The Goffs Million races were flat

Flat racing

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 horse races

Horse racing

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 in Ireland

Ireland

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 which were open to two-year-old thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

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s. They were run at the Curragh

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, and took place each year in September.

The races were funded by Goffs, a leading Irish bloodstock auctioneer, and each had a winner's prize of €1,000,000. They were reserved for horses which were catalogued as yearlings in the previous year's Goffs Million Sale.

The first running was in 2006, when the Goffs Million was a single event contested over 7 furlongs (1,408 metres). From 2007 it was split into two separate divisions, both held on the same day, and initially this comprised the Goffs Fillies Million for fillies

Filly

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, and the Goffs (C & G) Million for colts

Colt (horse)

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 and gelding

Gelding

A gelding is a castrated horse or other equine such as a donkey or a mule. Castration, and the elimination of hormonally driven behavior associated with a stallion, allows a male horse to be calmer and better-behaved, making the animal quieter, gentler and potentially more suitable as an everyday...

s. A new format was introduced in 2009, and the races were divided as the Goffs Million Sprint (over 6 furlongs), and the Goffs Million Mile.

The races were discontinued after the 2009 runnings.

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
2006	Miss Beatrix	Declan McDonogh	Kevin Prendergast	1:29.40
2007 Fillies	Lush Lashes Lush Lashes Lush Lashes is a thoroughbred filly that won the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Musidora Stakes in York in 2008. She is owned and trained by Jim Bolger and was sired by Galileo out of Dance For Fun....	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger Jim Bolger (racehorse trainer) James S. "Jim" Bolger is an Thoroughbred racehorse trainer and breeder based in Coolcullen in County Kilkenny. For many years now he has been recognised as one of the racing greats in Ireland...	1:24.32
2007 C&G	Luck Money	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole Paul Cole Paul F. I. Cole is a British racehorse trainer. Since 1987 he has been based at Whatcombe Estate in Oxfordshire, the former stables of Dick Dawson and Arthur Budgett....	1:23.32
2008 Fillies	Minor Vamp	Michael Kinane Michael Kinane Michael J. Kinane is a former flat racing jockey. He had a 34-year career, retiring on 8 December 2009....	Richard Hannon Richard Hannon Richard Hannon is a British horse trainer based in East Everleigh Stables, Marlborough, Wiltshire.Hannon's family has a tradition of horse training—his father was also a horse trainer, his son Richard is currently the assistant trainer, and his son-in-law Richard Hughes is the stable jockey. ...	1:27.22
2008 C&G	Soul City	Richard Hughes Richard Hughes (jockey) Richard Hughes is an Irish flat jockey who most commonly rides in Great Britain. Born in Dublin, he is the son of successful National Hunt trainer, Dessie Hughes. His main provider of rides has been trainer Richard Hannon who is also his father in law andfrom 2001 to 2007 he was also retained by...	Richard Hannon Richard Hannon Richard Hannon is a British horse trainer based in East Everleigh Stables, Marlborough, Wiltshire.Hannon's family has a tradition of horse training—his father was also a horse trainer, his son Richard is currently the assistant trainer, and his son-in-law Richard Hughes is the stable jockey. ...	1:27.15
2009 Sprint	Lucky General	Richard Hughes Richard Hughes (jockey) Richard Hughes is an Irish flat jockey who most commonly rides in Great Britain. Born in Dublin, he is the son of successful National Hunt trainer, Dessie Hughes. His main provider of rides has been trainer Richard Hannon who is also his father in law andfrom 2001 to 2007 he was also retained by...	Richard Hannon Richard Hannon Richard Hannon is a British horse trainer based in East Everleigh Stables, Marlborough, Wiltshire.Hannon's family has a tradition of horse training—his father was also a horse trainer, his son Richard is currently the assistant trainer, and his son-in-law Richard Hughes is the stable jockey. ...	1:12.31
2009 Mile	Shakespearean	Joe Fanning	Mark Johnston	1:38.92