Blackbeard's Sister Leads Vibrant Goffs Orby Sale at €2.6 Million

Richard Knight bought the yearling filly at the Goffs Orby Sale in Kildare Paddocks for €2.6 million. Blackbeard (Ire) won G1 Juddmonte Middle Park S. on Saturday. His sister, No Nay Never, has won three races this season for Aidan O'Brien.

Richard Knight bought the yearling filly for €2.6 million at the Goffs Orby Sale at Kildare Paddocks on Tuesday. The fillie is the second foal of the winning Born To Sea mare Muirin. She will go back to the UK but a trainer hasn't been decided. She is a daughter of No Nay Never. Blackbeard won the G1 Juddmonte Middle Park S. on Saturday. His brother has won G2 Prix Robert Papin and G3 Marble Hill S this season. He is also a good son of Born to Sea.

The first day of the Orby sale saw a rise in the average price by 25%. The turnover was up 37% on last year's sale. The top price was more than €1 million. Well-bred fillies were the order of day. Lot 215, a Galileo (Ire) daughter of Royal Ascot heroine Signora Cabello (Camacho {GB), sold for €750,000. Starry Eyed (Ireland), the sister to Starrys Eyeed (GB) sold at Goffs for $430,00.

Night Of Thunder is responsible for the fastest filly in Europe in John Fairley's treble Group 1 winner Highfield Princess. Michael Donohoe bought No Speak Alexander (Ire) for €525,000. Mark McStay bought lot 147, a half-sister by Night OfThunder to Sea The Stars for £350,00. Sea the Stars is a three-quarter-brother to Mekhtaal (GB) by the same stallion. The colt's dam is Miss Aiglonne ( GB) (Dawn Approach) and her sire is Deauville Legend (Fr).

Ross Doyle and Kia Joorabchian of Amo Racing bid for lot 77, a colt by Frankel (GB) out of the G1 EP Taylor S winner Miss Keller (Montjeu) to €360,000. The colts sire is Paul Fudge's Waratah Thoroughbreds and his mare is an older, but good-looking maret. Amos Racing bought the last year's Orby Sale's Persian Force for €225,00.

American buyers bought 25 yearlings at Goffs Orby Sale on Tuesday. They are hoping to buy 60 yearling by close of play tomorrow. Australian trainer Ciaron Maher bought Mastercraftsman (Ire) half-brother to dual Champion Chase winner Altior (IRE) for €150,000. Blackbeard's Sister Leads Vibrant Goff's Or by Sale at €2.6 million.

Sheila Lavery bought a colt from Ballylinch Stud for €80,000. The colter is a half-brother to Lady Kaya (Dandy Man) and has a similar physical and racing weight to her. Laavery's stable has had a successful season. She would have bought more yearlings if not for a staffing crisis. She is not coloured by sires and puts more emphasis on broodmare sire. New Energy finished second in the Irish 2, 000 Guineas. He is on course to tackle the Prix de la Foret. Her horse is for sale at any price.

Hugh Hyland died on Monday. He was involved in the successful Kildare-based family farm. His sons David and Paul are the breeders of G1 Racing Post Trophy winner Marcel (Lawman) and Washington DC (Clodovil). His other sons are John and John is overseeing the Oghill House draft for the Orby and Sportsman's Sales. A Requiem Mass will be held at 11am on Thursday in St Peter & Paul's Church, Monasterevin.