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Grade 1 winner Fury Road (Ire) (Stowaway {GB}) (lot 63), part of Gigginstown House Stud's annual dispersal, is one of the highlights of the Goffs UK September HIT Sale catalogue, which will be held at Doncaster beginning at 10 a.m. on Sept. 6. Consisting of 109 horses-in-training and 2- and 3-year-old stores, the sale will accept supplementary entries up until the day of the sale. Grade 2-winning chaser Lieutenant Command (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}) (lot 61) is another lot of note; as is Grade 2 winner and Grade 1 performer Grand...

Vickers.Bet, founded by former jockey and trainer Ian Vickers, is the new headline sponsor of the 2023 Leger Legends Race, the Leger Legends Organising Committee announced on Tuesday. The event is the only British Charity race for former professional jockeys and is held during the annual St Leger Festival in September. Since its inception, over £1 million has been raised for various charities including the National Horseracing College, Jack Berry House, and the Injured Jockeys Fund. Some of the former jockeys signed on for the 2023 edition include Kieren Fallon,...

Sheikh Mohammed Obaid's Rosallion (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}) will target next month's G2 Betfred Champagne S. at Doncaster in bid to keep his perfect record as well as bolster his growing reputation. The Richard Hannon charge beat a next-out scorer at Newbury on debut in June before stepping up to the listed level with a victory in the Flexjet Pat Eddery S. at Ascot last out on July 29. His conditioner has also been eyeing a run in the G1 Darley Dewhurst S. in October, but is not confident Rosallion...

A total of 148 lots consisting of horses-in-training, stores, NH mares and young stock have been catalogued for the Goffs UK August Sale, set to be held on Aug. 9 at Doncaster beginning at 10 a.m. This year's sale will host two partial dispersals from owners Mike and Eileen Newbould and Gigginstown House Stud. The Newboulds are selling 13 head, including dual Grade 2 winner Third Time Lucki (Ire) (Arcadia {Ger}) (lot 85) and three-time winner West Cork (GB) (Midnight Legend {GB}) (lot 84), who finished second in the G2...

The catalogue for the Goffs Premier Yearling Sale, which boasts 450 yearlings set to sell at Doncaster on Aug. 29 and 30, can now be viewed online. All yearlings sold through the auction will be eligible for the Harry's Half Million, currently known as the Goffs Harry Beeby Premier Yearling S. and re-branded for 2024 in honour of Goffs UK's late Chairman Harry Beeby. Next year's race will still be held at York with a guaranteed prize fund of £500,000. "The 2023 Premier Sale catalogue remains true to the central...

The new Goffs British NH Breeders Showcase Sale for selected NH Foals, to be held at Doncaster on Friday Nov. 3, will feature a pre-sale NH Foal Show that will honour two figures from the British NH breeding world. The NH Colts class will pay tribute to Richard Aston from Goldford Stud, who passed away in April. Aston ran the Cheshire stud alongside his wife Sally and was a breeder and consignor who regularly topped the NH Foal and NH Store Sales at Doncaster. The NH Fillies class will honour...

A 13-lot partial dispersal of Mike and Eileen Newbould will take place during the Goffs UK August Sale at Doncaster on Aug. 8-9. All lots will be offered by Jamie Railton Sales Agency, and the draft will consist of seven horses-in-training, two unraced geldings, a yearling, and three in-foal mares with foals at foot. Headlining the consignment is Third Time Lucki (Ire) (Arcadio {Ire}), who is a dual Grade 2-winning chaser, with novice chase victories at Cheltenham and Doncaster. Also set to sell are triple winner West Cork (GB) (Midnight...

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Thursday's Observations features a half-brother to juvenile Group 1 winner Toormore (Ire) (Arakan). 15.10 Doncaster, Mdn, £6,800, 2yo, 6f 2yT POINT GIVEN (IRE) (Blue Point {Ire}) has the pedigree to be a smart juvenile, being a half-brother to the G1 Vincent O'Brien National S. and G2 Vintage S. winner...

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Saturday's insights features a salty Doncaster maiden consisting of some flashy pedigrees. 14.50 Doncaster, £6,800, Mdn, 2yo, f, 6f 111yT James Doyle gets the booking for Godolphin's hitherto untried STAR OF MYSTERY (GB) (Kodiac {GB}), who encounters 10 rivals in this debut for the Charlie Appleby stable. The March-foaled...

Point-to-pointer Roadlesstravelled (Ire) (Lauro {Ger}) (lot 513) brought a session-topping £215,000 from Stroud Coleman Bloodstock and Jonjo O'Neill during the first day of the Goffs UK Spring HIT/PTP Sale at Doncaster. Consigned by Monbeg Stables, the 4-year-old gelding was one of 15 horses to breach the six-figure mark on the day, beating the previous record of 13. A supplement to the sale after winning a point-to-point second out at Taylorstown in May, he is from the family of Grade 1 winner Abbyssial (Ire) (Beneficial {GB}). Also a supplementary lot, Saunton...

Alice Haynes and Ado McGuinness, who have emblazoned the value on offer at the breeze-up sales by hitting the ground running with their respective purchases this season, have described shopping in that market as a hugely important aspect of their business.  Well-known breeze-up consignor Eddie Linehan of Lackendarra Stables agrees with Haynes and McGuinness that the value has favoured the buyer when it has come to shopping at the middle to lower tiers of the market due to the amount of choice in that sector. However, Linehan, who admitted that...

A total of 91 horses have been supplemented to the Goffs UK Spring Horses-in-Training and Point-To-Point Sale at Doncaster on May 24-25. High-class pointers and form horses, as well as every Irish 4-year-old point-to-point winner from the weekend were added to the sale. Among the new additions is lot 506, Western Harmony (Ire) (Champs Elysees {GB}), who won at Ballindenisk on Sunday for Sam Curling's Skehanagh Stables. The first day of selling, featuring 272 lots, will be dedicated to pointers and young form horses. The second day's trade is devoted...