Goffs Million
| Sales race (discontinued) | |
| Location |
Curragh Racecourse Co. Kildare, Ireland |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 2006 |
| Last run | 27 September 2009 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Website | Curragh |
| Race information | |
| 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 | €1,600,000 (2009) 1st: €985,000 |
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.
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).
The event was split into two separate divisions in 2007. The divisions initially comprised the Goffs Fillies Million for fillies, and the Goffs (C & G) Million for colts and geldings.
A new format was introduced in 2009, when the divisions were the Goffs Million Sprint (over 6 furlongs), and the Goffs Million Mile (over 8 furlongs). The races were discontinued in 2010.
Leading jockey (2 wins):
Leading trainer (3 wins):
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