The Goresbridge Go For Gold Sale of pre-selected event horses has been the success story of recent years. Now heading into its sixteenth 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.

The 2024 edition broke new ground to produce its most impressive returns to date. During a glittering evening, demand for the 87 lots appeared insatiable, and at the close of play a remarkable 86% of those on offer changed hands while, much to the delight of connections, the average also increased to €25,153 (€23,000 in 2023). Always affordable, the 2024 returns delivered a broad range of prices, among which was the year’s top auction price of €57.000. Once again, the stand out four-year-old sector produced the best clearance rate of 88% together with an average of €32,267. While these heady figures steadied a little with the three-year-olds, their outstanding quality was illustrated by a similar 88% clearance and average of €22,839.  

The Americans and the British were notably prolific customers, and among the top event riders to secure lots in 2024 were Ireland’s four time Olympian and five-star winning hero Austin O’Connor, as well as fellow Olympian Oliver Townend. The duo were joined by British internationals, Harry Meade, Emily King, Sam Ecroyd, Max Warburton in addition to a number of their American counterparts.  

Details of Veterinary procedures and X-Ray views are printed in the catalogue.