Goffs’ November Sale continued its momentum on Wednesday, when the heat was turned
up
during the third foal session courtesy of the 125,000 sum paid for a filly by
Danetime.
Consigned by Oghill House Stud as agent, Hip 503 is out of a half to listed
scorer Head
Over Heels (Ire) (Pursuit of Love) from the family of last year’s Irish One
Thousand Guineas (Ire-G1) runner-up Penkenna
Princess (Pivotal) and was knocked down to Tim Hyde Jr.
“She’s a beauty and all
racehorse,” Hyde
said.
BBA Ireland later went to 90,000 to secure Hip 609, a daughter of Green
Desert from
the draft of Peter Kavanagh’s Kildaragh Stud. She is out of dual listed
scorer Petit Calva
(Desert King), who is a half-sister to Queen Elizabeth II Invitational Challenge
Cup S. (G1) runner-up Mauralakana (Fr) (Muhtathir), and hails from the family of the
top-class globe-trotter Jim and Tonic (Fr) (Double Bed [Fr]). John Tyrrell was buying the filly on behalf of a
French client.
Matching that price tag was Hip 650, a daughter of Noverre who fell to Ruairi
O’Coileain’s
Ennistown Stud. Herbertstown Stud’s offering is from the family of champion Shergar
(Great Nephew), which includes this year’s Gran Premio di Milano (Ity-G1) heroine, Shamdala (Grand
Lodge).
Coolmore’s
One Cool Cat
has his first foals at the sales this fall, and he was responsible for the
top-priced colt of the
session. Ballinamona House’s Hip 475, who is from the family of Scorpion (Ire) (Montjeu
[Ire]),
was
purchased by Paul Shanahan for 80,000.
Wednesday’s average was up more than 35
percent on
2005, spurring a huge hike in the gross from 2,464,500 to 4,197,000. The upturn
also
prompted a 13.3 percent increase in the average over the three days, with the
two best days of the foal sale yet to come.
Selling continues Thursday afternoon. Full
results can be found on www.goffs.com.