Goffs Orby Sale catalogue is now available online. The select sale takes place on Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 October, ahead of Arc weekend, and features a concise selection of some of Ireland’s best bred yearlings.
Following the success of the revamped Orby format in 2012, Goffs have maintained their focus on quality over quantity despite an increased demand for places. This focus has resulted in a doubling of the number ofGalileooffspring catalogued alongside a host of top class pedigrees with just a marginal rise on last year to 425 lots.
Goffs flagship sale has attracted a world class entry and other leading sires strongly represented include Montjeu, Oasis Dream, Dubawi, Shamardal, Fastnet Rock, Invincible Spirit, Exceed And Excel, Pivotal, Danehill Dancer, Holy Roman Emperor, Cape Cross, Selkirk, Acclamation, Dark Angel, Elusive Quality, Medicean, Teofilo, Rock Of Gibraltar, High Chaparral, Sea The Stars etc.
Stand out lots include a son ofMontjeuout of three timeGroup 1winning championFinsceal Beo(Lot 331) from Al Eile Stud; aShamardalown brother toCasamentofrom the immediate family of Sussex Stakes winner Toronado(Lot 177) from Tinnakill House; two excellent sons of Dubawi in Castlemartin Stud’s colt out of Champion race mareChinese White(Lot 273) and Ballyhane’s colt out of Classic winner Speciosa(Lot 129).
The 15 strongGalileodraft include Camas Park’s colt out of an own sister to dual Group 1 winner Coup De Genie and Machiavellian who is a half-brother toAdmiralofthefleet(Lot 78); a sister toGroup 1winnerLord Shanakillfrom Ballylinch Stud (Lot 354); an own sister to Stakes winning fillyGemstonefrom Airlie Stud (Lot 399); a daughter of Stakes winner and Group 2 placed Rosa Grace from Athassel House Stud (Lot 89); as well as a colt out of Group winnerAkdarena(Lot 191) and filly out of a winning sister toAlbanova(Lot 208) both from Staffordstown Stud.
Other highlights include Kilcarn Stud’sOasis Dreamcolt out of Group winnerPrima Luce(Lot 69), Airlie Stud’sRip Van Winklebrother to Group 1 winnerAllegretto(Lot 204) andPivotalbrother toIntense Focus(Lot 298); two top class colts byElusive Qualityfrom Yeomanstown Stud (Lot 24) and Newtown Stud (Lot 289); as well as Croom House’sHenrythenavigatorcolt out of a sister to aGroup 1winner (Lot 408).
Goffs have enjoyed another spectacular season on the racecourse and is the only UK or Irish Auction House to have soldClassic winnersin 2013, with victories for Orby yearlingsSky Lanternin the Qipco1000 GuineasandJust The Judgein the Dubai Duty FreeIrish1000 Guineas, so providing Qatar Racing with their first Classic win. Goffs is not only a dominant source of success in Ireland and the UK but on the international stage, and this was illustrated again in 2013 as Orby graduateMilitary Attackwas crowned Horse Of The Year inHong Kongfollowing threeGrade 1wins.
Commenting on the Orby catalogue publication, Goffs Chief Executive Henry Beeby said:
“I am truly excited by this year’s Orby catalogue and so grateful to a significant number of world class breeders for entrusting many of their best yearlings to Goffs. Our decision last year to revise the Orby format to two days of real quality proved hugely popular with buyers which in turn saw vendors richly rewarded for their faith in Goffs, and it is evident from the increased demand for places in this year’s sale from both Irish and British breeders that the Orby is becoming the number one choice for so many more vendors than in the past.
Having seen many of the yearlings myself, I can say with confidence that some of the best bred and best looking yearlings in Ireland await buyers at Goffs Orby in a catalogue that has true global appeal and we look forward to welcoming a large international audience to Goffs for Ireland’s Best”.
