The two day November Breeding Stock Sale gets underway at 10am on Friday morning.
The hugely impressive Barefoot Lady (, whose Group victories includes the Grade 2 Canadian Stakes at Woodbine as well as being placed in the Group 1 Coronation Stakes, is offered for sale by Norman and Helen Steel from Richard Fahey’s Musley Bank Stables. Airlie Stud’s Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes winner Chelsea Rose is also catalogued, in foal to Tamayuz (),while another classy offering is Seskin Stud’s mare Cawett () who is a half-sister to the dam of Questing, Champion 3yo filly in the USA, and is in foal to Rip Van Winkle. Her yearling was purchased by Barry Irwin of Team Valor International at this year’s Orby Sale for €200,000.
Other top class prospects include the Galileo mare Oiche Ghealai who is a sister to Derby winner Soldier Of Fortune () and in foal to Fastnet Rock, while the Stakes placed Treasure The Lady who is a half-sister to High Chaparral() is also in foal to the Australian Champion sprinter.
New Approach has enjoyed a superb year and the Redmondstown Stud draft contains some exciting mares in foal to the leading first season sire including Cailiocht who is a half-sister to Champion two year old filly Maybe and is out of a sister to the dam of Classic winner Dancing Rain (), as well as the winning and Group placed Pivotal mareKitty Kiernan who is out of an own sister to Spartacus and Johan Cruyff (). Redmondstown also offer an own sister to Danehill who is the dam of this season’s Group 3 Acomb Stakes winner Dundonnell in foal to Teofilo ().
Other highlights include a strong draft from H.H. Aga Khan Studs that features Rayyana () the dam of the Group 3 winner and Irish 2000 Guineas placed Rayeni who is offered in foal to Exceed And Excel. Also on offer is the winning mare Wana Doo () who is the dam of Group 2 winner Tornado; the Group 1 placed Miss Beabea () who is the dam of Group 1 winner Miss Beatrix and is in foal to Invincible Spirit; Teo’s Sister who is a winning own sister to European Champion two year old Teofilo () and is in foal to Lawman; the Listed placed Aris () who is a sister to the Irish 1000 Guineas and Moyglare Stud Stakes winner Again and is out of a sister toMontjeu. She is in foal to Acclamation.
Other notable lots are the Irish National Stud’s Group 3 winner Kuaicoss who is in foal to Holy Roman Emperor (), the Listed winning Miss Childrey who is the dam of Group 2 winner and Group 1 placed Forces Of Darkness in foal to Zoffany (), a winning sister to French Classic winner West Wind in foal to Shamardal (), aStorm Cat daughter of Irish 1000 Guineas winner Virginia Waters in foal to Danehill Dancer (), as well asBounce who is the dam of the Listed winning Montjeu filly Bernieres and is in foal to the Derby winning son of Montjeu in Pour Moi (), and Skiphall who is the dam of Grade 1 EP Taylor Stakes winner Folk Opera, in foal toInvincible Spirit ().
The impressive list of covering sires throughout the catalogue also includes Bushranger, Cape Cross, Dalakhani, Dark Angel, Dutch Art, Footstepsinthesand, High Chaparral, Holy Roman Emperor, Kyllachy, Lope de Vega, Mastercraftsman, Raven’s Pass, Rip Van Winkle, Rock Of Gibraltar, Royal Applause, Starspangledbanner, Thewayyouare, Vale Of York and Zebedee as well as new sires Canford Cliffs, Dream Ahead, Lilbourne Lad, Pour Moi, Roderic O’Connor and Zoffany.
The dams of five time Group 1 winner Danedream, Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes winner Sky Lantern and multiple Group 1 winner Excelebration were purchased at the Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale for €21,000, €75,000 and €10,000 respectively, while in India this season’s Grade 1 winning fillies Vijay’s Pride and Smashing were both purchased in utero at the sale.