ON Wednesday their foals lit up the sales ring at Kildare Paddocks and today a selection of blue chip mares, headed by the tremendous producer Inca Princess at €1.9 million, took centre stage as the Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale got underway.

The terrific draft of mares were offered by the Castlebridge Consignment under the ownership of either Desert Star Phoenix Jvc – a breeding arm of the China Horse Club – or the partnership of Coolmore and the China Horse Club and, as expected they dominated the day’s trade.