2026 Catalogue
The catalogue features siblings to a host of top class performers including Grade 1 winners Frodon and Storming George. Also catalogued are siblings to multiple Grade 2 winner Impervious, Grade 2 winner Colcannon, and a half-brother to the dual Grade 2 winner Oscars Brother.
The progeny of Grade 1 winning dams Gitane Du Berlais, Augusta Kate and Ashroe Diamond are exciting inclusions, along with the progeny of Grade 2 winning mares Allegorie De Vassy, Brides Hill, and Alletrix.
A number of November graduates sold exceptionally well at the 2026 Derby Sale, with a son of Poet’s Word sold for €165,000 having been purchased in November 2023 for €20,000. A son of Santiago was sold for €170,000 having been purchased for €22,000 as a foal, while a daughter of Walk In The Park was sold for €115,000 having been purchased for €37,000 in Novemebr 2023.
The leading sale for National Hunt Foals, Yearlings and Mares
A three-day sale of National Hunt-bred foals, yearlings and broodmares offers stock from Ireland’s leading National Hunt breeders, and is long established as the leading sale of its type.
The record for the highest priced National Hunt foal ever sold in Ireland was set at this sale in 2007, when a daughter of Presenting, out of a half-sister to the three-time Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Best Mate, was purchased for €210,000.
The breeding stock section has seen high class mares such as Benie Des Dieux, Laurina, Let’s Dance and Aintree Grand National runner-up Magic Of Light offered for sale after their racing careers had come to an end.
Grade 1 Cheltenham Festival winners The Mourne Rambler and Johnny’s Jury are both graduates of this sale. Dual Grade 1 winner The New Lion is a graduate of the 2019 edition. Dan Skelton’s charge remained unbeaten in four starts as a novice hurdler, the highlight being victory in the Grade 1 Turners Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
Hiddenvalley Lake, Banbridge, Honesty Policy and Hello Neighbour are also November graduates to have won at the top level during the 2024/25 NH season.
The 2023 Champion Hurdle winner Constitution Hill is a graduate of the 2017 edition, and in 2023 became the third-highest-rated two-mile-hurdler ever in the Anglo-Irish Jumps Classifications. Ballyburn was sold at the 2018 November National Hunt Sale and is now a four-time Grade 1 winner.
Other graduates to have won at the Grade 1 level include Shishkin, Stay Away Fay, Captain Teague, and Appreciate It.
