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Goffs Million

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Goffs Million
Sales race
LocationCurragh Racecourse
County Kildare, Ireland
Inaugurated2006
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
WebsiteCurragh
Race information
Distance6f (1,207 metres)
7f (1,408 metres)
8f (1,609 metres)
SurfaceTurf
QualificationTwo-year-olds
Weight9 st 3 lb
Allowances
5 lb for fillies
Purse€1,234,000 (2022)
1st: €611,000

The Goffs Million is a flat horse race in Ireland open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at the Curragh and scheduled to take place each year in September. Originally, the Goffs Million was a race series run between 2006 and 2009. It was reintroduced in 2022 as a single race to promote the following week's sales.[1]

History

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The race is funded by Goffs, a leading Irish bloodstock auctioneer and was reserved for horses catalogued as yearlings in the previous year's Goffs Million Sale.[citation needed]

The first running was in 2006, when the Goffs Million was a single race contested over 7 furlongs (1,408 metres).[2]

The event was split into two separate divisions in 2007. The divisions initially comprised the Goffs Fillies Million for fillies,[3] and the Goffs (C & G) Million for colts and geldings.[4]

A new format was introduced in 2009, when the divisions were the Goffs Million Sprint (over 6 furlongs),[5] and the Goffs Million Mile (over 8 furlongs).[6] The races were discontinued in 2010.[citation needed]

The race was reintroduced in 2022 and was restricted to horses in the catalogue at the 2021 Goffs Orby Sale.[1]

Records

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Leading jockey (2 wins):


Leading trainer (3 wins):

Winners

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Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time
2006 Miss Beatrix Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast 1:29.40
2007 Fillies Lush Lashes Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 1:24.32
2007 C&G Luck Money Richard Quinn Paul Cole 1:23.32
2008 Fillies Minor Vamp Michael Kinane Richard Hannon Sr. 1:27.22
2008 C&G Soul City Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 1:27.15
2009 Sprint Lucky General Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 1:12.31
2009 Mile Shakespearean Joe Fanning Mark Johnston 1:38.92
2022 Galeron Shane Foley Charlie Hills 1:26.30
2023 One Look Billy Lee Paddy Twomey 1:29.42
2024 Apples And Bananas Dylan Browne McMonagle Joseph O'Brien 1:26.19

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Goff's Million reintroduced to boost Orby Sale". Irish Field. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  2. ^ "2006 Goffs Million". irishracing.com. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  3. ^ "2007 Goffs Fillies Million". irishracing.com. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  4. ^ "2007 Goffs (C & G) Million". irishracing.com. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  5. ^ "2009 Goffs Million Sprint". irishracing.com. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  6. ^ "2009 Goffs Million Mile". irishracing.com. Retrieved 25 November 2012.