Go For Gold 2024 Takes Place November 11th, 12th, & 13th

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Goresbridge Go For Gold

The Select Event Horse Sale

Ed and Siobhan Donohoe, together with the Goresbridge team, have been delighted with the enduring success of previous sales, and in their first year at the helm are very much looking forward to presenting this year’s catalogue and to meeting potential buyers.

While the general format will be similar to previous editions, there will be tweaks!

The success of the sale would not have been possible without the top-class facilities made available to us at both Barnadown and the Amber Springs Hotel. Maurice Cousins and the team at Barnadown pulled out all the stops to provide a perfect showcase venue, while the Amber Springs Hotel competently coped with even larger numbers than they could have imagined.

All horses catalogued undergo an approved five stage vetting conducted by specialist equine Veterinary Surgeons within 48 hours prior to the sale, and all will be sold with a set of digital X-rays taken by members of the Goresbridge Veterinary Panel. These will be available for Veterinary Surgeons to inspect prior to sale and viewings will also be available on site with Veterinary Surgeon Hugh Suffern MVB MRCVS, Irish Team Vet for 13 years including 3 Olympic Games, 3 World and 6 European Championships.

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

The sale would takes place at top-class facilities made available to us at both Barnadown and the Amber Springs Hotel. Maurice Cousins and the team at Barnadown pulled out all the stops to provide a perfect showcase venue, while the Amber Springs Hotel competently coped with even larger numbers than they could have imagined.”

Selectors

To read all about the selection process & meet the selectors, click here!

To see our previous form and how our graduates have been performing so far, please check out our Graduates Page.  After all the proof of the pudding is in the eating and our results certainly speak for themselves!

PROMINENT GO FOR GOLD WINNERS

  • COOLEY NUTCRACKER (Elizabeth Halliday USA) who racked up two CCI4*-L international wins in America 2023. Overall USA CCI4* champion 2023.
  • KILCANDRA OCEAN MIST (Michael Jung GER) made his Nations Cup silver medal winning debut for Germany in Aachen. Winner CCI4*-L Strzegom 2020.
  • GRANTSTOWN JACKSON (Sarah Ennis IRL). Irish European championship squad 2023. Completed Pau CCI5* 2023.
  • WILLINGAPARK COOLEY (AKA COOLEY SRS) (Oliver Townend GBR) Runner up Badminton 2018.
  • PABLO C (Charlotte Jacobs) USA seven-year-old show jumping champion 2023. Represented USA in the world young horse show jumping championships in Lanaken 2022.
  • MBF CONNECTION (James Avery NZ). New Zealand Nations Cup member Arville (CCI4*-S).
  • GUN LAW (Ben Way GBR) CCI4* Nations Cup Millstreet 2023
  • COPPER BEACH (Bruce Davidson Jnr and Cosby Green USA). Completed Pau CCCI5*-L in 2023. Winner of four, three-star events to date and headed the CCI4* Morven Park in 2022. Winner Plantation Fields CIC3* 2017, CIC3* Chatahoochee Hills 2017. Top ten finish at Rolex CCI4*2018.
  • ROCK PHANTOM (Sara Kozumplik USA) Winner CCI4*-S (Fairburn, USA) 2023.
  • DOUROUGH FERRO CLASS ACT (Sarah Ennis) Represented Ireland in the world young horse event championships in Le Lion D’Angers 2022. Nations Cup CCIO4* Nation Cup Millstreet 2023.
  • DANOS LOLA (Alyssa O’Neill IRL). Represented Ireland at Le Lion D’Angers 2023.
  • SHANBO SUPERFLEX (Ian Cassells IRL). Represented Ireland at Le Lion D’Angers 2023.
  • RCA PATRON SAINT (Lucy Latta IRL). Placed 4th CCI4*-L Blair Castle 2023
  • POWER SUPREME (Nicolai Aldinger GER) Placed 4th Strzegom (CCI4*-L) 2023.
  • SBT GOOD GUY (Michael Nolan IRL). CCI4*
  • COOLEY CORRAGHY DIAMOND (Kim Severson USA). Winner CCI2* 2023.
  • COOLEY RORKES DRIFT (Jonty Evans IRL) was placed ninth individually at the Rio Olympic Games.
  • KILCANNON MISCHIEF (Tom McEwen GBR) CCI2*YH.
  • BIG BERRY (Matthew Brown USA) CCI4* Nations Cup Bromont 2022.
  • NOVEMBER NIGHT (Ciaran Glynn IRL) Represented Ireland at the European championships 2019, top twenty Badminton 2019.
  • REDWOOD CLOVER (Max Gordon GBR) Amateur ridden (CCI5*) 2022.
  • SAMIRO CRUZE MC (Oliver Townend GBR) Runner-up British novice championship Gatcombe Park 2022.
  • NEWMARKET PATRIOT (Elizabeth Halliday USA). Winner CCI2*-L Lexington 2023. Winner Breeders Classic Four-Year-old Championships 2020.
  • OGUE VERDI (Kitty King GBR) CCI3*-L 2023.
  • MR PADDINGTON (Cecilia Magni ITL). Winner CCI1* Intro Arezzo 2023
  • JAGERBOMB (Holly Woodhead GBR) Runner Up Burghley Young Event Horse championship 2023.
  • POYNSTOWN BRAEVE (Louise Bradley GBR) CCI4* 2022
  • BUCCANEER (Joe Meyer) CCI4* 2022.
  • BALLYNEETY ROCKETMAN (Sam Watson IRL) CCIO4*NC 2023.
  • FMSH HIGHWAY (Sam Ecroyd GBR) CCI3* 2023.
  • CROCKAULIN PRINCE (Hannah Freeman and David Doel) CCI4* 2022.
  • SBT BAROLO (Robin Walker USA) CCI4* 2022.
  • BGK VALENTINE (Christine O’Donnell IRL) Represented Ireland in Le Lion d’Angers 2022.
  • BARRINGTON 57 (Issy Taylor GBR). CCI3*-L. Represented GB in Le Lion d’Angers 2022.
  • BENNYS KELLY (John Crippen GBR) Represented GB in the world young horse show jumping championships in Lanaken 2022.
  • GORSEHILL PEARL (Joseph Murphy IRL) CCI5*.
  • BOLEYBAWN FREEDOM (Cathal Daniels IRL) Top six, CCI3* Barroca 2020. Selected to represent Ireland at the world young horse championships Le Lion d’Angers 2019.
  • SHANNONDALE ICARUS (Louise Bloomer IRL). Top four, Ballindenisk CCI3*-L 2020.Selected to represent Ireland at the world young horse championships Le Lion d’Angers 2019.