NEXT week’s Goffs February Sale offers pinhookers their last chance to reinvest, with 266 weanlings catalogued for the first of two days’ trade.
Twelve months ago, the youngsters provided the top four prices, fetching between €92,000 and €250,000. The top lot, a colt by Blue Point, rewarded Tally-Ho Stud’s bravery with a yearling price of 575,000gns, while Ballyphilip Stud resold their €92,000 buy for 200,000gns.
Those with smaller budgets also reaped rewards, with John and Karen Hannon’s Killula Stud deserving a special mention for the Starman colt they bought from Mareshah Stud for €10,000. Reoffered at the venue’s Orby Book 2, the son of the leading freshman sire resold for €85,000.
There are four weanlings by Starman catalogued next week, but given his sensational start at stud, it’s unlikely that any will sell for such bargain sums. Those willing to take a gamble on stallions with their first runners in 2026 have a selection of weanlings to choose from.
Derrinstown Stud resident Minzaal is currently favourite in the first season sire betting after his first yearlings averaged €87,491. The top-class sprinter was bred by Ringfort Stud, who offer his sole weanling in next week’s catalogue
Paddy Power have priced Blackbeard at 6/4, with a smart start expected by the son of No Nay Never who won two Group 1s as a juvenile. Following withdrawals, he is represented by three weanlings at Goffs, along with a two-year-old filly closely related to dual stakes winner Servalan (Lot 288).
Starman’s studmate Persian Force supplied an impressive return for Piercetown Stud at the yearling sales, when they resold a €43,000 February buy for €100,000. Currently 4/1 for the freshman sire championship, the son of Mehmas has three up next week.
Other first season stallions with weanlings on offer include Space Traveller, Naval Crown, Baaeed, State Of Rest, Bayside Boy and Dubawi Legend. They are joined by the progeny of proven sires Galiway, Ghaiyyath, Havana Grey, Mehmas, New Bay, Sands Of Mali and Sioux Nation.
Something for everyone
The National Hunt weanlings on offer also include those by popular sires such as Crystal Ocean, Doctor Dino, Goliath Du Berlais, Harzand, Jukebox Jury, Kapgarde, Nirvana Du Berlais, No Risk At All and Walk In The Park.
Those looking to breed a future star are equally well catered for, with highlights including five mares in foal to Starman. Other covering sires proven on the track and in the sales ring include Australia, Awtaad, New Bay, Sands Of Mali, Sioux Nation and Teofilo, catalogued alongside exciting covers to young sires Good Guess, Henry Longfellow, Little Big Bear, Minzaal, Native Trail and Shaquille.
National Hunt mares feature with coverings to the likes of Affinisea, Jukebox Jury and Nitesche Has. Two well-bred breeding prospects were among a number of supplementary entries, which can be viewed on the Goffs website.
The select number of horses in training catalogued include Moyglare Stud’s well-related home-bred Evening Blues, who earned a rating of 86 for his two-year-old maiden win at Dundalk in November. The Blue Point gelding will be offered as Lot 293.
On Monday, Goffs will publish entries for the point-to-point section, which will take place at approximately 3.00pm on Thursday, immediately after the final breeding stock. Entries will be accepted from point-to-points this weekend, joining half a dozen winning and placed horses already committed.
Flat weanlings
Lot 4: Phoenix Of Spain filly out of a listed winner. Half-brother Celestial is currently rated 91
Lot 5: Ghaiyyath colt out of a half-sister to Group 1 filly Sarkiyla and a half-sister to the dam of Melbourne Cup winner Gold Trip
Lot 11: Lucky Vega half-sister to two listed winners, as well as a Group 3 performer
Lot 18: Galiway half-sister to blacktype juvenile Polly Shelby
Lot 28: New Bay colt is a full-brother to 101-rated Batemans Bay
Lot 37: Supremacy half-sister to listed winner and Group 2 runner-up Gregolimo
Lot 41: Sands Of Mali half-brother to Matron Stakes heroine Champers Elysees
Lot 46: Far Above full-brother to listed winner and Group 2 second Nigrum Regina
Lot 56: Phoenix Of Spain colt out of listed winner Lily’s Rainbow. Half-brother won second start by 10 lengths
Lot 103: Shaquille filly out of a listed-winning mare
Lot 104: Siyouni colt out of a full-sister to dual group winner Plumatic
Lot 151: Pinatubo half-sister to a group performer, out of dual group winner Stellar Path
Lot 172: Make Believe half-brother to a group horse, out of Unaccompanied, herself stakes-placed on the flat and a dual Grade 1 winner over hurdles
Lot 213: Shaquille half-brother to dual Group 3 winner New Providence
Lot 244: Phoenix Of Spain filly is closely related to Hong Kong Champions Mile victor Fiach McHugh
Lot 257: Baaeed colt out of multiple stakes-placed Emilie Gray
Lot 260: Full-sister to listed winner Havana Ball (Havana Grey)
Lot 261: Ace Impact half-sister to four blacktype horses, including German Derby runner-up Enjoy Vijay
National Hunt weanlings
Lot 8: Full-sister to point and bumper winner Spinningayarn, now two from three over hurdles
Lot 15: Nirvana Du Berlais filly out of a half-sister to Energumene
Lot 20: Silverwave half-brother to a blacktype hurdler, from the family of De Bon Couer
Lot 22: Dee Ex Bee colt out of a full-sister to Grade 1-winning chaser Flying Angel
Lot 25: Goliath Du Berlais colt out of a half-sister to Grade 1 hurdler Minella Crooner
Lot 36: Storm The Stars half-brother to a graded chaser, from the family of Deano’s Beeno and French Holly
Lot 53: Affinisea half-brother to recent Grade 2 winner Feet Of A Dancer, out of a blacktype mare
Lot 73: No Risk At All colt out of a full-sister to a blacktype hurdler and a half-sister to the top-class Identity Thief
Lot 96: Nirvana Du Berlais colt out of a full-sister to a dual listed winner and a half-sister to top-class hurdler Petit Mouchoir
Lot 106: Harzand filly out of a listed-winning Kayf Tara mare
Lot 136: Walk In The Park colt out of dual Grade 3 winner and Grade 1 performer Shewearsitwell
Lot 147: Jeu St Eloi colt out of a full-sister to dual graded winner Dressedtothenines
Lot 154: Kapgarde colt of a Grade 1-winning Martaline mare
Breeding stock
Lot 311: Too Darn Hot sister to Prix Jean Prat third Midtown (Dubawi), out of a Group 2-winning mare
Lot 324: Winning Night Of Thunder filly out of a Group 3 winner
Lot 359: Sacaya, a listed winner in France and Group 3-placed in Italy
Lot 360: Listed winner and Group 3 second La Guapisima is out of a blacktype sister to Prix de Diane runner-up La Parisienne
Lot 364: 86-rated maiden winner Shamalza is a half-sister to Group 2 winner and Group 1 performer Shartash. Out of a multiple group winner
Lot 383: Half-sister to champion two-year-old Viztoria and to the fam of Australia Group 1 winner Fifty Stars. In foal to Minzaal
Lot 398: Full-sister to Group 3 winner Valeria Messalina and a half-sister to Group 3 winner Pincheck. In foal to Shaquille
Lot 417: By Camelot and out of the top-class Quevega, bumper and hurdle winner Cameletta Vega is a half-sister to multiple Grade 1 winner Facile Vega and Grade 1 winner Aurora Vega
Lot 418: Arctic Piper (Walk In The Park) is a full-sister to listed-winning hurdler Arctic Fly, out of a full-sister to Grade 1-winning hurdler Arctic Fire