The Goresbridge Go For Gold Sale of pre-selected event horses has been the success story of recent years. Now heading into its seventeenth renewal, the sale has truly achieved its aim of bringing together Ireland’s best young event horses to one venue for one sale.

Staged in November at Barnadown and the Amber Springs Hotel in Co. Wexford, the sale offers around 60-90 proven and potential event horses from the age of three, all of whom have been carefully selected by a highly experienced panel of producers and international riders.

Once again the results from the 2025 edition showed yet a further increase in averages across every age group and at the same time achieved a clearance of 83%.

During a glittering and fun packed evening, demand for the 65 lots on offer appeared insatiable which led in turn to an increased average of €26,119 (€25,153 in 2025).  Always affordable, the 2025 edition returned a broad range of prices, with the top lot achieving the year’s top auction price of €90.000. Once again, the stand-out four-year-old sector produced an average of €38,090 (€32,267) while the  three-year-olds also increased to close at €22,942 (€22,839).

The Americans and the British were notably prolific customers, and among the top event riders to secure lots in 2025 were Ireland’s four time Olympian and five-star winning hero Austin O’Connor, as well as fellow Olympians Oliver Townend, Aoife Clark and Susie Berry. The duo were joined by a host of international riders including Alexander Bragg, Max Warburton, Tom Rowland, Arial Grald, Carolina Ferrarini, Jan Kaminski etc.