Almost €2 million spent at Goffs sales on opening day

The first day of the February sales at Goffs saw almost €2 million spent on horses as owners flooded in to look for bargains at the famous sales ring.

In total, there were 142 horses sold out of the 224 offered, with the average price for each purchase coming in at €13,857.

The day was dedicated to weanlings, and it was a filly(pictured above) from the first crop of dual derby winner Camelot that was the big draw on the day. Yorkshire based owner Hamish Alexander was the buyer, pitching in an €80,000 offer to claim ownership of the filly.

Other notable purchases on the day came in the form of colts, one of which is a son of Raven's Pass and the other is a colt of Kodiac. The Raven's Pass colt was sold for €68,000 to Australian owner Julie Lynch, while the Kodiac's filly was sold to Tally Ho Stud in Mullingar for €64,000.