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The Goffs Aintree Sale set the Aintree’s winners’ enclosure alight this evening with the sale held after racing delivering the second highest turnover in its eight-year history with seventeen horses making six-figure sums.
Following three weekends of quality point-to-point meetings, the sale catalogued 31 lots this year and topping trade was Stuart Crawford’s Largy Go (Lot 8), a 4YO son of Poet’s Word who produced a very taking debut at Loughbrickland and was purchased by O'Neill Racing for £305,000.
The 2025 sale topper, Stuart Crawford’s Largy Go, who was purchased by O'Neill Racing for £305,000.
Gordon Elliott has bought two of the Aintree Sale’s Grade 1 winning graduates, Samcro and Croke Park, and was busy in his search for the next stars, securing five lots, with two of his purchases hitting the £250,000 mark; Milestone Stables’ son of Tunis, Lemmy Caution (Lot 5), and Jonathan Fogarty Racing’s 4YO With Nolimit (Lot 21). Elliott also went to £230,000 to secure Coolmeen Stables’ debut winner Hernando de Soto (Lot 9).
Agent Jerry McGrath was another who was busy in the ring, signing for four lots which were headlined by Kingsfield Stud’s Crystal Ocean filly She's A Fair Maid (Lot 13) which sold for £200,000. Harold Kirk and Willie Mullins were also active, purchasing two lots, Kingsfield Stud’s Cokoriko 4YO Lultimatom (Lot 6) for £225,000, and Cottage Field Stables’ UK pointer In A Sonnet (Lot 20) for £135,000.
Goffs UK Managing Director Tim Kent commented:
“Today has been a wonderful result for this sale and it finished less than £100,000 short of eclipsing the booming sale we enjoyed here in 2022. We knew coming into today that we had a strong catalogue and that was echoed by everyone who saw the horses over the last two days. However, we needed to see that talk transpire into action in the ring and we are thrilled with the results which are befitting a sale and race meeting of the highest stature.
“This sale has sold some cracking horses over its eight years, four of which have gone on to win Grade 1 races at the Cheltenham and Aintree Festivals, and the calibre of horses sold tonight bodes well for the future. We would like to extend our thanks to the vendors who supported this sale and we are delighted to have delivered world-class prices for their horses – we can’t do it without you. To our buyers, we extend the very best of luck and we hope to see you in the winners’ enclosure here at Aintree in the coming years. As ever, we would also like to extend our gratitude to the Aintree Executive who are so supportive of this fantastic event.
“The Goffs Punchestown Sale is our next boutique PTP sale on 1st May and we look forward to seeing everyone again at the Punchestown Festival.”
