A TRUSTED measurement of the strength of our Irish sport horse industry is the prices commanded and clearance rates achieved for quality stock under the hammer at public auction and that was certainly delivered in spades this week.

Ahead of this weekend’s Indoor Championships, Cavan’s Stuart Clarke and his team staged a highly successful renewal of Cavan Elite Foal Sale over a buzzing Thursday night which saw 20 foals collectively realise just over a quarter of a million euros in total through the ring – some €227,700.