Foal Auction Prinsjesdag well off the start with online auction
The first of the series of online foal auctions of Foal Auction Prinsjesdag had its climax tonight. With a proceeds of 29,000 euros, the Comme Il Faut filly Chickey Z turned out to be the topper of the auction, in which good average prices were achieved and an international buyers audience was reached.
The ten jumping and seven dressage foals could be bid online in recent days and tonight the showdown took place by means of an online auction organized in the studio. As auctioneer, Peter van der Waaij once again explained the foals presented via video images and the online bids could be followed up, after which the live auction followed. “Many bids have already been made in the pre-auction in recent days and we saw in the live auction tonight that quite a bit more was being bid on some foals”, chairman Arjan van der Waaij looks back with satisfaction. Extensive images and veterinary information were available on the website, so that buyers from all over the world could make a well-prepared bid.
performance genes
Among the jumping foals, Chickey Z (Comme Il Faut x Berlin, breeder family Sleutels/Keystud), bred from the prominent Van 't Roosakker line, and Cleopatra PB Z (Cornet Obolensky x Baloubet du Rouet, breeder Peter Bastiaansen) formed as a half-sister of the Grand Prix stallion Carrera VDL with prices of €29,000 and €28,000 with clear highlights. In doing so, they are continuing the trend of investing heavily in genetically interesting fillies. “We were able to achieve an average price of 12,850 for the jumping foals and there were several clear peaks. There was a lot of international interest in the foals and tonight we were able to do business with buyers from Switzerland, Italy, France, Colombia and Germany, among others.” With a price of €19,000, the Coen Wijlaars bred Choco Blue de Melodie (Chacoon Blue x Nabab de Rêve) was the most expensive colt. He comes from the brilliant line of top mare Fragance de Chalus.
Higher average
In the second part of the evening, the hammer fell for the dressage foals. In it, Peer Gynt (Jameson RS2 x Dante Weltino, breeder Nathalie Smeets) took home the top prize of €22,000. This top talent was purchased by Djedy and Donick Dontje of Xanthos Horses. Another three foals came in at a price of at least €10,000, which means that the seven dressage foals brought in an average of €10,640. “It was certainly an exciting evening. We're early in the season, it's an online auction and there was a chance that buyers would be a little hesitant. Fortunately, both selection committees did a fantastic job and we were able to present two strong collections here. We were even able to realize a higher average price for the dressage foals than in last year's physical auction. We look back with great satisfaction on this first online auction. And from tomorrow we look forward to the next auction, the denouement of which is scheduled for July 21st. Because we can also present very interesting and high-quality foals there too,” says Arjan van der Waaij.
