Goffs Million

The Goffs Million races were flat horse races in Ireland open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. They were run at the Curragh, and they were scheduled to take place each year in September.

Goffs Million
Sales race (discontinued)
LocationCurragh Racecourse
Co. Kildare, Ireland
Inaugurated2006
Last run27 September 2009
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€1,600,000 (2009)
1st: €985,000

History

The races were funded by Goffs, a leading Irish bloodstock auctioneer. Each had prize money of around €1,000,000. They were reserved for horses catalogued as yearlings in the previous year's Goffs Million Sale.

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

The event was split into two separate divisions in 2007. The divisions initially comprised the Goffs Fillies Million for fillies,[2] and the Goffs (C & G) Million for colts and geldings.[3]

A new format was introduced in 2009, when the divisions were the Goffs Million Sprint (over 6 furlongs),[4] and the Goffs Million Mile (over 8 furlongs).[5] The races were discontinued in 2010.

Records

Leading jockey (2 wins):

Leading trainer (3 wins):

Winners
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

See also

References
  1. "2006 Goffs Million". irishracing.com. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  2. "2007 Goffs Fillies Million". irishracing.com. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  3. "2007 Goffs (C & G) Million". irishracing.com. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  4. "2009 Goffs Million Sprint". irishracing.com. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  5. "2009 Goffs Million Mile". irishracing.com. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
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