All Attention Turns to Goffs for HIT and Yearling Sales

The Goffs Autumn Horses in Training Sale has traditionally provided buyers with plenty of food for thought, with the likes of Lexus Melbourne Cup (G1) hero Twilight Payment , who will defend his title Nov. 2, and Coolmore America Justify Matron Stakes (G1) winner Champers Elysees  either sold or offered at the auction. 

Nov. 1 marks the the first day of the sale, which begins with the HIT auction and is followed by the two-day Autumn Yearling Sale, offers an eclectic mix of winners on the flat and over hurdles, alongside a number of unraced 2- and 3-year-old prospects.

Drafts from the likes of the Aga Khan Studs, Baroda Stud, Joseph O'Brien, Johnny Murtagh, Willie McCreery, Sheila Lavery, and Noel Meade will likely prove popular.

Among the catalog, highlights are listed scorer Insignia of Rank  (Lot 115), who will be offered by Crampscastle Stables; the Aga Khan's Erzindjan  (Lot 104), a listed and group-placed son of Lope de Vega  from the family of Gold Cup  (G1) winners Enzeli and Estimate ; and Wolf Prince (Lot 99), second in last year's Spring Juvenile Hurdle and a winner at Punchestown on his penultimate start. 

The Autumn Yearling Sale has gained a reputation for producing top-class performers in recent years, with this season's Haras d'Etreham Prix Jean Prat (G1) scorer Laws of Indices  and Queen Mary Stakes (G2) winner Quick Suzy  selling for €8,000 ($8,932) and €20,000 ($23,713) respectively.

This year's catalog includes consignments from Ballylinch Stud, Baroda Stud, Derrinstown Stud, the Irish National Stud, Oak Lodge & Springfield House, and Oghill House Stud, while among the sires represented are Fascinating Rock , Footstepsinthesand , Galileo Gold , Invincible Spirit , Lope de Vega, Mehmas , and Profitable . A handful of first-crop yearling sires have entries too. 

Standout lots include Derrinstown Stud's Tasleet  half sister (Lot 215) to Queen Mary Stakes winner and QIPCO One Thousand Guineas (G1) third Maqaasid  and Jumooh, the dam of Schweppes Sydney Cup (G1) winner Shraaoh; Tinnakill House's Invincible Spirit filly (Lot 226) out of Vodafone Nassau Stakes (G1) winner Favourable Terms ; Ringfort Stud's Sea The Stars  filly (Lot 538) out of a listed-winning full sister to American grade 3 scorer Anjaz ; and Kilcarn Park's supplemented Starspangledbanner  half sister to Oct. 29 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Bosra Sham Fillies' Stakes winner Symphony Perfect .

Three days of selling from Kildare Paddocks begins Nov. 1 at 12 p.m. local time.