Goffs November Foal Sale 2012 catalogue will be available online on Thursday 11 October.
A record breaking November Foal Sale in 2011 saw Europe’s three highest priced foals sold at Goffs with two foals making€800,000 and a top price of €850,000 - comfortably surpassing the Goffs foal record set back in 1984 when a daughter of Golden Fleece realised IR500,000 guineas.
This sale is about the very best of Irish and last year’s outstanding results prove once again that the best sell better at Goffs because the buyers are at Goffs. A massive international crowd was present in 2011 with the top three foals selling to buyers from Hong Kong, USA, and Turkey.
There was sustained demand from the start to the finish of last year’s November Foal Sale. Day 1 set the tone with turnover, average and median jumping by 122%, 51% and 80% respectively. The momentum continued on Wednesday with more impressive gains and the concluding day was electric, with pinhookers and end users battling for a catalogue of real quality and depth. That buoyancy resulted in impressive gains on all three days and another 14 % rise in average.
Comparative Figures (3 day Foal Sale)
|
|
Offered |
Sold |
Turnover (€) |
Average (€) |
Median (€) |
|
2010 |
585 |
399 (68%) |
10,134,900 |
25,401 |
15,000 |
|
2011 |
654 |
496 (76%) |
14,423,200 (+42%) |
29,079 (+14%) |
16,000 (+7%) |