The Goffs Autumn Horses in Coaching Sale has historically offered consumers with loads of meals for thought, with the likes of Lexus Melbourne Cup (G1) hero Twilight Payment , who will defend his title Nov. 2, and Coolmore America Justify Matron Stakes (G1) winner Champers Elysees either sold or offered at the auction.
November 1 marks the the first day of the sale, which begins with the HIT auction and is followed by the two-day Autumn Yearling Sale, offers an eclectic mix of winners on the flat and over hurdles, alongside a number of unraced 2- and 3-year-old prospects.
Drafts from the likes of the Aga Khan Studs, Baroda Stud, Joseph O’Brien, Johnny Murtagh, Willie McCreery, Sheila Lavery, and Noel Meade will likely prove popular.
Among the catalog, highlights are listed scorer Insignia Of Rank (Lot 115), who will be offered by Crampscastle Stables, the Aga Khan’s Erzindjan (104), a listed and group-placed son of Lope de Vega from the family of Gold Cup winners Enzeli and Estimate , and Wolf Prince (Lot 99), second in last year’s Spring Juvenile Hurdle and a winner at Punchestown on his penultimate start.
The Autumn Yearling Sale has gained a reputation for producing top-class performers in recent years, with this season’s Haras d’Etreham Prix Jean Prat (G1) scorer Laws of Indices and Queen Mary Stakes (G2) winner Quick Suzy selling for €8,000 ($8,932) and €20,000 ($23,713) respectively.
This yr’s catalog contains consignments from Ballylinch Stud, Baroda Stud, Derrinstown Stud, the Irish Nationwide Stud, Oak Lodge & Springfield Home, and Oghill Home Stud, whereas among the many sires represented are Fascinating Rock , Footstepsinthesand , Galileo Gold , Invincible Spirit , Lope de Vega , Mehmas , and Profitable . A handful of first-crop yearling sires have entries too.
Standout lots include Derrinstown Stud’s Tasleet half sister (Lot 215) to Queen Mary Stakes winner and QIPCO One Thousand Guineas (G1) third Maqaasid and Jumooh, the dam of Schweppes Sydney Cup (G1) winner Shraaoh; Tinnakill House’s Invincible Spirit filly (Lot 226) out of Vodafone Nassau Stakes (G1) winner Favourable Terms ; Ringfort Stud’s Sea The Stars filly (Lot 538) out of a listed-winning full sister to American grade 3 scorer Anjaz ; and Kilcarn Park’s supplemented Starspangledbanner half sister to Oct. 29 Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Boshra Sham Fillies’ Stakes winner Symphony Perfect.
Three days of selling from Kildare Paddocks begins Nov. 1 at 12 p.m.
