Dare to stand out this Spring
Everyone in the National Hunt industry knows where they need to be in the third week of May: Doncaster, for the Goffs Spring Store Sale. The auction has been a popular fixture in the calendar for more than 60 years, thanks to the celebratory atmosphere as participants unwind and restock at the end of the jumps season, and in recent seasons it has risen to new heights. A British record price for a store was achieved in 2022 when Henrietta Knight gave £200,000 for an Adlerflug gelding from Ballincurrig House Stud, and there was another new high last year when Highflyer Bloodstock and Jerry McGrath spent £210,000 on a Blue Bresil filly from Goldford Stud.
In all, 25 lots have sold for six-figure sums in the last five renewals, and they have been bought by a wide range of industry figures. All the leading trainers in Britain, many accompanied by their owners, will be at the Goffs Spring Store Sale in Doncaster again in 2024, as will the increasingly influential point-to-point fraternity from both sides of the Irish Sea. So make sure you’re there with your best lots too.
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Britain’s sole sale dedicated to store horses produced the goods EBN
DONCASTER SPRING SALE 2024
The place to be...
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A Packed House
THE FIRST H E A D L I N E S TO R E SALE OF THE YEAR
Over 150 individual buyers
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MONBEG STABLES TOPPED THE BUYERS’ CHART WITH 14 PURCHASES FETCHING A COMBINED
£529,000
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DONCASTER SPRING SALE 2024
£200,000 | £210,000
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M O R E H E A D L I N E TO P P R I C E S O F
£175,000, £165,000, £155,000etc. S TA N D O U T F R O M T H E C R OW D AT THIS VIBRANT AND PERFORMING U K S TO R E S A L E
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He wanted this filly to come here and he was right again. S A L LY A S T O N O N H E R L AT E H U S B A N D R I C H A R D ( V E N D O R O F £ 2 1 0,0 0 0 TO P LOT )
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It proves the point again that if you bring a nice horse to Doncaster, you are going to get as well paid as any other sale. MICHAEL MOORE (VENDOR OF £200,000 TO P LOT I N 2 0 2 2 )
DONCASTER SPRING SALE 2024
Back to back British records
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The 2025 Spring Sale Bumper is now open to 4 & 5 year olds and will be held at Newbury’s jump season finale fixture on Saturday 22 March (subject to confirmation of the 2025 fixtures list by the BHA).
“Prize money is a big subject these days and to have a bumper worth £100,000 is a fantastic addition and a race we aim to win again.” Pictured: Crest Of Glory trained by Anthony Honeyball, winner of the 2023 Spring Sale Bumper. Consigned by Swanbridge Bloodstock, he headed a British bred 1 - 2 in the race for the vendor.
ANTHONY HONEYBALL
As well as £100,000 prize-money, the Bumper Bonuses include: A free six-month lease of a two-stall horse box for the bumper-winning trainer from leading horse box manufacturer Theault, pictured. A bespoke wine package from leading wine merchant Charles Murphy Wines for the winning vendor.
DONCASTER SPRING SALE 2024
DONCASTER SPRING SALE 2024
The World’s Richest Bumper
All horses sold at the Doncaster Spring Sale are eligible for the £100,000 Spring Sale Bumper, which will also feature the Bumper Bonus prizes scheme.
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Gerry Hogan +353 (0)87 293 3683
Neil Walsh +353 (0)87 266 7188
Peter Molony +353 (0)86 823 8611
Kevin Ross +44 (0)771 0586975
Harry Fowler +353 (0)87 195 8323
Goffs offers the complete package for vendors of quality stores with the oldest and newest first choice Store sales, the Doncaster Spring and Goffs Arkle Sales respectively. Our experienced inspection team in UK and Ireland will be selecting horses for both sales, and, regardless of location, we guarantee the same impeccable standard and service as we work to deliver the very best price for you.
Andrew Nolan +353 (0)86 241 6690
Jeremy Mactaggart +44 (0)7785 348095
George Stanners +44 (0)7704 581 700
Bernard Condren +44 (0)7772 112983
Jerry Mcgrath +44 (0)7742 855233
Experience the Arkle Sparkle…
The Goffs NH Team
Goffs Arkle Sale is the market-leading store sale and has seen a meteoric rise over the past decade: • Largest share of the select store horse market • Top prices of ¤325,000, ¤250,000, ¤235,000, ¤220,000, ¤210,000, ¤200,000 etc
Mary Kilduff +353 (0)87 781 8854
Michael Hardy +353 (0)86 102 4847
Celine Orton +44 (0)7867 617075
• Highest median and clearance rate of any store sale in 2023 • Average price of ¤52,210 in 2023
Goffs’ experienced and personable team are now on the road in the UK and Ireland sourcing select stores for the Spring Sale with the potential to achieve the best results in the sales ring and on the racecourse.
• All lots eligible for ¤100,000 Goffs Defender Bumper at Punchestown • Vendor prize is the outright ownership of a new Defender* Henry Beeby +353 (0)86 835 7555
Nick Nugent +353 (0)86 243 8899
Tim Kent +44 (0)7866 063759
Nominations for Goffs Arkle Sale can be made on www.goffs.com. *terms and conditions apply
DONCASTER SPRING SALE 2024
DONCASTER SPRING SALE 2024
The Goffs Alternative
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Nominate now for the sale that has it all… Nominations and entries at Goffs.com
DONCASTER SPRING STORE SALE 20 - 21 May 2024
UNITED KINGDOM