Goffs UK

Head and shoulders above his compatriots during the Goffs UK August Sale on Wednesday, Third Time Lucki (Ire) (Arcadio {Ger}) (lot 85) brought a sale-topping £190,000 from Fergal O'Brien. The dual Grade 2-winning chaser was offered by the Jamie Railton Sales Agency and was part of the Mike Newbould Dispersal. Two other members of the dispersal featured among the top lots, with the unraced 4-year-old Lathan (Fr) (Doctor Dino {Fr}) (lot 18) bringing £60,000 on the bid of J P McGrath Bloodstock; and lot 46, Goonhilly (Ire) (Mount Nelson {GB}),...

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...

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...

Al Mohamediya Racing's twice-raced maiden winner Jasour (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}--Twilight Thyme {GB}, by Bahamian Bounty {GB}), previously untested at stakes level, was clearly the best of a nine-strong field in Thursday's G2 Kingdom of Bahrain July S. at Newmarket, powering by every opponent in the closing stages to win the six-furlong contest in decisive fashion. The 16-1 chance was placed under immediate restraint and trailed all eight rivals after an alert getaway from the stands' side gate. Making smooth headway into contention after halfway, he was shaken up to...

The Harry Beeby Premier Yearling S. at York will be worth £500,000 and be renamed the Harry's Half Million by Goffs in 2024, Goffs UK announced on Wednesday. Launched in 1998 by the late Goffs UK Chairman and Honorary President Harry Beeby with current Goffs UK Chairman and Goffs CEO Henry Beeby, the race continues the commemoration of Harry Beeby by the sales company. The 2023 Goffs UK Harry Beeby Premier Yearling S. will be run over six furlongs on Thursday, Aug. 24. Goffs UK Managing Director Tim Kent said,...

A select NH Foal Sale at Doncaster on Nov. 4 and 5 was announced by Goffs UK on Friday. The precise format of the sale will be announced over the coming weeks after further discussions with the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association and leading NH breeders. This new sale will also complement the existing NH Foal section of the January Sale. "The recent renewal of the NH Foal sales presented many challenges for breeders, and we can't keep offering the same sales and expect a different result," Goffs UK Managing Director Tim...

The Goffs UK Spring HIT/PTP Sale's annual Million In Mind Dispersal closed the second session at Doncaster with a flourish Thursday. A pair of six-figure plus lots led the action, led by Ioupy Collonges (Fr) (Kitkou {Fr}--Ine Collonges {Fr}, by Dom Alco) (Lot 675). The 5-year-old, who has won two of his four hurdle starts for Paul Nicholls, is expected to return to the Nicholls yard after being purchased by his trainer and Tom Malone. The final session also offered a 25-lot partial dispersal from Dai Walters, which produced three...

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...

The 2023 Goffs UK Spring Store Sale came to a close on Tuesday with four lots making six figures. That solid trade came off the back of the British record top lot, a £210,000 Blue Bresil filly, who sold from Goldford Stud to Highflyer Bloodstock at Doncaster on Monday. It was a No Risk At All gelding [lot 271], sold from Moanmore Stables to top point-to-point outfit Monbeg Stables, who led the way on Tuesday when selling for £125,000. The Tuesday top lot hails from the family of Grade 1...

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...

Tally-Ho Stud's Roger O'Callaghan has paid tribute to the record-breaking Harry Angel colt who sold for £500,000 at the Goffs UK Breeze-Up Sale on Tuesday but died less than two days later in a transport accident. The Harry Angel colt was sold to trainer Michael O'Callaghan, who held off the persistent challenge of Amo Racing's Kia Joorabchian as underbidder. Roger O'Callaghan told TDN Europe on Saturday morning, "It's a crying shame but accidents happen. We'll never know how good he really was." The horse was pinhooked by Tally-Ho Stud for...