This month too, plenty of good international sport results were achieved by horses that were part of the collection of Foal Auction Prinsjesdag as foals. Baron (by Colman) won the Grand Prix of Arezzo and Especiale Too (by Ustinov) made a successful 1.50m debut. In addition, the Apache son Gaudi Vita and President's First Apple triumphed with his new rider (by Vivaldi) in the Small Tour.

Roberto Turchetto and Baron (Colman x Numero Uno, breeder Stoeterij 't Heemskind from Deurne) jumped to their third international victory in 2019 with this 1.45m Grand Prix victory at CSI3* Arezzo. A month earlier they already won the 1.50m- GP of Vilamoura. The Ustinov daughter Especiale Too (ds.Burggraaf, breeders Christien Delissen-Verstappen and Jack Verstappen) also made a successful 1.50m debut under Massimo Grossato at the CSI4* in Gorla Minore. Their double clear result immediately resulted in a sixth prize in the classic 1.50m, after they had already finished second in the 1.40m. The eight-year-old Gintura (Zirocco Blue VDL x Corland, breeder CAF Toonders from Veldhoven) is another well-established Foal Auction Prinsjesdag reference. Since the beginning of this year, the mare has been performing with Ruben Romp and at the CSI3* in Lanaken they remained clear in all six started classes in two weeks! In the last week this resulted in a second and a third prize in the 1.30m and 1.35m. 

Small Tour winners

Joyce Heuitink and Gaudi Vita (Apache x Welt Hit II) bred by Heleen Broos successfully competed at the CDI3* in Sint-Truiden. They won the Small Tour and were twice placed third in the Intermediate I, including with a beautiful percentage of 76.79 in the Freestyle to music! The President's First Apple (Vivaldi x TCN Partout, breeder Nico van Maaswaal from 't Goy) who was previously successful under Patrick van der Meer, also attracted a lot of attention this month. This Foal Auction Prinsjesdag reference has made an excellent international debut with his new rider Sarah Lockman. At CDI1* Temecula they won the Prix St. Georges, the Intermediaire-I and the Freestyle with convincing percentages. That tastes like more so we keep following them!

After a successful first edition in 2018, the second auction of Foal Auction Prinsjesdag at CSI Ommen in Stegeren-Ommen is scheduled for Saturday 3 August. Auctioneer Koen Olaerts will be selling ten exclusive showjumping foals on the Schuttert property, which means that sport and breeding go hand in hand.

Last year the board of Foal Auction Prinsjesdag decided to visit the sports enthusiasts in addition to the regular auctions in Ermelo in September and to enter into a partnership with the Schuttert family. Over the years, their CSI Ommen has grown into an international top event and the family has supported Foal Auction Prinsjesdag for many years. They have already bought one or more foals at this auction several times, and that was also the case in Ommen. “Although the preparations were somewhat short, we were able to put together a nice collection together with the breeders and realize an average price of more than 10,600 euros in Ommen”, Prinsjesdag chairman Arjan van der Waaij looks back. “And what we hoped for also came true, because real sports people such as Lucas Porter, Willem Greve and Hendrik-Jan Schuttert invested in the future at our auction.”

Presenting the future
Broadly speaking, the set-up of the auction remains unchanged from last year. “The auction will take place a little later in the evening this year, namely after the basic course of the Medium Tour final and before the jump-off. That will be around 9 pm. This way we can present the show jumpers of the future to the riders and other sports enthusiasts at a wonderful moment.” Registrations for the Prinsjesdag auction on Saturday 3 August in Ommen and on 17 September (jumping) and 18 September (dressage) in Ermelo have been opened and the first foals have already been registered. “For Ommen, we are specifically looking for foals born in the first half of the season. In addition, the selection committee clearly pays attention to the presence of performance genes in the pedigree, a good canter and a correct and appealing conformation. Thanks to the registration of the first foal, we have already made a good start for Ommen," concludes Van der Waaij. It is now possible to register foals for one of the three Prinsjesdag auctions via this website and several selection days are being organised. The complete collections will also follow on this site in due course.

Many breeders have already welcomed their first foals and with that the registrations for our auctions are also pouring in. Foal Auction Prinsjesdag offers an excellent showcase for high-quality foals, which will take place on August 3 in Ommen (jumper foals), on September 17 in Ermelo (jumper foals) and September 18 in Ermelo (dressage foals). The first selection days are organized in May. On these days, the registered foals are assessed by the selection committees. Among the jumping foals, we are looking for high-quality foals with strong bloodlines, who come from stocks with many international performance genes. In the dressage foals, the form of movement is decisive, with good suppleness, in addition to an appealing exterior and pedigree. The foals can now be registered on our website and there is also an overview of the selection days. The first three selection dates are:

• Friday 24 May at Stal de Molendreef in Evergem (B.) jumping foals
• Friday 31 May at KI Station Equus in Biervliet jumping and dressage foals
• Tuesday 4 June at Hengstenhouderij Lauw van Vliet in IJsselstein (jumping and dressage) and Manege Buitenhorst in Oosteind (jumping and dressage)

Last year, an extra edition of Foal Auction Prinsjesdag was organized for the first time during CSI3* Jumping de Driehoek in Stegeren-Ommen. An exclusive group of nine very interesting foals came under the hammer here. On August 3, this auction will be organized for the second time on the grounds of Familie Schuttert.

The professional auctioneer Koen Olaerts has been brought in to put ten jumping foals under the hammer on the Saturday evening of Jumping De Driehoek. This tenth edition of CSI3* Ommen will take place from July 30 to August 4. On Saturday evening, the public can first enjoy the Medium Tour final at this freely accessible event, and then capture the carefully selected future talents in the Prinsjesdag auction from 9 p.m.

Sport and breeding

By bringing the auction to an international competition, the riders and sports enthusiasts can effortlessly assure themselves of young talent. “In this way sport and breeding come together in a wonderful way. We are looking for very complete foals for this auction that may have been born a little earlier in the season. It is once again the intention to auction foals here that can convince in terms of pedigree, model and canter all around. In short, foals with great potential for show jumping," says Fred van Straaten, who is responsible for the selection of the show jumping foals together with Willem van Hoof. Registration for both this auction and the one in Ermelo is open and the foals can be registered at www.prinsjesdag.eu.

Immediately after the first viewing, the LA Zonik, which was auctioned at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag in 2016, came into the hands of the Danish rider, trader and stallion owner Andreas Helgstrand. He successfully presented the Glock's Zonik son, who has been designated by the KWPN for the performance test, at the Danish stallion selection in Herning this weekend.

The promising LA Zonik (Glock's Zonik x Goodtimes, breeder AJ Lievaart) came into the hands of Demy Kurstjens as a foal and is now scoring on Danish soil. At the stallion selection in Herning, he was selected for the ten-day test, which is scheduled for this month. If he succeeds, LA Zonik can be used for Danish breeding immediately this breeding season. In the autumn he is expected in the 35-day test, and then he can be definitively approved as a four-year-old next year. On the website of Helgstrand Dressage LA Zonik is already offered for breeding.