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The catalogue for the Goffs February Sale, set for February 11-12, is now online. A total of 416 Flat and National Hunt horses of all ages will go through the Kildare Paddocks ring on that Wednesday and Thursday.

Wednesday's session will feature 266 weanlings, while the Thursday session will include juveniles, stores, horses-in-training, and breeding stock. The inaugural Goffs February Point-to-Point Sale will take place immediately after the conclusion of the Goffs February Sale. Its catalogue will be available in the coming days.

Some of the Flat weanling sires represented are: Ace Impact, Baaeed, Galiway, Ghaiyyath, Good Guess, Harzand, Havana Grey, Mehmas, Minzaal, Native Trail, New Bay, Persian Force, Sands of Mali, Shaquille, Sioux Nation and Starman.

Among the standout lots is lot 41, a Sands Of Mali half-brother to Group 1 winner Champers Elysees (Elzaam); while a Siyouni colt (lot 104) out of a full-sister to Group 2 winner Plumatic (Dubawi) will also go under the hammer. Havana Grey is represented by lot 199, a colt out of a full-sister to Lady In France (Showcasing). Talking horse Shaquille has a half-brother to Group 3 winner New Providence (Bahamian Bounty) set to sell as lot 213. Group 1 sire Phoenix Of Spain has lot 244, a half-sister to G1 Hong Kong Champions Mile hero Fiach McHugh (Belardo).

Among the National Hunt sires represented by young stock are: Crystal Ocean, Doctor Dino, Goliath Du Berlais, Jukebox Jury, Kapgarde, Nirvana Du Berlais, No Risk At All and Walk In The Park. Some notable lots include: lot 73, a No Risk At All colt out of a sister to dual Grade 1 winner Identity Thief (Kayf Tara); a Nirvana Du Berlais colt (lot 96) out of a sister to dual Grade 1 winner Petit Mouchoir (Al Namix); lot 136, a Walk In The Park colt out of Grade 3 winner Shewearsitwell (Shirocco); and a Kapgarde filly (lot 154) out of Grade 1 winner Styline (Martaline).

Henry Longfellow, Look de Vega, Mill Stream, Minzaal, Sands of Mali, Shaquille, Sioux Nation, Starman, Teofilo are among the covering sires represented.

Among the horses offered during Thursday's session is lot 311, a Too Darn Hot filly, Tracy Beaker out of a the multiple stakes-performing mare First City (Diktat). Katashuna (Night Of Thunder) (lot 324) has won and is from a deep Aga Khan family. Listed winners Sacaya (The Grey Gatsby) (lot 359) and La Guapisima (City Light) (lot 360) are also signed on. Lot 364, Shamalza (Lope De Vega), is a half-sister to Group 2 winner Shartash (Invincible Spirit). Empress Of Hope (Holy Roman Emperor) (lot 398), carrying to Shaquille, is a full-sister to Group 3 winner Valeria Messalina.

In 2025, the gross was €3,857,500 for 214 sold (67%). The average was €18,026 and the median was €10,000. Topping proceedings was a short yearling colt by Blue Point out of Tina Angelina (Dansili) at €250,000.

Goffs Group chief executive Henry Beeby said, “Goffs February Sale offers unrivalled choice for Flat and National Hunt breeders, pinhookers and end-users at this time of year. We are grateful to our vendors for making February their first choice at this time of year resulting in a catalogue of real quality and incredible depth. Together with the team at Irish Thoroughbred Marketing, we look forward to welcoming buyers from home and abroad to Kildare Paddocks to get our 2026 sales season off to a strong start.

“Following significant vendor requests we have added the inaugural February Point-To-Point Sale which is an exciting addition to our portfolio of sales in this sector, which already includes the Punchestown, Aintree, Doncaster Spring and Newbury Sales.”

The sale will begin at 10 a.m. local time each day, with print catalogues available next week.

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