Goffs Million
{{short description|Horse race in Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Use Irish English|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox horseraces
|class = Sales
|horse race = Goffs Million
|image =
|caption =
|location = Curragh Racecourse
County Kildare, Ireland
|inaugurated = 2006
|last run =
|race type = Flat / Thoroughbred
|website = [http://www.curragh.ie/ Curragh]
|distance = 6f (1,207 metres)
7f (1,408 metres)
8f (1,609 metres)
|surface = Turf
|qualification = Two-year-olds
|weight = 9 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.{{cite news |title=Goff's Million reintroduced to boost Orby Sale |url=https://www.theirishfield.ie/sales-goffs-million-reintroduced-to-boost-orby-sale-620384 |newspaper=Irish Field |date=7 May 2021 |access-date=24 September 2022}}
History
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.{{fact|date=December 2021}}
The first running was in 2006, when the Goffs Million was a single race contested over 7 furlongs (1,408 metres).{{cite web | title = 2006 Goffs Million | url = http://www.irishracing.com/result?prn=Curragh&prc=084&prd=200609191555 | publisher = irishracing.com | accessdate = 25 November 2012}}
The event was split into two separate divisions in 2007. The divisions initially comprised the Goffs Fillies Million for fillies,{{cite web | title = 2007 Goffs Fillies Million | url = http://www.irishracing.com/result?prn=Curragh&prc=084&prd=200709141610 | publisher = irishracing.com | accessdate = 25 November 2012}} and the Goffs (C & G) Million for colts and geldings.{{cite web | title = 2007 Goffs (C & G) Million | url = http://www.irishracing.com/result?prn=Curragh&prc=084&prd=200709141730 | publisher = irishracing.com | accessdate = 25 November 2012}}
A new format was introduced in 2009, when the divisions were the Goffs Million Sprint (over 6 furlongs),{{cite web | title = 2009 Goffs Million Sprint | url = http://www.irishracing.com/result?prn=Curragh&prc=084&prd=200909271520 | publisher = irishracing.com | accessdate = 25 November 2012}} and the Goffs Million Mile (over 8 furlongs).{{cite web | title = 2009 Goffs Million Mile | url = http://www.irishracing.com/result?prn=Curragh&prc=084&prd=200909271630 | publisher = irishracing.com | accessdate = 25 November 2012}} The races were discontinued in 2010.{{fact|date=December 2021}}
The race was reintroduced in 2022 and was restricted to horses in the catalogue at the 2021 Goffs Orby Sale.
Records
Leading jockey (2 wins):
- Richard Hughes – Soul City (2008), Lucky General (2009)
----
Leading trainer (3 wins):
- Richard Hannon Sr. – Minor Vamp (2008), Soul City (2008), Lucky General (2009)
{{clear}}
Winners
| class = "sortable" | border="1" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%" |
| bgcolor="#77dd77" align="center"
! Year ! Winner ! Jockey ! Trainer ! Time |
| width=80px | 2006
| width=160px | Miss Beatrix | width=170px | Declan McDonogh | width=170px | Kevin Prendergast | 1:29.40 |
| 2007 Fillies
| 1:24.32 |
| 2007 C&G
| Luck Money | 1:23.32 |
| 2008 Fillies
| Minor Vamp | 1:27.22 |
| 2008 C&G
| Soul City | 1:27.15 |
| 2009 Sprint
| Lucky General | 1:12.31 |
| 2009 Mile
| Shakespearean | 1:38.92 |
| 2022
| Galeron | Shane Foley | Charlie Hills | 1:26.30 |
| 2023
| One Look | Paddy Twomey | 1:29.42 |
| 2024
| Apples And Bananas | 1:26.19 |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
----
- Racing Post:
- {{Racing Post|416047|2006|09|19|178}}, {{Racing Post|423359|2007|09|14|178}}, {{Racing Post|423360|2007|09|14|178}}, {{Racing Post|448771|2008|09|28|178}}, {{Racing Post|448772|2008|09|28|178}}, {{Racing Post|489774|2009|09|27|178}}, {{Racing Post|489773|2009|09|27|178}}, {{Racing Post|818180|2022|09|24|178}}, {{Racing Post|846472|2023|09|23|178}}
----
- [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=6669 pedigreequery.com] – Goffs Million – Curragh.
Category:Flat races in Ireland
Category:Flat horse races for two-year-olds
Category:Horse races established in 2006
Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2009
Category:2006 establishments in Ireland
Category:2009 disestablishments in Ireland