Goffs

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...

The catalogue for the 2025 Goffs January Sale at Doncaster, the first sale of the new year which will be held on Tuesday 21 January, is now available to view online. The catalogue comprises 179 lots featuring 93 NH weanlings and young stock, 46 NH mares and 40 horses-in-training. Supplementary entries will be taken up to the time of the sale and can be made online. The NH weanling session follows on from the successful British NH Breeders Showcase held in November and features another strong line-up, with 43 of...

American owner Susan 'Pearly' Fallon, who lit up the Tattersalls December Foal Sale with a 700,000gns purchase of a Frankel (GB) filly out of Archangel Gabriel (Arch), is looking forward to seeing her colours graced on a British racecourse for the first time at Wolverhampton on Friday.  Fallon, who is based in America and works in the private aviation business, will be represented by the Ed Bethell-trained A War Eagle (Ire) (Make Believe {GB}) in an extended mile maiden with Aidan Keeley set to ride.  Just like the 700,000gns Frankel...

If you don't know the name, chances are that you will recognise the face. And if all else fails, you'll definitely spot the jackets. There is no mistaking those jackets.  Through his association with marketing maestro Jack Cantillon, John Bourke has become one of the most recognisable faces on the sales circuit, be it in the illuminous yellow for Far Above (Ire) or the fluorescent green of Bouttemont (Ire).  But there's more strings to Bourke's bow than dealing with cheaper stallions, as he proved at Goffs when selling Stakes-producing mare...

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...

Dual Grade 1-winning hurdler Marie's Rock (Ire) (Milan {GB}) (lot 704) topped the third and final session of the Goffs December NH Sale on Wednesday. The daughter of Grade 3-winning jumper By The Hour (Ire) (Flemensfirth) brought €155,000 on the bid of Coolmara Stables. She was consigned by Clonbonny Stud. Closutton Stables' Pink In The Park (Ire) (Walk In The Park {Ire}) (lot 713) was next at €120,000, with Powerstown signing the ticket. The listed chase winner is Grade 1-placed over hurdles. During the day's session, 139 lots sold from...

A colt foal by Walk In The Park (Ire) (lot 378) set a new Goffs foal record during the second day of the December NH Foal Sale when selling for €160,000 to Nicky Bertran de Balanda as NBB Racing. The colt is out of the winning jumper Holy Virgin (Fr) (Saint Des Saints {Fr}), herself a half-sister to Grade 1 chase winner Top Notch (Fr) (Poliglote {GB}) and the G2 Prix de Malleret heroine Never Forget (Fr) (Westerner {GB}). "He's very nice, the one I liked most in the sale,"...

A colt by No Risk At All (Fr) from Ballincurrig House Stud took star billing on the opening day of the Goffs December National Hunt Sale, ultimately going the way of Rathmore Stud's Peter Molony for €80,000 after a bidding war with Charles Shanahan. "He's a gorgeous horse with a great pedigree and his sire speaks for himself," Molony said of lot 118, who is out of the unraced Walk In The Park (Ire) mare Another Walk (Ire), a half-sister to the top-class staying chaser Joncol (Ire) (Bob's Return {Ire})....

Grade 3 bumper winner Junta Marvel (Fr) (Masked Marvel {GB}) (lot 750), in foal to Blue Bresil (Fr), is one of seven supplemental entries for the Goffs December NH Sale. Scheduled for Dec. 9-11, the sale features breeding stock and foals and begins at 10 a.m. each day. A trio of mares join Junta Marvel--lot 751, Happy Halo (Ire) (Saint Des Saints {Fr}) in foal to Blue Bresil (Fr) and out of a full-sister to graded winner Royal Alphabet (Ire) (King's Theatr); Sainte Baol (Fr) (Saint Des Saints {Fr}) (lot...

Close to 1,500 foals have changed hands at Goffs and Tattersalls over the past fortnight during what industry stakeholders have acknowledged to be a magic marketplace. This was the year to sell a foal with all of the key figures jumping dramatically at both sales houses.  Not only were the pinhookers predictably strong after what was widely agreed to be an unexpectedly good end to the yearling sales, but a number of end-users--Godolphin, Yulong, Juddmonte and more--really stepped up to the plate at both sales.  There were records broken at...

Lingstown debut winner Kindly Prince (Fr) (Great Pretender {Ire}) (lot 4) topped the second edition of the Goffs Coral Gold Cup Sale at £320,000 on Saturday. David Mullins snapped up the 4-year-old gelding from Jonathan Fogarty Racing.    Soldier Of Fortune (Ire) gelding Real Quartz (Ire) (lot 7) caught the eyes of Ryan Mahon and Dan Skelton Racing for £190,000. He was consigned by Skehanagh Stables. The bay is from the same family as dual Grade 1-winning chaser Joncol (Ire) (Bob's Return {Ire}). Statistically, 14 of the 16 horses offered...

Goffs chief Henry Beeby has lauded a memorable November Breeding Stock Sale that saw Godolphin pay €1 million for a Sea The Stars (Ire) colt in the foal session and Alex Elliott go to €725,000 for Shamardal mare Her Honour (Ire) in what proved to be an eventful Friday at Kildare Paddocks. The curtain came down on the Breeding Stock Sale on Saturday, where the Kevin Prendergast-trained Profit Refused (Ire) (Profitable {Ire}) led the way at €45,000 to Rochestown Lodge Stud.  Gouache (Ger), the dam of Goliath (Ger), who was...