A top price of €200,000, clearance rate of 90% and rises of 144% and 19% in turnover and average respectively were recorded at a strong renewal of Goffs Horses In Training Sale today.
Top billing went to the winner Aydoun from the Aga Khan Studs (Lot 89 - pictured). The son of Mastercraftsman out of a sister to Alamshar is a half-brother to three Group performers. The three year old was purchased by Bill Dwan for €200,000. Ebediyin from the Aga Khan Studs draft (Lot 97) was another to make six figures, with Michael Donohoe of BBA Ireland securing the dual winning Raven’s Pass colt out of Champion filly Ebadiyla for €150,000 on behalf of Zhang Yuesheng.
Fox Covert Stables’ two year old Kodiac colt Grand Coalition (Lot 38), a winner this year and placed in the Listed Ripon Champion 2yo Trophy, fetched €75,000 selling to Galway Bay Bloodstock, while Harold Kirk and Willie Mullins purchased another highlight of the Aga Khan Studs' consignment when going to €65,000 for Sayar (Lot 64), a three year old colt by Azamour out of a sister to Champion miler and four time Group 1 winner Sendawar.
The Open Yearling section of the sale gets underway tomorrow at 10.00am and the catalogue can be viewed here.