THE Aga Khan Studs’ draft has provided the sale-topper or joint top lot at the Goffs Autumn Horses in Training Sale every year since Covid and it may well be the same next Monday.

There are nine horses in this year’s Aga Khan consignment, headed by the 107-rated Asakir, a three-year-old gelding by Zarak. A Leopardstown maiden winner early in the season, he arrives off a career-best effort when finishing fourth, beaten just over three lengths, in the Group 2 Prix Chaudenay on Arc weekend.

Almazann, a three-year-old Zarak colt, was the winner of a Curragh maiden on his latest start on October 15th. His maiden form includes finishing runner-up to St Leger second Enceladus.

Also among the draft is Sindagan, a maiden winner at the Galway Festival who subsequently finished third in a competitive handicap at the Irish Champions Festival off 95.

Other eye-catching entries include the Night Of Thunder colt State Of Wyoming, a Roscommon maiden winner earlier this month for Paddy Twomey; the two-time winner Eastwatch who ran a career best when second in the Irish Lincolnshire this season off a mark of 97; and Lars Soldier, a dual winner this year including in a Curragh maiden on his second start in April and most recently at Navan in September.

Jeroboam Machin was a Grade 2 bumper winner at the 2024 Dublin Racing Festival. One of seven lots offered by Emmet Mullins, he returned this year to be competitive in maiden hurdles, finishing runner-up to Mr Hollywood at the Galway Festival. On his latest performance, he finished fourth on chase debut.

Joseph O’Brien is selling Cheltenham Festival winner Lark In The Mornin. The Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle winner is rated 128 over hurdles and 92 on the flat. His latest win came in July, when winning a qualified riders’ flat race under Patrick Mullins.

This week, some 28 additional lots were added to Monday’s catalogue. They include a dozen entries in the new Point-to-Point Sale.

Gavin Cromwell’s recent Punchestown academy hurdle winner, Lunar Stride has been added to this section, along with recent five-year-old point-to-point winners Foreveradiva and Captain’s Song, as well as the Cian Hughes-trained Red Shea, winner of a Sedgefield bumper.

Among the supplementary horses in training entries are Highbury See See, a winner over an extended mile on his most recent start at Leopardstown, and the 2025 Goffs Defender Bumper winner, Wonderful Everyday.

Also added to the catalogue are five unraced three-year-olds, who were previously catalogued in June’s Arkle Sale. They include a Jukebox Jury half-brother to Stellar Story and The Storyteller, and a Walk In The Park gelding closely related to Wicklow Brave.

The Autumn HIT Sale gets underway at 10am on Monday.

THERE are just under 600 yearlings on offer at next week’s Goffs Autumn Yearling Sale, which starts on Monday afternoon, continues on Tuesday and concludes on Wednesday.

This includes 33 supplementary entries this week, who will be offered as Lots 789-821 at approximately 4.30pm on Wednesday.

Among the additions are 13 yearlings eligible for the 2027 Goffs Two Million Series, having been withdrawn from last month’s Orby Sale. They bring to 17 the total number of eligible candidates at the Autumn Yearling Sale for the series that will offer a guaranteed prize fund of €2 million next season. A total of 20 bonuses of €50,000 will be paid to the winners of a series of two-year-old maidens in Ireland and the UK, with a further €1 million on offer for the Goffs Million, Europe’s richest two-year-old race.

Buyers at next week’s sale also have 17 opportunities to purchase a candidate for next year’s Harry’s 750 Series by Goffs, with one supplementary entry eligible for the valuable initiative along with 16 lots in the main catalogue.

The catalogue includes 13 by Persian Force, 11 by Sands Of Mali, six by Mehmas, five by Bayside Boy, four by Showcasing, four by Starman, three by Sioux Nation, two by Invincible Spirit, a Blue Point colt, a Camelot filly, two Dark Angel fillies, two Ghaiyyath fillies, a Lope De Vega colt, a Starspangledbanner filly and a filly by Too Darn Hot.

Goffs Schedule

Monday, November 2nd

10am: horses in training

1pm: new point-to-point section

2pm: yearlings

Tuesday, November 3rd

10am: yearlings

Wednesday, November 4th

10am: yearlings