Teofilo Mare Tops Final Day’s Trade At Goffs November Sale

It has been a season to remember for Teofilo (Ire) as a broodmare sire with Coroebus (Ire) Dubawi {Ire}), Dreamloper (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) and Cachet (Ire) (Aclaim {Ire}) flying the flag at the highest level and it was his daughter Hightown Heights (Ire) (lot 1418) who topped the final day's trade at the Goffs Breeding Stock Sale at €75,000.

Few would have predicted that Hightown Heights would have topped any sale when she was running in claimers during the spring but she received a significant update to her pedigree in the autumn when her sister Thanks Monica (Ire) gained black-type.

Hightown Heights, a dual winner, was last seen on a racecourse when finishing down the field in a Dundalk maiden, by which time her sister Thanks Monica was still a maiden.

Thanks Monica, trained by Ralph Beckett, actually ran eight times before shedding her maiden off a mark of 69, but she did it in emphatic fashion by seven lengths at Salisbury.

She then followed up on that handicap success with another wide-margin victory at Leicester, earning herself a shot at a listed race, where she performed with huge credit to finish third in the Oyster S. at Galway back in September.

That significant pedigree update played a major role in Brian Jones going to €75,000 to secure Hightown Heights from Ballintry Stud on a day where Goffs chief Henry Beeby hailed the strong trade.

Off the back of an exceptional foal sale that saw turnover rise 16% on last year's figures to €29,561,000 and the average climbed 15% to €40,110, similarly strong figures were posted in the breeding stock sale.

The average was up 27% to €55,560 while the aggregate climbed 2% to €16,501,400 and the median was also up a massive 41% to 24,000. The clearance rate of 79% represented a 2% drop.

Combining the November Sale results, turnover was up 10% to €46,062,400 while the average rose by 20% to €45,548 and the median up 20% to €24,000.

Beeby said, “It's hard to find the appropriate words to describe trade this week but it can really only be defined in the richest of superlatives. The four-day Foal Sale set the tone especially throughout the marquee Wednesday session when the cream of the Irish foal crop provoked a session of truly frenzied bidding that was the highlight of a sale of depth, consistency and hunger for the best. That followed a superb renewal of the Orby Sale with some spectacular pinhooking touches and we look forward to seeing many of those foals back here next September.”

“However strong the foal trade was though, nothing could have prepared us for the level of bidding at yesterday's premier Breeding Stock Session. Not since the heady days of the historic Paulyn Dispersal have we sold as many mares for €500,000 and over and we witnessed a remarkable day of selling with quality mare after quality mare provoking several truly seismic bidding duels from an international cast of breeders. Whilst every bidder is important, we must single out our great supporter Mr. Zhang of Yulong who was the leading buyer by some margin. His haul of the best dominated the leader board as he and his advisor Michael Donohoe of BBA Ireland saw off the competition time after time with the majority bought to support his stallion Lucky Vega (Ire), himself a Goffs graduate. We are lucky to have his support, and by 'we' I refer to the Irish bloodstock industry, not just Goffs.”

He added, “I confess that we thought it would be hard to better 2021's superb results but this year's extraordinary statistics are testament to so many major Irish breeding entities who offered drafts of note that provoked a sale of incredible tempo, enthusiasm and hunger that was just breath-taking as a huge cast of international buyers, both in person and online, battled for mare after mare to highlight the enduring attraction of the best Irish bloodlines. This year's alumni will continue to promote the sale for many years as their progeny follow in the footsteps of the likes of Alcohol Free (Ire), Blackbeard (Ire), Little Big Bear (Ire), Saffron Beach (Ire) and so many more as breeders from home and abroad tap into the class and quality that was offered. Whilst today was at a lower level there remained competition for those that appealed the most as several overseas entities battled to the end.

“Goffs November has long held a significant place in the calendar and the last week has only underlined its importance to Irish breeders, who sell with us safe in the knowledge that they will always get that little bit more, as well as international buyers who are attracted to Ireland by the quality on offer, together with the unique welcome they receive from the Goffs team and our colleagues at Irish Thoroughbred Marketing who play such a key role in our buyer attraction every year.

“Finally as we close the sale I extend a special Goffs thank you to every buyer and each vendor for we are nothing without their support. Bringing both groups together and ensuring they receive equal focus is our perpetual goal.”

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Keeneland November Sale Passes 2020 Total With Five Sessions To Go

The buoyant pace continued at Keeneland on Sunday when gross sales of $166,206,000 through five sessions of the 10-day November Breeding Stock Sale surpassed total sales of $151,017,300 recorded during last year's entire 10-day auction.

Demand continued to drive healthy gains today, the final day of Book 3, when 282 horses sold for $19,590,500, up 50.33% over the corresponding session of the 2020 November Sale when 235 horses grossed $13,032,000. The average of $69,470 rose 25.27% from last year's $55,455. The median increased 35.71% from $42,000 to $57,000.

At the halfway point in the sale, Keeneland has sold 1,120 horses for $166,206,000, up 29.14% compared to $128,701,000 for 982 horses at this point in 2020. The average of $148,398 increased 13.23% from last year's $131,060, while the median of $95,000 rose 26.67% from $75,000.

Market strength also was reflected in the buy-back rate, which was 15.32%.

Susan Casner paid the day's highest price of $360,000 for a weanling filly from the first crop of Audible who is a half-sister to 2021 Grade 1 Darley Alcibiades winner and G1 NetJets Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies runner-up Juju's Map. She was consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.

Super Simple, a winning 5-year-old daughter of Super Saver from the family of 2021 G1 Hopeful winner Gunite, who in foal to Volatile, sold for $300,000 to Woodford Thoroughbreds. Consigned by Warrendale Sales, agent, Super Simple is out of stakes winner Simplify, by Pulpit, and is a half-sister to stakes winner Simple Surprise.

A weanling colt from the first crop of champion Mitole sold for $285,000 to Corinne and Bill Heiligbrodt and Spendthirft Farm. Consigned by Mulholland Springs, he is out of the Quality Road mare Rode Warrior and from the family of G2 winner Three Peat and G3 winner Wacky Patty.

Natalma paid $250,000 and $235,000 for the session's next two highest-priced horses, both cataloged as racing or broodmare prospects.

The first was Union Maiden, a winning, stakes-placed 4-year-old daughter of Union Rags consigned by Indian Creek, agent. Out of Pantanal, by Congrats, Union Maiden is a half-sister to Grade 1-placed Borracho and from the family of graded stakes-placed Selva and Vanzzy.

Natalma's $235,000 purchase was Correctness, a winning 4-year-old daughter of Medaglia d'Oro out of the winning Distorted Humor mare Veracity. Consigned by Denali Stud, agent, Correctness is from the family of G1 winners Elate and Eastern Echo and G2 winners Yell, Roar, and Tax.

Code of Honor LLC/L.E.B., agent, purchased six horses for $690,000 to lead buyers for the second consecutive day.

The leading consignor was Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, which sold 28 horses for $2,729,000.

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Keeneland November Sale Starts Monday

LEXINGTON, KY – The action moves from the racetrack to the sales ring at Keeneland Monday with the first session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. The 10-day auction kicks off with a single select Book 1 section that begins at noon and continues through Nov. 18 with subsequent sessions beginning at 10 a.m.

“I think the sale will be good,” Marshall Taylor of Taylor Made Sales Agency said on an unseasonably warm November morning at the Keeneland sales grounds Sunday. “We have a lot of good horses and there are a lot of good horses on the sales grounds this year. I am hoping the momentum from the September sale and the yearling sales will carry over into November and things will keep getting better.”

Keeneland played host to the two-day Breeders’ Cup championships for the second time over the weekend and Taylor agreed the championship meet provided extra excitement heading into the sale.

“You can almost get that magical feeling where all of these stars are coming right across the road from the racehorse barns into the sales barn,” Taylor said. “It brings a whole vibe to it that you don’t get when the Breeders’ Cup is out of state.”

While the September yearling sales were conducted largely without on-site participation of foreign buyers due to the global pandemic, international shoppers were out in force at the sales grounds Sunday.

“I have seen a lot of foreign buyers,” Taylor said. “I’ve seen a lot of Europeans and a lot of Japanese. In September, I didn’t feel like there were as many Japanese buyers as there are here at the November sale. So it seems like there are a lot of foreign buyers here, which is great.”

In addition to the international buyers on the grounds, foreign interests are expected to continue to make their presence felt with on-line and phone bidding.

“I am very pleased with the traffic here so far,” James Keogh said in front of his Grovendale consignment Sunday morning. “There is a strong domestic influence right now, but we’ve been receiving overseas calls and people asking questions and for photos, especially from Japan. I expect they will very likely be bidding on-line.”

The Breeders’ Cup championships provided several updates to horses in the Keeneland catalogue and Keogh is hoping to take advantage of Into Mischief’s two wins at Keeneland Saturday.

“We are feeling very fortunate because we have a very nice mare in foal to Into Mischief (hip 10) with a real family behind her. So that was very exciting.”

Other Breeders’ Cup updates in Book 1 include a half-sister to GI Breeders’ Cup F/M Turf runner-up Rushing Fall (More Than Ready) in foal to Catholic Boy (hip 99); a full-sister to GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint runner-up C Z Rocket (City Zip), in foal to Distorted Humor (hip 244E); as well as the dam of GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile runner-up Hot Rod Charlie (Oxbow), in foal to Into Mischief (hip 32). A weanling half-sister to GII Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint runner-up Cowan (Kantharos) will be offered as hip 146 and Veronique (Mizzen Mast), the dam of track-record setting Nashville (Speightstown) will be offered as hip 244D.

During the recently concluded yearling sales season, demand remained for the perceived quality offerings, but interest fell off markedly from there. Expectations are for that trend to continue at the November sale.

“If they were on your horse, you got good money, maybe even a little more than you thought you’d get,” said Hidden Brook’s  Sergio de Sousa. “I don’t see anyone saying it was a healthy market. When the median was $15,000, that doesn’t pay your board bill for the most part.”

Expectations are for that polarization to continue into the November sale.

“You’ve got to be optimistic about it, especially for Book 1, but you also have to be realistic about the market,” said de Sousa. “The market has shown this year to be down between 20% and 30%. So you have to be aware of that. But as a breeder, we are dreamers and you always hope for the best in this business. So it will be interesting to see what happens. It was a fantastic two days with the Breeders’ Cup and a lot of excitement. People are starting to come and look at the mares and foals more now, so we have to see what the traffic is going to be.”

De Sousa thinks there will be bargains to be found by astute buyers.

“There will be a lot of mares sold who are bubble mares,” de Sousa said. “I think this time next year there will be a lot of mares who will have 3- or 4-year-olds running now who sold for not a lot of money at this sale and they will be producing nice horses. I think that creates opportunities. I think if you have cash, it is a buyer’s market.”

Last year’s November sale was topped by the $3.2-million Take Charge Brandi (Giant’s Causeway). The mare was one of 14 to sell for seven figures. Larry Best’s OXO Equine paid top price for a weanling, going to $775,000 for a daughter of Curlin.

In all, 2,671 head sold for $200,135,200 at the 2019 sale. The average was $74,929 and the median was $25,000.

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