The record-breaking Book 2 session of the Goffs Orby Sale was brought to a roaring close on Thursday when a homebred Ghaiyyath colt from Gerrardstown House Stud was knocked down to American-based agent Deuce Greathouse at €195,000.With Greathouse, who was active all week at Goffs, on his way back to America, the responsibility of securing the colt was left to breeze-up handler and trainer Cormac Farrell. Bidding directly across from the rostrum up top, he held off the attention of an online bidder.“Deuce picked the horse out,” Farrell confirmed. “I saw him a couple of times myself and he gave consistent shows every time. He vetted very clean, which is important, and he's an exciting horse for the future. Plans are still very much up in the air. The horse will come to me to get broken in and we can decide what we want to do over the winter but we're delighted to get him.”That result was said to mean everything to the colt's breeder Donie Fahy, the former jockey who now plies his trade at the family-run operation in County Meath. What's more, it played an important role in what finished out the rip-roaring trade at Goffs. Fahy said, “This means everything. No more than everybody else in this industry, we work tirelessly at this and, for it all to come together with a big sale like this, it makes all of the long days worthwhile. It's amazing. We had big hopes for this horse but never did we think he would make that price. It just goes to show that the market here at Goffs has been incredibly strong. For the right types of horses, the trade has been amazing. It also goes to show that, when a stallion is on the right path, this is what can happen.”The Ghaiyyath colt was purchased by Greathouse on behalf of an American client who has had horses with Farrell in the past. He was the second Ghaiyyath to clear six figures on the day – Ladytown Stable sold a filly by the Kildangan Stud-based sire to Paddy Twomey for €120,000 earlier in the session. Fahy added, “I was a very, very moderate jockey at one point! Once I finished riding, I came home from the UK and did the Irish National Stud course. I also did a couple of months in Keeneland before spending a couple of years with Coolmore. Whilst all of this was happening, my parents acquired Gerrardstown House Stud and I have been there for 10 years now. It has taken a lot of hard work and I am just lucky to be surrounded by people who have helped and bought into what we want to do. We bought the dam of this horse, Enjoy Life (Acclamation), at the Tattersalls July Sale in 2017. She's done well – has produced two two-year-old winners – and hopefully this can be another nice horse for her. She is in foal to Sands Of Mali.”All told, there were nine horses sold in the Book 2 session for €100,000 or more, with the sale headed by the €210,000 Cotai Glory filly that sold here on Wednesday. Farrell concluded, “From start to finish, trade at Goffs has been incredibly strong, but Book 2 has been particularly strong. It was hard to buy horses here over the past two days particularly.”Every single metric rose pretty substantially. Take the turnover for example – it rested at €9,808,000, which is up 14% on last year's figure. The €28,429 average was also up by 13% and the €22,000 median climbed 10%. What has perhaps been missing at some of the other yearling sales in Britain in recent times has been a solid base. But not here. The clearance rate was up by 1% to 87%. So, in short, the appetite for horses was sustained right through from Book 1 to Book 2. There was a hunger for horses at every level. Goffs chief Henry Beeby commented, “Orby 2 always has a hard act to follow, coming immediately after the market leading Orby Book 1 and never more so than this year when Monday and Tuesday set records for turnover, average and median at a sale of depth, strength and vibrancy.“But Orby 2 has only continued the positivity with its own new highs for average and median that came from two days that enjoyed a terrific buzz and atmosphere right to the end headed by a record number of six figure transactions. We have always maintained that this is a sale that outperforms expectations and, as with Orby 1, Irish breeders stepped up with their yearlings sending us a superb selection of smart, commercial yearlings. “They were greeted by a huge buying bench from home and abroad with buyers from 31 countries competing with a strong contingent from the UK and Ireland. What is especially gratifying was the huge numbers of UK trainers and agents who either stayed on from Orby 1 or came specially for Orby 2. We counted at least 50 who made bids as well as a further 20 domestic trainers. Their involvement alongside a massive group of overseas buyers precipitated a truly memorable sale and I want to record our thanks to and appreciation of the work of Irish Thoroughbred Marketing who once again combined with the Goffs Purchaser Attraction Team to ensure that both parts of the Irish National Yearling Sale set new benchmarks and scaled unprecedented heights.”He added, “The last four days have given everyone a huge lift as the positivity from start to finish of both Books has been inspiring. What a great industry when we work together and back each other. As an Irish Auction House, we know we amount to nothing without the support of Irish breeders and never take their wonderful support for granted. Indeed, the mantra “every lot matters a lot” is one that resonates as we value every single entry at any level and then treasure each bid as it is made. “Goffs exists to serve the Irish industry as we work to attract a global audience to Co Kildare, and we just love it when it comes together as it has done so spectacularly this week.” The post “It Means Everything” – 195k Ghaiyyath Brings Record-Breaking Orby 2 To Roaring Close appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.