Highest Priced European Yearling In Five Years At Million Sale The highest priced European yearling in five years lit up a cracking second session of Goffs Million Sale. Consigned by last year's sale topping vendor Staffordstown Stud, the impeccably bred filly (Lot 407) attracted intense bidding before ultimately falling to John Magnier at €2,400,000. A daughter of Sadler's Wells, the grey is out of the seven time winning champion Alzao mare Albanova who is an own sister to Dual Group 1 Champion Stakes winner Alborada and closely related to Derby runner up Dragon Dancer.Earlier in the day a Rock Of Gibraltar filly sent up from Kilcarn Stud fetched €900,000, selling to De Burgh Farrington for Stephen Harris of Glenview Stud. The filly is from the illustrious Kilcarn family of Flame Of Tara and Salsabil, a family that is no stranger to the sales ring at Goffs.Another highlight on Day Two was Ashtown House Stud's good looking Invincible Spirit filly (Lot 371) out of a Stakes placed dam who made €440,000 when purchased by Newtown Anner Stud. She was followed minutes later by another Kilcarn offering (Lot 373), a Sadler's Wells half brother to Champion two year old Second Empire who was knocked down to John Magnier for €380,000.Strong trade throughout resulted a healthy median which grew to €80,000 from €72,000 on the corresponding day last year. Turnover for day two reached €20,275,000 while average price was €117,878.
