Something for everyone as diverse Goffs February Sale catalogue is unveiled

The catalogue for the Goffs February Sale is now online and features an exciting blend of two-year-olds, horses in training and stores as well as weanlings and breeding stock. 

Taking place at Kildare Paddocks on February 5-6, the sale starts with two-year-olds, horse-in training and stores and is followed by a weanling section packed with sire power. The event concludes with an array of breeding stock, featuring fillies and mares from leading breeding operations. 

The weanling section includes offspring by the exciting Baaeed, Blue Point, and Sioux Nation as well as proven stallions Camelot, Dark Angel, Havana Grey, Mehmas, and No Nay Never among others. The National Hunt-sired stock include those by Blue Bresil, Goliath Du Berlais, Nirvana Du Berlais and Walk In The Park. 

Among the horses in training is Eastern Legend, a Grade 1 performer when third in the Future Champions Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown last month, while Belle The Lioness looks an interesting broodmare prospect as a Listed-placed hurdler from the family of of Grade 1 winner Monalee.

Belle The Lioness: smart performer will be offered by Ballyogue Stud at the Goffs February SaleCredit: Patrick McCann

National Hunt weanlings include a colt by Harzand out of the Grade 2-placed Ejayteekay, Space Blues half-brother to multiple Grade 1 winner Appreciate It and a Goliath Du Berlais colt, the first foal out of a black-type half-sister to Early Doors.

Goffs Group chief executive Henry Beeby said: "The Goffs February Sale is always so popular with breeders, pinhookers and end-users under both codes as it offers the most choice of any midwinter sale.

"We are grateful to our vendors for supporting February with a catalogue of quality and depth, and, together with our friends at Irish Thoroughbred Marketing, we look forward to welcoming buyers from home and abroad to Kildare Paddocks next month."  

The printed catalogue will be mailed out next week, while it can be viewed online here. 

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