GALILEO and Dubawi mares with classic connections are among 23 supplementary lots added to next week’s Goffs February Sale.
The two-day sale starts at 10am on Wednesday and there are now more than 500 horses in the catalogue. The bulk of the sale consists of flat and National Hunt yearlings, plus breeding stock, two-year-olds and horses in training. Selling will commence at 10am each day.
Close relations to Group 1 Irish Oaks and Group 1 Yorkshire Oaks heroine Seventh Heaven head the supplementary lots with a four-year-old daughter of Dubawi out of the classic-winning Galileo mare to be offered from The Castlebridge Consignment.
Baroda Stud offers an own-sister to Seventh Heaven in Sweet And Lovely, a four-year-old whose other siblings include Group 1 Middle Park Stakes winner Crusade as well as Group 2-placed colts Cristoforo Colombo and Coat Of Arms.
Baroda Stud also consign the winning Galileo filly Red Azalea, who is out of Group 3 and listed winner Music Box. She brings to six the number of Galileo mares on offer next week at Kildare Paddocks, a lineup that also includes Love On My Mind, dam of 2022 Group 1 Goffs Vincent O’Brien National Stakes winner Al Riffa, whose half-brother is also catalogued, both from Clonbonny Stud.
Pinhooker choice
Pinhookers under both codes will have plenty to choose from with a sire profile that includes Acclamation, Blue Bresil, Blue Point, Crystal Ocean, Dandy Man, Dark Angel, Ghaiyyath, Invincible Spirit, Kodiac, Lope De Vega, Mehmas, New Bay, Night Of Thunder, Saxon Warrior, Sea The Stars, Sioux Nation, Starspangledbanner, Too Darn Hot and Walk In The Park.
A strong list of covering sires features Acclamation, Ardad, Australia, Bated Breath, Blue Point, Churchill, Cotai Glory, Dandy Man, Kodi Bear, Magna Grecia, Showcasing, Sioux Nation, Sottass, Space Blues, Starman, Supremacy and Zoustar.
Among the National Hunt yearlings on offer are a Berkshire half-brother to Grade 1-placed Land Rover Bumper winner Adamantly Chosen. Idaho half-brother to Grade 2 Galmoy Hurdle winner Royal Kahala.
Goffs CEO Henry Beeby said: “As ever the Goffs February Sale boasts quality throughout, with a diverse selection of flat and National Hunt horses of all ages catalogued over two days.
“Following on from the record trade for foals and breeding stock at the Goffs November Sale and Goffs December National Hunt Sale, we anticipate strong demand and a vibrant start to the sales year at Kildare Paddocks.”
Catalogue highlights
Yearlings
Lot 56: Kodiac half-sister to a Group 3 winner.
Lot 60: Fastnet Rock half-brother to a listed winner.
Lot 70: Lope De Vega filly out of Group 2 winner Poetic Charm who is a half-sister to Teofilo.
Lot 89: Maxios half-brother to Grade 2 hurdle winner Jason The Militant.
Lot 99: Blue Bresil colt out of a winning sister to several graded performers.
Lot 109: Night Of Thunder colt out of a sister to a Group 1 winner.
Lot 112: Berkshire half-brother to Grade 1 placed Land Rover Bumper winner Adamantly Chosen.
Lot 140: Blue Point colt out of a sister to Group 2 winner Bocca Baciata.
Lot 146: Starspangledbanner own sister to a Group 3-placed filly.
Lot 175: Order Of St George colt out of a listed winning hurdler.
Lot 190: Soldier Of Fortune filly out of an own sister to multiple Grade 1 winner Benefficient.
Lot 209: Walk In The Park colt out of an own sister to Grade 1 winner Felix Desjy.
Lot 235: Filly by the world champion Ghaiyyath.
Lot 252: Blue Bresil colt out of an own sister to Theatre Guide.
Lot 266: Too Darn Hot filly out of a stakes-placed dam.
Lot 279: Vadomos half-sister to winning hurdler Cabot Cliffs.
Lot 302: Sumbal half-brother to listed bumper winner Rapid Escape.
Lot 313: Idaho half-brother to Grade 2 Galmoy Hurdle winner Royal Kahala.
Lot 318: Dandy Man filly out of listed winner Light My Fire.
Lot 321: Galileo Chrome half-brother to 2022 Group 1 Goffs Vincent O’Brien National Stakes winner Al Riffa.
Lot 333: Mehmas half-sister to a listed winner.
Two-year-olds &
horses in training
Lot 4: Lope De Vega filly out of a Group 3 winner.
Lot 8: Sea The Stars filly.
Lot 27: Doyen gelding, half-brother to Grade 2 performer Robin Des Foret.
Lot 46: Lisieux, a 2YO winner in 2022 and half-sister to a listed winner.
Lot 48: Iffraaj filly out of a Group 3 winner and half-sister to a Group 2 winner.
Breeding stock
Lot 358: Samuna, listed-placed mare in foal to Space Blues.
Lot 367: Washington Blue, dam of G2 winner in foal to Magna Grecia.
Lot 382: Diamond Dandy, a half-sister to the dam of Perfect Power.
Lot 383A: A four-year-old daughter of Dubawi out of the classic-winning Galileo mare Seventh Heaven.
Lot 385: Shila, Group 3-placed filly and sister to several blacktype performers.
Lot 410: Romanosa, listed-placed filly out of a daughter of Dubawi.
Lot 445: Gali Girl, own sister to Group 1 placed Salouen.
Lot 459: Promenada, half-sister to Group 1 winner La Petite Coco.
Lot 459A: Sweet And Lovely, a four-year-old own-sister to Seventh Heaven.
Lot 465: Glorification, dam of a listed-placed filly in foal to Space Blues.
Lot 474: It’s All For Luck, own sister to Irish 1000 Guineas winner Jet Setting.
Lot 479: Love On My Mind, Galileo mare and dam of 2022 Group 1-winning two-year-old Al Riffa.
Lot 482A: Red Azalea, a winning Galileo filly out of Group 3 and listed winner Music Box.
Sale info
Sale: Goffs February Sale
Date/time: Wednesday and Thursday, February 8th & 9th (10am start each day)
Lots: 510 catalogued (including 23 supplementary entries). 10 withdrawals at time of writing.
Tel: 045 886600
Email: winners@goffs.ie
Web: goffs.com