A foal by the legendary Sea The Stars out of Champion Finsceal Beo is one of the most exciting foal prospects on offer anywhere in the world this year. Finsceal Beo won three Group 1s including the Irish and English 1000 Guineas and her filly foal (Lot 581) consigned by Al Eile Stud is just one of many potential superstars in a Goffs November Foal Sale catalogue that is bursting with highlights.
The catalogue for the sale that counts Canford Cliffs, Dick Turpin, Excelebration, PacoBoy, Casamento, Lilbourne Lad, Harbour Watch and Melbourne Cup favourite December Draw among its graduates, is now available online at .
A diverse range of sires represented include Acclamation, Azamour, Big Bad Bob, Cape Cross, Curlin, Dalakhani, Danehill Dancer, Dark Angel, Duke Of Marmalade, Dutch Art, Dylan Thomas, Exceed And Excel, Fastnet Rock, Footstepsinthesand, Galileo,Holy Roman Emperor, Intense Focus, Invincible Spirit, Kodiac, Kyllachy, Lawman,Marju, Montjeu, New Approach, Pivotal, Raven’s Pass etc. It is noteworthy thatAcclamation who has enjoyed such success at the 2011 yearling sales has 17 foals catalogued at Goffs.
Jim Bolger’s Redmondstown Stud draft includes a further four exceptional Sea The Starsfoals including a half brother to Group 1 Irish Derby and Group 1 Coronation Cup winnerSoldier Of Fortune (), a filly out of an own sister to Teofilo (), well as a half sister to multiple Group winning filly Cuis Ghaire () and a filly out of a daughter ofSmaoineamh ().
A colt foal out of Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes winner Miss Beatrix topped last year’s November Foal Sale and her second foal, a colt by Tamayuz (), will be offered this year by Ballintougher Stud. Among the other superbly bred colts on offer is Mount Coote’s son ofPivotal out of the Stakes winning and Group 1 placed dam Musicanna (), and aGalileo colt out of Stakes winner and twice Classic-placed dam Kitza (). He is a half brother to a Stakes winner.
Also catalogued is a Holy Roman Emperor colt out of Irish 1000 Guineas and Moyglare Stud Stakes winner Tarascon (). He is an own brother to the juvenile Stakes winner High Award.
Other highlights include a son of seven time Grade 1 winning Champion Curlin from Coolnahay Stud () as well as a Teofilo half brother to Group winner Brazilian Bride from Castlemartin Stud (), and a Bahamian Bounty colt out of Group 3 Athasi Stakes and Group 3 Concorde Stakes winner Eastern Appeal (). Two exciting sons ofLawman featured are a half brother to Captain Marvelous, winner of the Group 2 Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte, from Jockey Hall Stud () and a half brother to Group 3 Diamond Stakes winner Freedom, consigned by Bruce Lodge Stud ().
Among the outstanding fillies on offer are a Mastercraftsman half sister to Richard Hannon’sGroup 2 Railway Stakes winner Lilbourne Lad from Swordlestown Little, while others with juvenile Stakes winning siblings include The Mount Stud’s Verglas filly () who is an own sister to Hold Your Colour as well as a Marju half sister to Al Aasifh () from Rockfield Farm who also consigns a Teofilo half sister to Group 2 Doncaster Cup winnerSaddler’s Rock (). Another notable filly catalogued is a daughter of Mr Greeley out of the multiple Stakes winner Raymi Coya from JK Thoroughbreds ().
Goffs November Foal Sale is a leading source of pinhooking success and the many recent examples at Goffs include a €105,000 November foal who went on to sell for €300,000 as an Orby yearling, the €220,000 yearling who cost €36,000 as a foal, as well as the €92,000 foal who made €440,000 one year on.
Commenting on the catalogue, Goffs Chief Executive Henry Beeby said:
“We have targeted the best bred foals in Ireland and believe our “Focus is the Horse” ethos is evident throughout what we believe is an exceptional catalogue. This sale is dominated by the pinhooker and they have enjoyed success at every level at the market with November Foal purchases in recent years, however the quality of the pedigrees and individuals on offer should also have huge appeal for racehorse owners. The success of horses purchased at this sale speaks for itself.”