Tony Williams

The second edition of the boutique Goffs UK Goodwood Sale, held immediately after racing in the Goodwood parade ring, was topped by dual winner Red Armada (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) (lot 1), the first horse offered. Overall, trade was very selective, with only two of the seven horses offered finding new homes for a gross of £475,000. Consigned by Clive Cox Racing, the son of listed winner Alumni (GB) (Selkirk) brought a bid of £275,000 from Charlie Dee of Lillingston Bloodstock. One of six winners of six runners from him...

The Goffs UK Silver Yearling Sale, which catalogued 175 yearlings, will be held at Doncaster on Aug. 29, the day after the Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale ends. Two past graduates of the sale are American graded winners this year, in The Mackem Bullet (Ire) (Society Rock {Ire}) and Simply Breathless (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}), while Flying Thunder (GB) (Archipenko) won a Group 3 in Hong Kong. One of the highlights of the sale is a filly by Fountain of Youth (Ire) out of the G3 Ballyogan S. heroine Golden...