Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale Catalog Unveiled

A strong lineup of 479 lots has been cataloged for the Goffs UK Premier Yearling Sale in Doncaster, which will be held Aug. 27-28. The company reported that demand for places from vendors has been high, resulting in an additional 30 lots cataloged this year, which has taken the sale to two full days. The sale's reputation has been built on consistently sending out the highest percentage of 2-year-old winners to lots offered of any major European yearling sale over the last five seasons. The linked sales race has been rebranded to Harry's Half Million this year in honor of the late Harry Beeby. Prize money has been increased to £500,000 for this year's renewal at York's Ebor meeting Aug. 22 and all yearlings offered this year will be eligible for the 2025 race, which will also see the continuation of the Premier Prizes, which will reward the winning trainer with a six-month lease of a two-stall horse box from leading manufacturer Theault. The 2024 catalog looks well placed to continue the sale's winning run with yearlings by a multitude of leading sires including Blue Point (IRE), Churchill (IRE), Cracksman (GB), Dark Angel (IRE), Invincible Spirit (IRE), Kingman (GB), Kodiac (GB), New Bay (GB), Night of Thunder (IRE), No Nay Never, Oasis Dream (GB), Starspangledbanner (AUS), Too Darn Hot (GB) and Wootton Bassett (GB). First-season sires include A'Ali (IRE) (14 lots), Lope Y Fernandez (IRE) (15), Lucky Vega (IRE) (7), Nando Parrado (GB) (10), Space Blues (IRE) (9), St Mark's Basilica (FR) (2), Starman (GB) (28), Supremacy (IRE) (17), Ubettabelieveit (IRE) (12) and Victor Ludorum (GB) (4). Goffs UK managing director Tim Kent said: "The Premier Sale is all about the individual, it's about what you see in front of you, the racehorse, and it's that approach on which the sale has built its reputation. "We remain fiercely loyal to that mantra so when buyers arrive at Doncaster in August, they know what they are going to see before they set foot on the complex, yard after yard full of precocious, good-walking, smart athletes. Importantly, Premier is also delivering on the racecourse, as it consistently produces the highest percentage of 2-year-old winners, and it has also sent out its share of stars. "Premier has a proud history of elite horses coming from its ranks, think Acclamation, Dark Angel, Wootton Bassett, Tasleet, all winners of our sales race at York, and more recently Harry Angel, Advertise, A'Ali, and Supremacy, the latter two seeing their first yearlings sell at Premier this year. And let's not forget fillies like Laurens, Fev Rover, and Sacred Angel to graphically illustrate the quality on offer." Kent added: "This is why this sale has carved out such a unique identity over so many years and has proved to be one of the most enduringly popular sales for yearling buyers. We have another enticing catalog for 2024 and we invite buyers from the world over to come and test their eye at Doncaster Aug. 27-28."