The 2024 Goffs Irish Champions Sale, slated for Leopardstown during the Irish Champions Festival, has been postponed due to a lack of suitable stabling, the sales company announced on Thursday.
Instead, horses will be re-routed to the second edition of the Goffs QIPCO British Champions Day Sale at Ascot on Oct. 19. Last term, Rogue Lightning (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) sold to Richard Brown on behalf of Wathnan Racing for £1 million at the latter sale.
Goffs Group chief executive Henry Beeby said, “It became apparent this morning that we would be unable to use the racecourse stables to house the sale horses as we have done in the past, despite working proactively with Leopardstown and the IHRB. This is largely due to the expected increase in runners given the expanded racecard and the number of very welcome overseas runners. Naturally we are disappointed, however, as the only option would be to build temporary stables for the sale, we feel this is not appropriate for the quality of horses we intended to offer.
“We will instead redirect those horses suitable to the Goffs QIPCO British Champions Day Sale at Ascot on 19 October. We hope to revisit the Champions Sale concept in 2025 with the benefit of this years' experience and with more time to plan for all eventualities.”
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