Brother of Group 1 winner Ghaiyyath to headline Goffs November Foal Sale

Goffs has announced that the full-brother to Group 1 winner Ghaiyyath will headline the catalogue for its November Foal Sale.

Bred by Dermot Weld’s Springbank Way Stud, the March-born colt foal is by Dubawi out of the Irish 1,000 Guineas-winning Galileo mare Nightime.

Ghaiyyath topped the November Foal Sale at Goffs in 2015 when selling for €1.1 million, the highest price ever for a colt foal in Ireland.

Trained by Charlie Appleby for Godolphin, he went on to win the Group 3 Autumn Stakes at Newmarket as a two-year-old, and has added two more Pattern wins in France, including the Group 2 Prix d’Harcourt.

Ghaiyyath’s most impressive performance to date was his 14-length win in the Group 1 Grosser Preis von Baden at Baden Baden in September of this year, while he eventually faded from the front on his most recent appearance in Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

The Dubawi colt foal is also a half-brother to Zhukova, who provided Weld with another major international training success when winning the Grade 1 Man O’War Stakes at Belmont in 2017 – the pinnacle of an impressive six black type victories for the mare.

Offered by The Castlebridge Consignment, the colt heads up a foal catalogue that includes progeny by Dark Angel, Invincible Spirit, Kingman, Lope De Vega, and Sea The Stars amongst many others.

Goffs group chief executive Henry Beeby said: "Dermot Weld created history at Goffs when Ghaiyyath topped our November Foal Sale in 2015, setting a new record for a colt foal in Ireland as well as being Europe’s highest foal price that year.

"That Mr Weld is returning to Goffs with the own-brother this year is a wonderful endorsement of the November Sale and of the Goffs service. I saw the colt in the summer and can report that he is a stunner.

"This Dubawi foal out of Nightime exemplifies the quality and potential on offer this year at Goffs November Sale. Fresh from a very successful Orby Sale, the Goffs marketing team and international agents are already working hard to promote the November Sale to pinhookers and international end-users alike."

The catalogue will be published and available online on Monday October 24. The event starts on November.

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