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Goffs' November Sales kicks off Goffs' week-long November Sale begins at the auction house's Kill venue on Monday with an opening 188-lot catalog, reduced by seven withdrawals, reserved for horses in training. All the leading establishments are represented, with offerings available from the stables of Jim Bolger, Tracey Collins, Michael Grassick, Michael Halford, Ger Lyons, Aidan O'Brien, John Oxx, Kevin Prendergast, David Wachman and Dermot Weld. "Goffs' Horses-in-Training Sale is a leading source of Flat and National Hunt winners past and future," Chief Executive Henry Beeby said. "Graduates of this sale have won over 50 races to date in 2009, both in Ireland and across Europe, while in recent years buyers have been particularly successful buying horses coming off the flat to go National Hunt racing. We are confident that buyers will unearth some real stars of the future in this catalog." The second day's trading sees the first of four weanling sessions, a one-day reduction on last year's five-day sale. The book has been reduced from 1280 to 860, which may induce another fall in overall take following last term's drop of more than 50 percent. Foals representing 121 different sires are cataloged, including first-crop foals from Amadeus Wolf, Dylan Thomas (Ire), Excellent Art (GB), Invasor (Arg), Manduro, Red Clubs, Strategic Prince and Teofilo. The sale is promoted as a source of pinhooking success, and graduates to have uplifted the sale's profile this term include Paco Boy (Desert Style), who added to last year's Prix de la Foret (Fr-G1) win with a victory in June's Queen Anne S. (Eng-G1) at Royal Ascot; last term's Golden Jubilee S. (Eng-G1) hero Kingsgate Native (Mujdail), who came back from an aborted stallion career to garner July's King George S. (Eng-G3) at Glorious Goodwood; six-length Coventry S. (Eng-G2) winner Canford Cliffs (Tagula); Radiohead (GB) (Johannesburg), who backed up Royal success in the Norfolk S. (Eng-G2) with placings in the Nunthorpe S. (Eng-G1) and Middle Park S. (Eng-G1); and Richmond S. (Eng-G2) victor Dick Turpin (Arakan). Highlights of this year's intake may include Silfield Bloodstock's Hip No. 759, a Dutch Art half-brother to Prix de l'Abbaye (Fr-G1) heroine Carmine Lake (Ire) (Royal Academy), and Cahermorris Stables' Hip 856, a full brother to the Irish One Thousand Guineas (Ire-G1) victress Saoire (GB) (Pivotal). "Goffs priority this year is to focus on quality throughout the calendar and that theme is central to the November Foal Sale," Beeby said. "We have targeted the best bred foals in Ireland, and Irish breeders have worked with us to provide buyers with a more concise yet superior catalog of top quality foals. This sale is really all about the pinhooker, and the 2009 yearling sales are proving yet again that Goffs November Foal Sale is an excellent source of pinhooking profit. These results together with the benefits of the Goffs/DBS Loyalty Scheme make this sale simply unmissable for serious foal speculators." Breeding Stock takes center stage for the last two days of the week, Saturday and Sunday, with 527 lots cataloged, 77 fewer than last year. Top class drafts from His Highness The Aga Khan's Studs, Darley, Derrinstown Stud and Abbeville and Meadow Court Studs will be offered. The sale has received a plethora of boosts this term, most notably the Prix Morny (Fr-G1) success of Arcano (Oasis Dream [GB]), whose dam, Tariysha (Daylami [Ire]), was sold here for €140,000 in 2005; and the Grand Prix de Paris (Fr-G1) success of Cavalryman (Halling), whose dam, Silversword (Fr) (Highest Honor [Fr]) was sold for €35,000 in 2007. Highlights might include The Aga Khan Studs' Hip 1023, ELASOUNA (Rainbow Quest), a full sister to Moyglare Stud S. (Ire-G1) winner Edabiya (Ire) offered in foal to Dylan Thomas (Ire); Hip 1073, KASTALANA (Key of Luck), an unraced half-sister to Irish St Leger (Ire-G1) winner Kastoria (Ire) (Selkirk); and Derrinstown Stud's Hip 1014, GHAZAL (Gone West), a full sister to sire Elusive Quality offered in foal to Invincible Spirit. "As with all Goffs sales, the focus was on quality when compiling the November Breeding Stock catalog, and we are delighted that vendors have supported us and produced a catalog that is an excellent representation of the best of Irish bloodlines," Beeby said. "The international appeal of this sale is well documented, in particular with our loyal Indian buyers, and together with Irish Thoroughbred Marketing we look forward to welcoming a broad range of overseas visitors to Goffs for the sale." Selling starts at midday for the Horses-in-Training sale on Monday. Full catalog and updates are available at www.goffs.com.
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