The catalogue for the Goffs November Foal Sale, which features 1,021 lots, was released on Wednesday. Set to run from Monday, Nov. 18 through Thursday, Nov. 21, the sale will have lots catalogued alphabetically by dam each day from Monday to Thursday inclusive. Monday and Thursday are billed as equal, Tuesday raising the bar to an extent, and Wednesday traditionally attracting the most black-type pedigrees.
Successful alumni include Japanese Group 1 winner Mad Cool (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), and Classic victories in the G2 German 2000 Guineas by Devil's Point (Ire) (New Bay {GB}) and the G3 Italian 1000 Guineas by Beenham (Ire) (Havana Grey {GB}).
Among the lots of note are Sea The Stars (Ire) full-brothers to Group 1 winners Teona (Ire) (lot 566) and Emily Upjohn (GB) (lot 641); lot 754, a Kingman (GB) half-brother to Group 1 winner Jannah Rose (Ire) (Frankel {GB}); a colt by Camelot (GB) who is a half-brother to Classic winner Mother Earth (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) (lot 677); a son of Wootton Bassett (GB) (lot 755) out of a sister to Group 1 winner Broome (Ire) (Australia {GB}); a Mehmas (Ire) filly who is a half-sister to the Group 1-placed Soprano (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) (lot 667) out of a sister to GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint hero Obviously (Ire) (Choisir {Aus}); and a Minzaal (Ire) half-sister to Group 1-placed Gold Vibe (Ire) (Dream Ahead) (lot 547).
There are also a variety of sires represented including Blue Point (Ire), Camelot, Dark Angel, Havana Grey, Hello Youmzain (Fr), Invincible Spirit (Ire), Kingman, Lope de Vega (Ire), Mehmas, Night Of Thunder (Ire), No Nay Never, Sea The Stars, Siyouni (Fr), Starspangledbanner, Too Darn Hot (GB), Wootton Bassett, Zarak (Fr) etc, while Goffs November is the first opportunity in Europe to acquire foals by the likes of Baaeed (GB), Bayside Boy (Ire), Blackbeard (Ire), Minzaal, Persian Force (Ire) and State Of Rest (Ire) among other exciting new sires.
In 2023, 709 foals sold from 902 offered for a gross of €25,821,500 and a clearance rate of 79%. The average was €36,420 and the median was €24,000. Topping the sale was a full-brother to Ghaiyyath (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) at €700,000.
Goffs Group chief executive Henry Beeby said, “Goffs November Foal Sale has enjoyed another season of success on the track followed by many lucrative pinhooks, and we are proud to feature the overwhelming majority share of the best Irish foals once again. We are grateful to our vendors who continue to choose Goffs November as their first choice for their quality foals as they recognise its market leading status.
“Foal buyers will find the customary strength, depth and diversity at every level of the market at Goffs this November, whether seeking to race or to resell. For the latter category the sale has so many attributes, not least our unique Customer Loyalty Scheme that rewards pinhookers who buy and resell with Goffs whilst being the first foal sale of the season means that order books are fresh.”
After the four-day foal sale, Goffs will conduct the November Breeding Stock Sale on Friday, Nov. 22 and Saturday, Nov. 23. That catalogue will be released later this week.
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