Dam of Goliath Catalogued for Goffs November Sale

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Gouache (Ger), dam of G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes winner Goliath (Ger), is to be sold at the Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale

A Listed-winning daughter of Shamardal, Gouache is a half-sister to the G2 Gerling-Preis winner Guardini (Fr) (Dalakhani {Ire}), and she will be offered in foal to Baaeed (GB). The 12-year-old mare will be consigned by Millennium Stud.

Bred by the Ullmann family of Gestut Schlenderhan, the mare passed through a sale ring only last December when sold at Arqana for €200,000 to Agrolexica International Trading in foal to Blackbeard (Ire). Goliath was her second foal and she is also the dam of a three-year-old filly named Galaxy (Ger) (Cloth Of Stars {Ire}), while the mare's current two-year-old Go Flying (Ger) is a full-sister to Goliath from the final crop of the late Adlerflug (Ger). Gouache also has a yearling filly by Magna Grecia (Ire).

Goliath, currently the top-rated older horse in training in Europe, could return to Ascot for the G1 QIPCO Champion Stakes, while the Breeders' Cup and Japan Cup are also under consideration for the four-year-old.  American owner-breeder John Stewart of Resolute Racing recently bought a 75% share in the Francis Graffard-trained gelding. 

“Goliath's stunning victory in the Group 1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes was one of the performances of the season and the world is his oyster in terms of what comes next,” said Goffs Group chief executive Henry Beeby.

“It is an honour for Goffs to be chosen to sell Goliath's dam Gouache and we are very grateful to her owners for this vote of confidence in our service which follows a record sale in 2023 when we sold the two highest-priced mares anywhere in the world.”

The Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale takes place on November 22 and 23.

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