Attention turns to Ireland this week as Goffs host the country’s most significant yearling sale, the Orby. Ireland’s reputation for producing Thoroughbreds is underpinned by a rich history, but it’s the future that buyers will be fixed on this week. 

The weather at Goffs might not have been much to write home about Sept. 24, as inspections ahead of the Orby Yearling Sale took place amid squally rain, but the Staffordstown draft was walking on sunshine.

Canadian second-crop sire Danish Dynaformer was represented by his first black-type stakes winner Sept. 24 when his daughter War Painter rallied to take the CA$100,000 Victorian Queen Stakes at Woodbine.

The 5-year-old gelded son of Conveyance was in his trailer near Columbus, Ohio, heading home from Parx Racing when noise from a braking semi-truck scared him, according to trainer Tim Eggleston.

Four stakes for 2-year-olds—including a pair of graded races—highlight the upcoming winter Thoroughbred meet at Los Alamitos Race Course.

Maiden Watch: Sept. 18-Sept. 24

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Mr. Big, the sire of the Sept. 23 Cotillion Stakes (G1) winner Ceiling Crusher, has several yearlings in the catalog, other sires represented include Stay Thirsty, Vronsky, Hard Spun, and Practical Joke.

Based on this year’s report of mares bred, The Jockey Club is projecting a 2024 foal crop of 18,000, down from a projected 18,500 for this year.

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