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NEWS - BRITISH BRED HORSES IN COMPETITION
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ELITE FOAL
AUCTION
Penhaligon Flora Rosaria (above)
Dream Boy (below)
We have a conundrum in this country when it comes to the
breeding of sport horses. Buyers say it is easier to buy in
Europe where they can see a large number of horses in one
area in one day. Although not a big country geographically
we tend to have single horses for sale at individual yards.
In Europe there is also a thriving foal industry, or at least
there is if you read press reports. For example, the recent
Oldenburg Elite Foal auction saw a top price of 110,000 Euros
for a Marc Cain x San Amour colt and 68,000 for the second
priced foal. This led to an average price of over 18,000
Euros. But as international results are starting to show, we
can breed great horses in this country and we need buyers to
start shopping at home.
However sport horse auctions in this country tend to have
a low clearance rate and buyers seem just disinterested in
purchasing good quality foals. The Anglo European Studbook
have been leading the way with foal auctions, selecting from
the length and breadth of the country and for the first time,
securing the British Dressage National Championships as a
venue. Saturday night, main arena, under the floodlights,
Prosecco on tap, and a venue right in the centre of the
country, in the middle of the National Championships. Surely
this was going to be a great success for both the breeders,
and the buyers looking for a really good young prospect.
However, even though the 20 foals selected included some
foals that had the looks, movement and pedigree to make
them stand out, only 7 of 18 foals sold and the highest price
achieved was not for a foal, but for an embryo offered out
of the full sister to Valegro (£15,000). There is value to
be found at these events and with a few tweaks and more
breeders putting forward foals from top motherliness with
realistic reserves (or perhaps no reserves but a minimum
starting price as with most Elite auctions), then hopefully
buyers will start to view these auctions as a source of future
stars. Below is the full list of results from the auction:
1. Diamont Noir (Gambler x Furst Heinrich x Perrier) Not Sold
(£4800)
11. Casandro Song LDS (Casanova LDS x Sandro Song x Cordalme Z)
Not Sold £3,500
2. Nocturne (Incognito x Johnson x Ferro) Not Sold (£7000)
3. Crocket (Quantensprung x Jazz x Flemmingh) Not Sold (£7,000)
4. Penhaligon Flora Rosaria (U-Genius x Furst Romancier x
Carpaccio) SOLD £6,800
5. DC Dahlia (Dream On x Imperio x Brentano II) SOLD £6,100
6. Penhaligon Soleilette Aimee (Freischutz x Soliman De Hus x
Welt Hit II) SOLD £5,000
7. Classiko (Negro x Pik Polo x Miner’s Lamp xx) SOLD £6,000
8. Stolen Bold (Casino Grande x Riccio x Parademarsch II) Not Sold
£6,800
9. Unnamed Filly (Asgard’s Ibiza x Ferro x Bredero) SOLD £4,000
10. Bug Jam FST (Baron x St. Moritz x Rubinstein I) Not Sold
£7,500
12. Kilan Dancing Demon (Dostojewski x Hemmingway x
Formateur) Not Sold £4,800
13. FHS Whatatodo (Belissimo M x Le Duc x Strong Gale xx) Not
Sold £8,800
14. Nezuan SHS (Sezuan x Negro x Sadenio) WITHDRAWN
15. Moondance (Morricone x Woodlander Del Amitri x Wittinger)
Not Sold £9,200
16. Ricardo (Beaulissimo x Gribaldi x Samber) SOLD £4,500
17. Nelson NS (Blue Hors Fifty Cent x Gribaldi x Elcaro) Not Sold
£6,500
18. Solomon EL (Secret x Paganini x Ulft) Not Sold £9,200
19. Dream Boy (Dream On x Rubin Star N x Donnerhall) SOLD
£4,500
20. Embryo out of Weidyfleur II (Finest x Negro x Gershwin) SOLD
£15,000
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