Goffs

The catalogue for the inaugural Goffs Classic Breeze-Up Sale, which features progeny of stallions like Sea The Stars, Night Of Thunder, Havana Grey and more, has been released.  A select offering of 62 juveniles will go under the hammer at Kildare Paddocks on Saturday June 28 during Ireland's premier Classic weekend, the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby. The breeze itself is set to take place at Naas racecourse on Monday June 23.  Speaking about the release of the catalogue, Goffs chief Henry Beeby said, "Goffs Classic Breeze-Up was positioned from...

Fitzwilliam Sports, a Dublin-based independent bookmaker making its first foray into UK sponsorship, has been announced as a new title partner of the 2025 Goffs London Sale. It will join returning title partner Privat 3 Money, a pioneer in premium digital finance, for this year's event. The 2025 Goffs London Sale will take place on Monday 16 June on the eve of Royal Ascot. It remains the only auction in the world where buyers can purchase a horse declared to run at the Royal Meeting just 24 hours later. One...

Ger Lyons trainee Lady Iman (Starman) lined up as unbeaten winner-of-one for Monday's Listed Holden Plant Rentals First Flier Stakes and continued her winning streak to provide her freshman sire with a breakthrough stakes winner at the Curragh. The crowd's 4-7 selection, fresh off a Mar. 28 maiden win at Dundalk, broke swiftly and raced in a close-up fourth through the early stages of this five-furlong contest. Going well on the bridle when slipping one position passing the quarter-mile marker, she eased through a gap to lead with 100 yards...

Willie Mullins's Closutton Stables consigned Aurora Vega (Ire) (Walk In The Park {Ire}) (lot 6) to the Goffs Punchestown Sale on Thursday, and was duly rewarded when the 7-year-old mare topped proceedings at €450,000 on the bid of Gerry Aherne. The full-sister to four-time Grade 1 winner Facile Vega (Ire) is out of legendary racemare Quevega (Fr) (Robin Des Champs {Fr}). She is a listed bumper winner and won the G1 Honeysuckle Mares Novice Hurdle. Minella Machine (Ire) (Blue Bresil {Fr}) (lot 9) was the other horse to clear the...

Making a welcome return to action having undergone a wind prodecure in February, RP Racing's G3 Molecomb Stakes victor Big Mojo (Ire) (Mohaather {GB}) allayed any concerns regarding his wellbeing with a rousing half-length victory in Wednesday's G3 eventmasters.co.uk Commonwealth Cup Trial at Ascot. The Mick Appleby trainee, starting at odds of 4-1, was under a firm hold from the outset and occupied a position in mid division through halfway in the six-furlong dash. Easing closer inside the final quarter-mile, he joined the front rank of four on the far...

History was made at the Goffs Breeze-Up Sale when the first ever millionaire lot was sold in the Doncaster sale ring through the Katie Walsh-consigned Mehmas (Ire) colt who went the way of Anthony Stroud on behalf of Godolphin for that record-breaking sum. The previous record for the Goffs UK Breeze-Up Sale had been held by the ill-fated Harry Angel (Ire) colt who sold to Michael O'Callaghan for £500,000 in 2023 while point-to-point graduate Regent's Stroll (Ire) (Walk In The Park {Ire}) was the most expensive horse ever sold in...

DONCASTER, UK--The clock doesn't lie, nor do the results on the track. Goffs has come good on its promise to send owners and trainers to the hallowed ground that is the winner's enclosure at Royal Ascot with 10 graduates managing such an achievement in the last nine years.  Few sales companies can boast a similar roll of honour. Put simply, anyone with designs on rocking up to Royal Ascot in June will not have to think long and hard about speculating at Doncaster this week. Past performances are a barometer...

With three outings already in the books, Des Donovan trainee Alkuwarrior (Ire) (Alkumait {GB}) was the most experienced contender in Tuesday's British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes at Great Yarmouth and his ringcraft was a telling factor as he made all for a narrow victory to become the first winner for his Capital Stud-based sire (by Showcasing {GB}) in the extended five-furlong dash. "He jumped very well, but was a little bit keen early on in the race," reflected rider Mason Paetel. "I just let him get into his own...

Sarah Steinberg trainee Fire And Ice (Ger) (Masar {Ire}), a half-sister to G1 Deutsches Derby and G1 Grosser Preis von Baden hero Fantastic Moon (Ger) (Sea The Moon {Ger}), made a winning debut in Sunday's 10-furlong Volker Schleusner-Eroffnungsrennen at Hoppegarten. The 19-10 second favourite, who was led out unsold at €470,000 as a Goffs Orby yearling, swooped late to secure a 3/4-of-a-length victory at the Berlin venue. The April-foaled homebred grey retains entries in June's G3 Diana-Trial, over this course and distance, and Dusseldorf's Aug. 3 G1 Preis der Diana....

Never in the history of the breeze-up game have the top horses been worth more. That was evident at the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale last week when the record for the most expensive horse ever sold at the sale was broken not once but twice and top agents Richard Brown and Billy Jackson-Stops admitted to finding it hard to land a blow.  Malcolm Bastard's 1.75 million gns record-breaking Havana Grey (GB) colt played a pretty significant role in the turnover reaching an all-time high of nearly 20 million gns. On...

Richard Hannon trainee Persica (Ire) (New Bay {GB}), who retains an entry in next month's G1 Lockinge Stakes, continued on the upgrade with a first pattern-race triumph in Tuesday's G3 bet365 Earl Of Sefton Stakes at Newmarket. Last term's Listed Doonside Cup victor, who hit the board in February's G3 Winter Derby when last seen, was positioned in second for most of this nine-furlong contest. Relishing the rain-softened ground, the 3-1 chance loomed large going ominously well approaching the quarter-mile marker and powered clear up the hill to account for...

DUBAI, UAE--Owners Jim and Claire Bryce have admitted to feeling "like kids in a sweet shop" ahead of Saturday's UAE Derby where their own Heart Of Honor (GB) (Honor A. P.) could help jockey Saffie Osborne create history by becoming the first female jockey to win a race on Dubai World Cup night. Trained by Jamie Osborne, who won the same race 11 years ago with Toast Of New York (Thewayyouare), Heart Of Honor is the most high-profile Flat performer for the husband-and-wife owners who admitted to having mixed emotions...