A Champagne toast for the Goffs Orby Sale
By BECKY GRAY
To mark the start of the prestigious annual Goffs Orby Sale, which last year sold over €34 million euros worth of the best Irish bloodstock, Goffs invited top clients and high-profile guests to a stunning champagne reception at the glamorous K-Club in Co. Kildare.

Henry Beeby and Eimear Mulhern
Playing host to some of the world’s finest bloodstock vendors, trainers and patrons, the evening comprised of a champagne and canapé reception followed by an exquisite meal in the award winning K-Club restaurant.

Guests were welcomed with champagne and canapes
The evening concluded with drinks held in the K-Club’s cocktail bar aptly named The Vintage Crop, called after Dr.Michael Smurfit’s Irish gelding “Vintage Crop” the first Irish horse to surpass one million pounds in winnings.

Our reporter Becky Gray
Among those in attendance enjoying the beautiful setting were Tom Dascombe, Kirsten Rausing and Grainne Prendergast.

Grainne Prendergast
They were joined by Goffs group chief executive Henry Beeby, as well as directors Elaine Lawless and Nick Nugent.

The champagne reception attracted a host of stylish guests including high society and racing royalty
Find out more about the Goffs Orby Sale by visisting www.goffs.com You can also view the K Club facilities online www.kclub.ie