A filly by young sire Starman (GB) (lot 325) topped the second session of the Goffs Autumn Yearling Sale at €50,000 on Wednesday.
Secured by Peter and Ross Doyle Bloodstock from The Castlebridge Consignment, the chestnut is out of the placed Frankel (GB) mare Beloved (Ire), who is a half-sister to G1 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) winner and sire Deep Brillante (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}).
Ross Doyle said of his purchase, “She's a very nice racy filly–we've bought three or four Starmans already and we like what we see physically. It's a strong pedigree on the dam's side, and she's out of a Frankel mare which might give a further boost. She will go into training with Richard Hannon.”
Four lots made €40,000 or higher, with lot 391, a daughter of Kodiac (GB), making €45,000 from Tally-Ho Stud where her sire stands. The Knockatrina House Stud draft member is out of a half-sister to the multiple group-placed Black Mambazo (Ire) (Statue Of Liberty) and fellow stakes winner Diglett (Ire) (One Cool Cat).
Lot 462 went to Andy Oliver for €44,000 from the Staffordstown consignment. The son of Lope De Vega (Ire) is a half-brother to G3 Prix des Chenes third My Kurkum (GB) (Dariyan {Fr}). His dam is a full-sister to dual listed winner Green Sweet (Smart Strike), and a half to two-time group winner Shaman (Ire) (Shamardal), second in the G1 Prix Jacques le Marois and G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains and third in the G1 Prix Ganay.
The fourth and final lot priced at €40,000 was lot 429, a son of Starman that changed hands to Oak Tree Farm. The relative of G2 Duke of Cambridge Stakes heroine Duntle (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) and her son, three-time Group 1 winner and sire Circus Maximus (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) was offered by Abban Farm. Starman has averaged €18,077 and grossed €235,000 for 13 yearlings sold.
Overall, 190 yearlings sold from 243 offered (78%). The gross was €1,491,400, while the average was €7,850 and the median was €5,500.
The sale continues at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7 and includes 27 supplementary entries to be offered as lots 791 to 820. Among them are 13 yearlings eligible for the 2025 Goffs Two Million Series which offers a guaranteed prize fund of €2,000,000 in the Goffs €1-Million Bonus Race Series, as well as Europe's richest two-year-old race, the Goffs Million. Lot 800 meanwhile is eligible for the lucrative Harry's Half Million at York next year.
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