There are 450 horses cataloged for the two-day Goffs Orby sale, Ireland's premier yearling sale, set for Sept. 30-Oct. 1 in Co. Kildare, Ireland.
The catalog contains some of the best Irish yearlings by all the top sires, with a host of progeny of, and siblings to, classic and group I winners.
A draft of a dozen yearlings by leading European sire Galileo heads the lineup of leading sires along with Invincible Spirit, Sea The Stars, Shamardal, Dubawi, Oasis Dream, Mastercraftsman, Teofilo, High Chaparral and many more. First-season sires that are represented include Zebedee, Fast Company, Showcasing and Starspangledbanner, while the Orby sale also features some of the first crop of Canford Cliffs, Dream Ahead, Poet's Voice and Pour Moi amongst others.
There has been a notable increase in American buyers purchasing at the Orby in recent years, and the range of U.S. stallions among this year's catalog has also grown with yearlings on offer by Cape Blanco, Distorted Humor , Elusive Quality , Haynesfield , Kitten's Joy , Lonhro, Paddy O'Prado , Quality Road , Scat Daddy, Speightstown , Street Boss , Summer Bird and Tiznow .
Some of the noteworthy yearlings cataloged include:
Hip 5 Sister to multiple group I winner Alexander Goldrun
Hip 19 Galileo full brother to three group I performers
Hip 24 Galileo first foal out of group winner Sent From Heaven
Hip 41 Invincible Spirit sister to Canadian grade I winner Folk Opera
Hip 49 Exceed And Excel full brother to group I winner Margot Did
Hip 72 Sister to classic winner Tie Black, family of Last Tycoon and Immortal Verse
Hip 92 Full sister to classic-placed High Heeled, sister to dam of Just The Judge
Hip 104 Teofilo sister to group I winner Casamento, sister to dam of Toronado
Hip 116 Full sister to dual group II-winning 2-year-old Kool Kompany
Hip 184 Tamayuz full sister to group III winner out of group I dam Chelsea Rose
Hip 224 Acclamation daughter of group III-winning and group I-placed English Ballet
Hip 250 Sea The Stars brother to 2-year-old group II winner Four Sins
Hip 266 Teofilo sister to group I 2-year-old winner Zafisio
Hip 268 Teofilo full sister to Epsom Oaks second Tarfasha
Hip 270 Sea The Stars sister to group I winner Lord Shanakill
Hip 283 Galileo sister to dual group I winner Society Rock
Hip 330 First foal out of group winner Lixirova, by Exceed And Excel
Hip 341 Canford Cliffs filly out of group I winner Luna Wells; sister to group III winner
Hip 344 Pour Moi brother to multiple grade I winner Joshua Tree
Hip 375 High Chaparral son of group I winner Miss Beatrix
Hip 395 Brother to 2-year-old Champion of Europe & U.S. Johannesburg
Hip 403 Teofilo full sister to Irish Derby winner Trading Leather
Hip 433 Kyllachy full sister to 2-year-old group I-placed and group II winner Dragon Pulse
Hip 441 Dark Angel sister to Italian Oaks winner Menhoubah
"That Goffs Orby sale features some of the best yearlings in Ireland is beyond argument as the support of the country's leading breeders has been humbling," said Goffs chief executive Henry Beeby. "The result is a catalog that is certainly the measure of any and offers huge appeal to all levels of the market as well as unbeatable value."
Click here to view the Orby catalog.
The Orby Sale will be followed immediately by Goffs Sportsman's sale on Thursday, Oct. 2.
