WHETHER they be cheering success or drowning their sorrows, pinhookers can do so while perusing the newly-unveiled Goffs November Foal Sale catalogue.

A total of 1,021 lots are listed for the sale, which runs from November 18th to 21st, with the first and last sessions deemed of equal quality. A higher grade of foal will be offered on the second day, the pedigrees peaking on day three.

While pinhookers dominate the market, end-users can be found on the buying bench, particularly for the choicest lots. Sea The Stars’ progeny were in high demand at Tattersalls October Yearling Sale and he may also provide some highlights at Goffs, with own-brothers to the top-class Emily Upjohn and Group 1 Prix Vermeille winner Teona among the entries.

Following a terrific season, Kingman’s offerings are sure to be popular, no less the half-brother to Group 1 winner Jannah Rose and half-sister to multiple group scorer Arrest. There is also a Camelot half-brother to top race filly Mother Earth.

That’s just a taster of the calibre of pedigrees on offer, with other leading sires represented including Dark Angel, Lope De Vega, Mehmas, Night Of Thunder, No Nay Never and Wootton Bassett, among others.

Goffs November Foal Sale graduates have enjoyed a successful year on the track, headlined by Katsumi Yoshida’s €225,000 purchase Mad Cool from Moyglare Stud Farm. The son of Dark Angel landed the Grade 1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen in March, while others have enjoyed Stakes success in Ireland, England and France, as well as classic victories in Germany and Italy.

Pinhookers have been rewarded too, highlights including a €75,000 buy reselling for €580,000, and a €56,000 purchase turning into €300,000, both reoffered at the Goffs Orby Sale.

It will be interesting to see how the sale fares following mixed fortunes at the yearling sales. The 2023 edition saw the average price fall by 9% to €36,346 and turnover dropped 12%, despite the number of lots offered down by less than 2%.

The median price held steady at €24,000, while the clearance rate fell slightly to 79%.

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