The catalogue is online for the Goffs UK Breeze Up Sale at Doncaster on Apr. 12. The sale last year was the only breeze-up sale to enjoy success at Royal Ascot, with four of its graduates saluting at the famed meeting: Group 1 winners Quiet Reflection (GB) (Showcasing {GB}) and My Dream Boat (Ire) (Lord Shanakill), and 2-year-old winners Prince Of Lir (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) and Ardad (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}). Last year's sale produced more juvenile winners than any other European sale, with 37 winners.
A catalogue of 152 has been compiled for this year, including a Declaration of War half-brother to G1 Irish Derby winner Frozen Fire (Ger) (Montjeu {Ire}) (lot 7); a Society Rock (Ire) half-sister to Ardad (lot 20); a Le Havre (Ire) colt out of a full-sister to stakes winner Joursanvault (Fr) (Verglas {Ire}) (lot 29); a More Than Ready filly from the family of Group 1 winners Cityscape (GB) (Selkirk) and Bated Breath (GB) (Dansili {GB}) (lot 45); a Kitten's Joy grandson of American champion mare Escena (Strawberry Road {Aus}) (lot 69); a Dark Angel (Ire) colt out of a half-sister to the dam of Camelot (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}) (lot 85); an Elnadim half-brother to My Dream Boat (lot 127); and an Invincible Spirit (Ire) filly out of a half-sister to that sire's champion 2-year-old filly Hooray (GB) (lot 128).
Goffs UK Managing Director Tony Williams said, “This is the 40th year of the Doncaster Breeze Up Sale and in that time it's had some tremendous years to remember, and 2016 was certainly one of them. For a sale that offers only around 160 horses annually, to produce four Royal Ascot winners in one year is a huge achievement. We have been well-supported by the Breeze Up consignors and have assembled what is a quality catalogue of 2-year-olds. On the back of that support, and the results this sale achieved in 2016, we have traveled extensively in Asia, the Middle East and throughout Europe in the last weeks promoting this sale, which with its results, has established itself as a destination for buyers globally.”
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