Goffs Lists 444 Yearlings for Late September Showpiece

Siblings to both of this year's Guineas winners Mother Earth  and Poetic Flare  will feature among a 444-strong catalog of yearlings for the 2021 Goffs Orby Sale.

The event will take place at Kildare Paddocks between Sept. 28 and 29, with all lots offered being eligible for the €1,000,000 Goffs Million at the Curragh in 2022.

The two classic-bred fillies will go under the hammer within three lots of each other. Whitehall Stud is consigning the Sioux Nation  half sister to Mother Earth, who not only took the Qipco One Thousand Guineas (G1) but the Prix Rothschild (G1) earlier this week.

Hot on her heels will be the U S Navy Flag -sired sibling of Qipco Two Thousand Guineas (G1) and St. James's Palace Stakes (G1) winner Poetic Flare, offered by Clare Castle Stud. Jim Bolger's outstanding colt was himself also cataloged, although later withdrawn, at the 2019 Orby Sale. 

Further outstanding pedigrees among fillies are Michael Ryan's Kingman  filly out of dual Guineas winner and Orby graduate Finsceal Beo  and a Saxon Warrior  half sister to Prix de Diane Longines winner Channel , herself also an Orby Sale purchase, who is owned by Kilcarn Stud.

A Dark Angel  full sister to group 1 winner Persuasive  and a half sister to this year's Jersey Stakes (G3) winner Creative Force  are others to stand out among the fillies while elite colts cataloged include a Galileo  out of dual group 1 winner Simply Perfect  and a Kingman out of champion racemare Alexander Goldrun .

Also included is a full brother to multiple group 1-winning champion Alpha Centauri , a Starspangledbanner  half brother to 2021 Haras d'Etreham Prix Jean Prat (G1) winner Laws of Indices  plus siblings of the likes of Keeneland Phoenix Stakes (G1) winner Lucky Vega  and Royal Ascot juvenile stars Perfect Power , The Lir Jet , and Quick Suzy .

Goffs group chief executive Henry Beeby said, "We could not be happier to be back in Ireland at Kildare Paddocks for the 2021 Goffs Orby Sale and even more delighted to present an Orby catalog that is simply unmissable for international buyers.

"We are so grateful to those Irish breeders who have entrusted us with such a strong selection of potential classy winners and have worked with them to focus on the individual so that we can recommend every Orby yearling on merit to potential purchasers.

"The Goffs Million, with a guarantee of at least €1,000,000 in prize money and a potential €100,000 3-year-old group 1 bonus, has been met with resounding enthusiasm by prospective buyers, while the success of Orby graduates over the past year has proven once again why Orby is a must-attend event.

"Another classic winner in Mother Earth graphically illustrates the point alongside yet more group 1 winners in the U.S., South Africa, France, Ireland, and more Royal Ascot success.

"The Irish National Yearling Sale is back where it belongs, in the right place at the right time, and the Goffs team looks forward to welcoming vendors and buyers to Orby for a stellar selection of many of the best yearlings Ireland has to offer, and the only candidates for Europe's richest 2-year-old race next year."