Both Goffs and Tattersalls have had to adjust plans for their January and February sales as a result of the renewed lockdown measures in Ireland and Britain.

The Goffs February Sale will be held in two parts, with breeding stock, older horses and two-year-olds selling in a fully online live sale on its traditional dates of 9 and 10 February. The weanling section has been rescheduled to 2 March as a physical sale at the company’s Kildare paddocks.

Announcing the changes, Goffs chief executive Henry Beeby said: “Under the current lockdown measures in both Ireland and the UK, we do not feel it is prudent to hold a physical sale in this early part of the year and we have therefore selected alternative options that we believe will maximise the potential for vendors and buyers in all sectors.”

The Tattersalls National Hunt Sale will be held at Fairyhouse three weeks after its original date on 23-24 February.

Tattersalls Ireland CEO Simon Kerins said: “Rescheduling the February National Hunt Sale to the end of February will provide clarity to our vendors and will maximise the potential for all purchasers to attend the sales complex. It is not the start of the 2021 sales season we had hoped for but we are confident that the measures we have in place will allow us to host successful sales once circumstances allow. Due to the later date in February we will continue to take entries until Friday 22 January.”

Revised sales dates

  • 26 January – Goffs UK January Sale, online only (National Hunt mares and horses-in-training).
  • 9-10 February – Goffs February Sale, online only (Breeding stock, older horses and two-year-olds).
  • 17 February – Goffs UK January Sale (National Hunt yearlings and point-to-point)
  • 19 February – Tattersalls Cheltenham Sale at Newmarket
  • 23-24 February – Tattersalls Ireland February National Hunt Sale
  • 2 March – Goffs February Sale (yearlings)