Cornet Obolensky stallion foal out of Olympic Gibrouille du Lys to Poland for 40,000 euros
In a sun-drenched arena, Foal Auction Prinsjesdag had a wonderful auction day in Ermelo yesterday. With an average price of more than 11,000 euros for the dressage and jumping foals, Foal Auction Prinsjesdag achieved a good result in this auction that is geared to the corona measures. The Cornet Obolensky stallion Chic Philyra VV Z became the auction topper for 40,000 euros; this son of the Olympic mare Gibrouille du Lys is leaving for Poland after an online offer.
Both live on site in Ermelo and via the online bidding system of ClipMyHorse.TV Auctions, the interesting jumping and dressage foals were bid fanatically. There was interest from all over the world and the Prinsjesdag foals were eventually sold to buyers from the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Australia, Poland, Sweden, Great Britain, Hungary, the United States and Austria.
30,000 euros for Chacco Blue son
Auction topper Chic Philyra VV Z was appreciated right from the start due to his unique pedigree, fantastic model and strong way of cantering. This Cornet Obolensky son comes directly from Gibrouille du Lys, who participated under the Spanish Pilar Lucrecia Cordon in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and the European Championships in Aachen. After a fanatical bidding duel between interested parties in the arena and online, Koen Olaerts' hammer finally fell to 40,000 euros and Chic Philyra VV Z leaves for an online bidder from Poland.
The second prize winner was also a jumping foal, namely the special Chacco Blue stallion foal Umano de W&S. This half-brother of former world number one Halifax van het Kluizebos fell into the hands of Dutch investors for 30,000 euros.
Texel foals in demand
In the dressage direction, the foals of Wim van der Linde from De Cocksdorp, Texel were once again popular. The magnificent colt Poleposition Texel (Glock's Toto Jr. x Negro) became the most expensive dressage foal for 24,000 euros, while his stable mate Princess Lady Texel (Daily Diamond x Ferro) was sold for a handsome 22,000 euros. Both foals remain in the Netherlands.
12,000 euros for charity foal
Quality of Darena WD Z (Quabri de l'Isle x Celano) owned by Stal Dekker from Benningbroek was auctioned for research into the treatment of melanoma cancer and was purchased by Egbert Schep for a handsome amount of 12,000 euros. 6,000 euros of this will be donated to the research of Prof. dr. Van den Eertwegh.
More than 11,000 euros on average
The average price for the Prinsjesdag foals was more than 11,000 euros; EUR 11,650 was paid for the jumping foals, while the dressage foals were sold for an average of almost EUR 10,000.
“We are pleasantly surprised that we ran a good auction despite the current time. Although we were not able to match last year's top prices, we can look back with satisfaction on the progress of the auction," says Foal Auction Prinsjesdag chairman Arjan van der Waaij. “We have received a nice number of guests and we have received many positive reactions regarding the adapted setting. It was a beautiful day, in which the weather conditions also played a positive role. The auction was followed online by many interested parties and we received bids from all over the world.”
On to 2021
“The entire team of Foal Auction Prinsjesdag would like to thank the entrants for their enthusiasm and loyalty to the auction. In addition, a special word of thanks to the buyers – both the longstanding regular customers of Foal Auction Prinsjesdag and the new customers. Congratulations on your purchases and we are already looking forward to 2021!", concludes Arjan van der Waaij.
