Goffs publishes November Sale catalogues

A GALILEO half-sister to dual Derby winner Harzand is one of over 1,000 foals in the Goffs November Foal Sale catalogue published this week.

The format of this year’s sale will be the same as last year, with Part 1 (November 19th-21st) taking place before the breeding stock sale and Part 2 (November 24th) afterwards, a day when over 300 foals will be offered.

There are four Galileo foals in the catalogue and one of them is a half-brother to Australian Group 1 winner Zoustar. Other top stallions represented include Dark Angel, Frankel, Invincible Spirit, Kingman, Kodiac, Lope De Vega, Muhaarar, Nathaniel, No Nay Never, Oasis Dream, Sea The Stars, Siyouni and Teofilo.

This year’s Irish Derby winner Latrobe and Grade 1 winning two-year-old filly La Pelosa were November Foal Sale graduates. The sale is very popular with pinhookers. This year’s Orby Yearling Sale saw a €52,000 foal purchase realise €700,000, while foals bought for €60,000 and €82,000 sold for €300,000 and €350,000 respectively. At the top end of the market, a €330,000 Goffs foal made one million guineas as a yearling.

The dam of Harzand is in the Breeding Stock Sale. Aged 16, she was covered by Galileo this year but is not in foal. South African champion filly Cloth Of Cloud is in foal to Galileo and is part of The Castlebridge Consignment, as is this year’s Ribblesdale Stakes winner Magic Wand.

Goffs Group chief cxecutive Henry Beeby said: “This year we are replicating the new format that was such a hit 12 months ago with Part 1 and Part 2 sections sandwiching our two day breeding stock sale, ensuring the best possible trade for each category and the most purchaser-friendly layout of the foals on offer.

“To enhance the format still further we have elected for one longer 310-lot day on the Saturday, rather than spreading Part 2 over two days, to give people an additional day without a sale on Sunday, November 25th.

“To make it even better we have added 96 new stables so that all the Part 1 foals will be available for inspection in ample time prior to going under the hammer, thus removing the old bugbear of “double standings” that added so much extra stress to horse, vendor and purchaser.”