Eleven Yearlings by Galileo Headline Goffs Orby Sale

The world class catalog for the 2022 Goffs Orby Sale, featuring an even greater share of the very best Irish yearlings, is now available online.

The Irish National Yearling Sale has 511 Lots cataloged and will take place Sept. 27-28 at Kildare Paddocks, with the sale commencing at 9:30 a.m. local time each day. All yearlings offered will be eligible for Europe's richest 2-year-old race, the Goffs Million, over seven furlongs at the Curragh in September 2023.

Eleven yearlings from the penultimate crop of the legendary Galileo  headline an Orby sire profile that is on par with any top tier international sale. 

All the leading European sires are strongly represented, including Dubawi , Frankel , Sea The Stars , Dark Angel, Lope De Vega , Churchill , Nathaniel , Kingman , Siyouni , Zoffany , Oasis Dream , No Nay Never , Starspangledbanner , Camelot , Invincible Spirit , Night Of Thunder , Mehmas , Australia, and many more leading and first season sires. Siblings to European classic winners, group 1 winners and group winning juveniles from the current season will also be offered at Orby.

The following is a small selection of the many outstanding prospects on offer in this year's catalog:

Lot 28: Colt by Cotai Glory  x La Cuvee—Half brother to G1 winner Champers Elysees 

Lot 30: Colt by No Nay Never x Lady Gorgeous—Half sister to champion 2-year-old Pretty Gorgeous 

Lot 50: Filly by Frankel x Love Magic—Half sister to Prix De Diane (G1) winner Chanel

Lot 57: Colt by Kingman x Majestic Silver—Half brother to the dam of Homeless Songs and G3 winner Carla Bianca

Lot 58: Colt by Zoffany x Many Colours—Full brother to classic winning Orby graduate Mother Earth 

Lot 78: Filly by Gleneagles  x Miss Macnamara—Half sister to classic winner Sonnyboyliston 

Lot 93: Filly by No Nay Never x Muirin—Full sister to Blackbeard , winner of the Darley Prix Robert Papin (G2)

Lot 111: Filly by Galileo x Nickname—Dam is a group 1 winner

Lot 190: Filly by US Navy Flag x Rugged up—Half sister to multiple group winner Happy Romance 

Lot 230: Filly by Invincible Spirit x Sophie Germain—Sister to G2 winner Creggs Pipes

Lot 286: Colt by Inns Of Court  x Vida Amorosa—Half brother G2 July Stakes winner Persian Force

Lot 306: Filly by Churchill x You'll Be Mine—Half sister to Eminent out of G1 place dam

Lot 332: Colt by Galileo x Amicus—Full brother to Okita Soushi out of an Australian One Thousand Guineas (G1) winner

Lot 402: Colt by Blue Point  x Contrary—Half brother to Irishcorrespondent, two-time champion stayer in Hong Kong

Lot 452: Colt by Awtaad  x Ezima—Half brother to champion filly Taghrooda 

Lot 453: Colt by New Bay  x Falling Petals—Full brother to group 1 winner Saffron Beach 

Lot 490: Filly by Dubawi x Here to Eternity—Half brother to multiple G1 winner Time Warp  and G1 winner Glorious Forever

Lot 493: Colt by Sea The Stars x Holda—Half-brother to multiple group winner Blond Me 

Lot 499: Filly by Invincible Spirit x I Am Beautiful – Dam G3 winner from family of Tapestry  and Loves Only You 

Lot 501: Filly by Frankel x Improve – Dam is a half sister to group 1 winners Creative Force  and Persuasive 

"When selections began for this year's Orby, we set a target to take the Irish National Yearling Sale to new heights in 2022 and build on the success of last year," said Goffs group chief executive Henry Beeby. "Thanks to increased support from leading Irish breeders we have grown the catalogue whilst maintaining the quality across both days and I extend our thanks to every vendor as we are nothing with their beautiful yearlings.

"This country is synonymous with the thoroughbred and we are so proud to bring international buyers to view even more of the best yearlings Ireland has to offer in the unrivaled sales complex at Kildare Paddocks this September."