Goffs has catalogued a seriously strong selection of two year olds for the Ready To Run Sale at Kempton, London on Tuesday 3 April. Catalogues are available on www.goffs.com or by calling Goffs on +353 (0)45 886600.
Bapak Chinta was purchased at this sale in 2011 and subsequently won the Group 2 Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot, whileCaledonian Spring looked set for the top after his Listed win before being sold to Hong Kong. They head an impressive list of 40 graduates of last year’s Kempton Sale that are already winners or placed.
Along with a proven track record for winners, the one day format at the best Breeze Up facility in Europe offers a truly unique sales experience. Buyers can view the breeze, carry out inspections and have lunch in top class surroundings while attending the sale all on the same day. Kempton’s proximity to London and Heathrow makes it extra convenient for international and city based purchasers.
The day will kick of at 10.00am with the Breeze Up on the superb Polytrack, whilst the sale will start at 3.00pm in the Panoramic Restaurant following a Champagne Reception hosted by Goffs and Kempton Park Racecourse. The relaxed atmosphere will continue as lunch will be served in the sales arena and can continue into the afternoon without leaving the action. Throughout lunch buyers will be able to view films of each two year old working on the track – so combining business with pleasure.
Commenting on the catalogue, Goffs Chief Executive Henry Beeby said:
“This is the sale for owners keen to get racing and get winning. Kempton’s 2011 graduates enjoyed great success right from the beginning of last season through to the end, and there is undoubtedly much more of this to come for the horses on offer this year. Vendors have rewarded the record breaking success of last year’s Breeze Up with an even stronger selection of ready to run two year olds for Kempton this April, the most impressive catalogue to date for Goffs’ London Sale.
Our focus is on the horse but also very much on the buyer experience. The purchase of a racehorse is the first step of ownership, and we believe a sale should be an enjoyable and social occasion, akin to day at the races. There is no better opportunity than at Kempton for buyers to mix the business of buying horses with the enjoyment of a truly unique occasion in top class surroundings”.
A diverse range of sires includes Acclamation, Amadeus Wolf, Dark Angel, Dutch Art, Elusive City, Exceed And Excel, Footstepsinthesand, Invincible Spirit, Jeremy, Kyllachy, Red Clubs, Speightstown, Tapit etc.
Strong representations from leading Breeze Up vendors include a thirteen lot consignment fromBansha House Stables, vendor of the aforementioned Caledonian Spring in 2011. Potential stars among the high class draft include a son of Acclamation from a strong black type family that includes Group 1 winners Trusted Partner and Dress To Thrill (), as well as a Jeremyhalf brother to Group winner Osterhase ().
Willie Browne has enjoyed great success at Kempton, consigning another Royal Ascot winner in Langs Lash who won the Group 2 Queen Mary Stakes as well as multiple Stakes winnerFat Boy, while he set a new record top price in 2011. Mocklershill has eleven horses in this year’s sale, including a colt by the sire of Bapak Chinta in Speightstown () who is a half brother to a Listed winner, and an Officer half brother to two Stakes performers ().
Among the many other highlights are Hawthorn Villa Stud’s son of Tapit out of a Group 3 winning dam who has been placed three times in Grade 1s in the US (), Kilminfoyle House Stud’s Invincible Spirit half brother to the multiple Group winner Hurricane Alan (), while another exciting prospect from the leading sire is Tally Ho Stud’s filly from the family of Group 1 winners San Sebastian and Alkaased ().
Norman Williamson’s Oak Tree Farm offers a smashing Dutch Art brother to five winners from the family of Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes winner Airwave (), and a well related son of Exceed And Excel from Hillwood Stud () is also sure to draw attention.
Banimpire sold for €2.3 million at Goffs in November and her sire Holy Roman Emperor is well represented at Kempton with Church View Stables’ half sister to two Stakes winners () as well as Ballylinch Stud’s half sister to Listed winning filly Boca Dancer () and a colt out of a daughter of Champion European mare Mercalle from Clenagh Castle Stud ().
As always there is likely to be a high demand for tables in the Panoramic Restaurant for lunch during the sale. For those wishing to reserve a table please contact Goffs on or +353 (0)45 886600.