February Sale

Well-bred Aga Khan mares dominated on the second and final day of the Goffs February Sale, with Alex Elliott going to €190,000 to secure Shamalza (Lope De Vega), who the bloodstock agent said would continue her career for Valmont and trainer Ralph Beckett.  A winner on debut for Dermot Weld back in September, Shamalza failed to land a blow on her only other start when the ground was heavy. A daughter of dual Group 2 scorer Shamreen (Dubawi), Shamalza is a sister to talented sprinter Shartash (Invincible Spirit) and Elliott...

Henry Beeby says that Goffs "can't wait to get going for the year" ahead of the February Sale which features progeny by Havana Grey, Mehmas, New Bay, Night Of Thunder, Sands Of Mali, Sea The Stars, Walk In The Park and Starman as well a brother [lot 53] to recent Grade 2 mares' hurdle winner Feet Of A Dancer (Authorized). Pinhookers resembled happy cows being let out to spring grass for the first time on the eve of the two-day February Sale, which kicks off the Goffs sale season at...

Cameletta Vega (Camelot) has been supplemented to the Goffs February Sale, which is set for February 11-12. A National Hunt breeding prospect, she is a daughter of six-time Mares' Hurdle winner Quevega (Robin Des Champs). Also a half-sister to Grade 1 winners Facile Vega (Walk In The Park) and Aurora Vega (Walk In The Park), Cameletta Vega has wins in a bumper and a maiden hurdle on her resume. She was also fourth in the G3 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Feathard Lady Mares Novice Hurdle. Goffs Group chief executive, Henry...

The catalogue for the Goffs February Sale, set for February 11-12, is now online. A total of 416 Flat and National Hunt horses of all ages will go through the Kildare Paddocks ring on that Wednesday and Thursday. Wednesday's session will feature 266 weanlings, while the Thursday session will include juveniles, stores, horses-in-training, and breeding stock. The inaugural Goffs February Point-to-Point Sale will take place immediately after the conclusion of the Goffs February Sale. Its catalogue will be available in the coming days. Some of the Flat weanling sires represented...

Moyglare Stud provided the jewels in the crown of the Goffs February Sale when two well-bred colts by hot stallions Blue Point (Ire) and Study Of Man (Ire) sold for a combined €415,000, which accounted for just over 10 per cent of the entire turnover at Kildare Paddocks this week.  It was the Blue Point colt out of Dansili (GB) mare Tina Angelina (Ire) who commanded a sale-topping €250,000 when selling to Tally-Ho Stud while Matt Coleman--signing under The Investors--landed the Study Of Man for €165,000.  All told, the turnover...

From Havana Grey (GB) to Blue Bresil (Fr), the whole gamut of sires is represented among the youngsters on offer at the Goffs February Sale, which takes place this Wednesday and Thursday.  Flat and National Hunt yearlings, stores, horses in training and broodmares will all come under the hammer, with one of the earlier offerings including an unraced Shaman (Ire) half-sister to Group 3 winner and G1 Irish 1,000 Guineas runner-up A Lilac Rolla (Ire) (Harry Angel {Ire}), who is consigned for breeder John Cullinan by Baroda Stud as lot...

Space Tourist (Ire) (Jet Away {GB}) (lot 390A) is one of several supplements to the upcoming Goffs February Sale, which takes place on Feb. 5-6. Her granddam is Argento Luna (GB) (Mtoto {GB}), who won at listed level over hurdles. Dream Ticket (Fr) (Dariyan {Fr}), a winning 4-year-old half-sister to Group 1 winner Naaqoos (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), has been added, as well, as lot 390G. There is also a Walk In The Park (Ire) weanling, which is lot 284A. His dam is a half-sister to multiple Grade 1 winner...

A total of 390 lots have been catalogued for the two-day Goffs February Sale, which begins on Wednesday, Feb. 5. The mixed catalogue features both Flat and National Hunt horses including short yearlings, 2-year-olds, horses-in-training, stores, and fillies and broodmares. Some of the Flat-bred short yearlings on offer were sired by Baaeed (GB), Blue Point (Ire), Sioux Nation, Camelot (GB), Dark Angel (Ire), Havana Grey (Ire), Mehmas (Ire), and No Nay Never (Ire) among others. Among the National Hunt short yearlings, sires Blue Bresil (Fr), Goliath Du Berlais (Fr), Nirvana...

Princess Vega (Ire) (Beat Hollow {GB}), a winning daughter of six-time Cheltenham festival scorer Quevega (Fr) (Robin Des Champs {Fr}), proved to be worth the wait at the Goffs February Sale when selling as one of the last lots through the ring [431G] on Thursday evening for €150,000 to agent Gerry Hogan on behalf of Swanbridge Bloodstock .  It was Liz Lucas's Swanbridge Bloodstock who signed for the Order Of St George (Ire) filly out of Princess Vega at the November National Hunt Sale at Goffs for €48,000 last year....

Commercial weanlings were in demand on day one of the Goffs February Sale as a Havana Grey (GB) colt [lot189] consigned by Kellsgrange Stud led home proceedings at €85,000 to Yeomanstown Stud as turnover dropped 30% compared to last year. The day one sale-topper is out of the unraced Danehill Dancer (Ire) mare How High The Sky (Ire), who has produced eight winners from 10 foals, including the highly-rated sprinter Up Above (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}). David O'Callaghan of Yeomanstown Stud commented, "A great model. By a very good stallion...

A half-sister to live Gold Cup contender Gerri Colombe (Fr) (Saddler Maker {Ire}) and a winning daughter of wondermare Quevega (Fr) (Robin Des Champs {Fr}) are some of the standouts on show at the two-day Goffs February Sale which kicks off on Wednesday at Kildare Paddocks.  Princess Vega (Ire) (Beat Hollow {GB}), winner of a Tramore bumper for Willie Mullins, will be sold in foal to Walk In The Park (Ire). As well as being a daughter of the six-time Cheltenham festival heroine Quevega, she is also a half-sister to...

The 2024 seven-strong stallion roster at the Irish National Stud will parade daily while the Goffs February Sale is going on, the INS announced on Saturday. Parades, featuring stallions like Group 1 sire Invincible Spirit (Ire), Phoenix Of Spain (Ire) who has his first 3-year-olds this year, and Classic winner Mac Swiney (Ire), will take place at the stud on Feb. 6-8 from 11-3 p.m. each day. Please contact the stud office to arrange your time at +353 045-521251.