The catalogue for the Goffs November Foal Sale, featuring several half- and full-siblings to Group 1 winners, is now online. Slated for Nov. 14-17, the 1,034 foals will go through the ring at Kildare Paddocks beginning at 10 a.m. each day.
Among the highlights is Airlie Stud's Kingman (GB) half-brother (lot 727) to G1 Moyglare Stud S. heroine Skitter Scatter (Scat Daddy); a filly by Teofilo (Ire) who is a half-sister to four-time Group 1 winner Dawn Approach (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}) (lot 768) from Boherguy Stud; Clonlisk Stud-consigned Churchill (Ire) colt (lot 577) who is a half-brother to G1 Irish St Leger hero Sonnyboyliston (Ire) (Power {GB}); a full-brother to G1 German Derby winner Sea The Moon (Ger) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) (lot 628) from Newtown Stud; another son of Sea The Stars, this time a full-brother to the star-crossed G1 Irish Oaks and G1 Yorkshire Oaks victress Sea Of Class (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire]) (lot 766) out of the Oak Lodge and Springfield House Stud draft; lot 550, a full-brother from Ridge Manor Stud to GI Natalma S. winner La Pelosa (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}); and Oak Lodge and Springfield House's Earthlight (Ire) half-brother to the three-time Group 1 winner and young sire Blue Point (Ire) (Shamardal) (lot 629).
Established sires are well-represented, among them Galileo (Ire), Dandy Man (Ire), Dark Angel (Ire), Invincible Spirit (Ire), Kingman (GB), Kodiac (GB), Lope De Vega (Ire), Mehmas (Ire), New Bay (GB), Night Of Thunder (Ire), No Nay Never, Oasis Dream (GB), Profitable (Ire), Ribchester (Ire), Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), Sea The Stars, Showcasing (GB), Sioux Nation, Siyouni (Fr), Starspangledbanner (Aus), Teofilo (Ire), Wootton Bassett (GB), Zarak (Fr) and Zoustar (Aus) among others.
New sires with their first weanlings on offer in November are Arizona (Ire), Circus Maximus (Ire), Earthlight, Far Above (Ire), Hello Youmzain (Fr), Kameko, King Of Change (GB), Mohaather (GB), Persian King (Ire), River Boyne (Ire), Royal Lytham (Fr), Sands Of Mali (Fr), Sergei Prokofiev, Shaman (Ire), Sottsass (Fr), Without Parole (GB) and Wooded (Ire).
Goffs November Foal Sale 2022 will follow the same format as 2021, with foals catalogue alphabetically by dam each day from Monday to Thursday inclusive. Monday's and Thursday's sessions are billed as equal, Tuesday will raise the bar to an extent, and Wednesday will feature the most black-type pedigrees.
Goffs Group Chief Executive Henry Beeby said, “Goffs is the gateway to the world for Irish breeders and we are extremely grateful that the overwhelming majority send their best foals to the November Sale. Ireland's National Foal Sale consistently proves to be the preferred choice for most pinhookers and so many end users, both of whom have enjoyed so many successes year after year. We are proud to present a truly world-class catalogue packed full of outstanding foals with the credentials on paper and conformation to appeal to every major buyer at every level seeking their next pinhooking success story or Group 1 glory.”
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