Ballymacoll Mares Confirmed for Goffs November Sale

Four Ballymacoll mares have been confirmed for the Goffs November Sale. This is part of the farm’s dispersal that began with the sale of five lots at this year’s Goffs February Sale. That draft was topped by Edith Wharton who was sold to Andy Smith and White Birch for €200,000, and Goffs are delighted to have the privilege of offering four more high calibre Ballymacoll mares which will again be consigned by Jockey Hall Stud this November.  They are as follows:

• Drama Class is by Caerleon out of the Sadler’s Wells mare, Stage Struck. Drama Class is a winner and Listed placed, and has produced Gr.2 winner ELEANORA DUSE and Gr.1 placed SCOTTISH STAGE. Second dam, SUN PRINCESS, is a multiple Gr.1 winner and boasts a strong record of Group winning progeny. Champion 3yo stayers, CONDUIT, and MILLENARY also come from the family. Drama Class is in foal to Acclamation.
• Desert Bloom is by Pilsudski out of the Green Desert mare, Desert Beauty. Desert Bloom is the dam of a winning family, with the most notable being Champion Australian Stayer, and Gr.1Melbourne Cup and multiple Group winner, FIORENTE. Champion 3yo filly, ISLINGTON also hails from the family. Desert Bloom is in foal to Teofilo.
• Olympienne is by Sadler’s Wells out of the Darshaan mare, Hellenic. Olympienne is an own sister to Champion 3yo filly, ISLINGTON and black type winners NEW MORNING, GREEK DANCE and ELECTION DAY. Olympienne has produced multiple Gr.3 winners PATKAI and MODUN and Gr.2 placed SAPTAPADI. Olympienne is in foal to Alhebayeb.
• Rien Ne Vas Plus is by Oasis Dream out of the Rainbow Quest mare, Sought Out. SOUGHT OUT is a multiple Group winner, including the Gr.1 Prix du Cadran at Longchamp. She is the dam of five winners, including Gr.1 winner NORTH LIGHT, multiple Gr.3 winner COVER UP and Listed winner RESEARCHED. Other black type performers in the family include TANNERY, winner of the Gr.1 EP Taylor Stakes, French Gr.1 winner, GAMUT, now at stud in Ireland, and Gr.2 Italian Oaks winner, FOLEGA. Rien Ne Vas Plus is in foal to Markaz.

Commenting on the Ballymacoll November draft, Goffs Group Chief Executive, Henry Beeby said:

“We are delighted to be further involved in the dispersal of the iconic Ballymacoll broodmare band. The first part sold extremely well at Goffs in February, and this quartet offers a further opportunity to share in the legacy of such a successful breeding programme”.

The 2016 Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale recorded some of the best figures seen in recent years and was its strongest ever renewal, with an 89% clearance rate and several new top level international investors who exclusively visited Goffs.

NEXT SALES
Goffs UK August Sale: 8 August 2017
Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale: 29 – 30 August 2017
Goffs UK Silver Yearling Sale: 31 August 2017
Goffs Champions Sale: 9 September 2017

Dual Goffs Graduate Barraquero Wins Gr.2 Richmond Stakes

Goffs November Foal Sale and Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale graduate BARRAQUERO put in an impressive performance at today’s Goodwood Festival to win the prestigious Group 2 Qatar Richmond Stakes.

The 2YO son of Zebedee, trained by Brian Meehan, won his maiden by six-lengths in fine fashion on his last start at Chepstow and took another big step up today when leading home the field in the Group 2 by one-and-a-quarter-lengths. The win continues a brilliant season for the Doncaster Premier Sale with Barraquero becoming the sale’s third Group winning 2YO for 2017 alongside Royal Ascot winners Rajasinghe and Different League.

Barraquero was first sold at the Goffs November Foal Sale by Cloneymore Farm to Goffs UK Director Jeremy Mactaggart for €40,000. He was subsequently sold at the Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale by Wells Stud to Sam Sangster Bloodstock for £30,000.

The catalogue for the 2017 Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale (29 – 30 August) is now online. The catalogue is the strongest in the sale’s history and features 470 yearlings by most of Europe’s best established and young sires including Dark Angel, Exceed And Excel, Frankel, Iffraaj, Invincible Spirit, Kodiac, Oasis Dream, Olympic Glory, Siyouni, Showcasing, Slade Power, etc. The sale will also offer 15 yearlings by Barraquero’s sire Zebedee.

NEXT SALES
Goffs UK August Sale – 8 August 
Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale: 29 – 30 August 
Goffs UK Silver Sale: 31 August 

Goffs Orby 1-2 in Gr.1 Sussex Stakes

Graduates of Goffs Orby Sale enjoyed a 1-2 in the prestigious Group 1 Qatar Sussex Stakes at Goodwood yesterday as the Andrew Balding-trained Here Comes When battled through the challenging conditions to win by a neck for owner Mrs Fitri Hay, leading home fellow Orby graduate Ribchester who ran on well to second place after losing his spot on the rail.

Here Comes When was sold in the 2011 Orby Sale by Grove Stud to Hugo Merry Bloodstock for €170,000. His win in the Sussex Stakes brings his total tally to four black type wins, including his now Gr.1 win and two Gr.2 wins.

Winner of the Gr.1 Lockinge Stakes and Gr.1 Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot on his last 2 starts, the Richard Fahey trained Ribchester is the world’s highest rated horse to have been sold at auction in Europe. He was first sold as a foal by Kilmore Stud to Jamie Railton Bloodstock for €78,000, and was then re-sold as a yearling to Highfield Farm for €105,000. Ribchester was purchased privately in 2015 by Godolphin.

This year’s Orby Sale takes place from 26 – 27 September and the catalogue will be available online from next Wednesday 9 August.

NEXT SALES
Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale: 29 – 30 August 2017
Goffs UK Silver Yearling Sale: 31 August 2017

Goffs Champions Sale: 9 September 2017

Goffs Orby Sale: 26 – 27 September 2017

Goffs Sportsman’s Sale: 28 September 2017