Goffs Million
Introduction The '''Goffs Million''' is a flat horse race in Ireland open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at the Curragh and scheduled to take place each year in September. Originally, the Goffs Million was a race series run between 2006 and 2009.It was reintroduced in 2022 as a single race to promote the following week's sales.
History The race is funded by Goffs, a leading Irish bloodstock auctioneer and was 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.The race was reintroduced in 2022 and was restricted to horses in the catalogue at the 2021 Goffs Orby Sale.
Records '''Leading jockey (2 wins):'''* Richard Hughes – ''Soul City (2008), Lucky General (2009)''----'''Leading trainer (3 wins):'''* Richard Hannon Sr. – ''Minor Vamp (2008), Soul City (2008), Lucky General (2009)''
Winners  Year Winner Jockey Trainer Time 2006 Miss Beatrix Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast 1:29.40 2007 Fillies Lush Lashes Kevin Manning Jim Bolger 1:24.32 2007 C&G Luck Money Richard Quinn Paul Cole 1:23.32 2008 Fillies Minor Vamp Michael Kinane Richard Hannon Sr. 1:27.22 2008 C&G Soul City Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 1:27.15 2009 Sprint Lucky General Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Sr. 1:12.31 2009 Mile Shakespearean Joe Fanning Mark Johnston 1:38.92 2022 Galeron Shane Foley Charlie Hills 1:26.30 2023 One Look Billy Lee Paddy Twomey 1:29.42
See also * Horse racing in Ireland* List of Irish flat horse races
References ----* Racing Post:** , , , , , , , , ----*  pedigreequery.com – ''Goffs Million – Curragh.''