Two spectacular wins for Alicante over LGCT Chantilly

The performances of Alicante and Jérôme Guery just keep on coming! Last weekend, the imposing KWPN-approved stallion won a five-star 1.50m class on the Longines Global Champions Tour in Chantilly on Friday and Sunday.

Since Jérôme Guery took over the reins from Alicante at the beginning of this year, the career of the Casall son has been on the rise. Alicante has developed into one of the most promising Grand Prix show jumpers on the circuit in just a few months and underlined its potential with the two victories in Chantilly last weekend.

Zoï Snels praises the former topper This Lux in De Paardkrant

The talented stable rider of Team Nijhof Zoï Snels is full of praise in an interview in De Paardenkrant about the This Lux, which was auctioned at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag. “This Lux has brought me to the level I had when I went to Nijhof”, says Zoï Snels in this week's De Paardenkrant.

Zoï Snels and his parents bought This Lux (Lux x Wisconsin) as an eight-year-old, but the gelding was still inexperienced at the time. Zoï trained the horse himself from B to three-star Grand Prix level. In 2011, Zoï took the victory in the Grand Prix of Etten-Leur with This Lux. “That is my most beautiful victory so far!” says Zoï in De Paardenkrant.

Hernandez TN fifth in BWG Competition Jumping Schröder Tubbergen

The KWPN-approved stallion Hernandez TN (Kannan x Numero Uno) jumped to fifth place in the BWG Competition for 4-year-olds at Jumping Schröder Tubbergen under Zoï Snels. Hernandez TN, sold at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag, was at the top of the ranking with 23.90 points.

Hernandez TN is a son of Kannan out of the Numero Uno mare Bea Leva and was bred by Willem Dekker from Beningbroek. Last year Hernandez TN obtained his breeding license with the KWPN with 81.5 points.

In the second class for four-year-old show jumpers of the BWG Competition at Jumping Schröder Tubbergen, Blom's Zlatan (Zandor Z x Atlantus Z) under Thomas Mertens finished in tenth place out of almost 60 participants. Zlatan was also auctioned in 2012 at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag and is the full brother of Kevin Staut's Zeta de Hus.

Gigolo III and Rachel Sandoz take 1.40m victory Samorin

Gigolo III (Cassini II x Chin Chin), sold at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag, took a victory at 1.40m level at the two-star competition in Samorin last weekend. Under his Swiss rider Rachel Sandoz, the ten-year-old breeding product of De Coninck-Ecker was unbeatable in the class that was run on time!

Fifth place for Caesar and Frederik Cattebeke in Grand Prix Opglabbeek

Caesar (Lucky Boy x Corland) sold at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag jumped to fifth place in the Grand Prix of Opglabbeek last weekend. The day before, the nine-year-old stallion under Frederik Cattebeke finished in fourth place in the 1.45m ranking class.

Nine-year-old Caesar developed particularly well last year under the Belgian Frederik Cattebeke and performed strongly at Grand Prix level. Caesar is bred from the well-known Holsteiner line 474a and is closely related to the European champions, world champions and silver Olympians VDL Bubalu and VDL Groep Verdi TN NOP

mr. Europe time and again at the front of Youngster Tour Wiesbaden

After the great performances at CSI Eindhoven, the seven-year-old stallion Mr. Europe (Mr. Blue x Cassini I) at the Pfingstturnier Wiesbaden again his great talent. Under Marc Houtzager, the stallion sold at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag jumped three times to fifth place in the Youngster Tour. A promising horse bred by Stoeterij Renken!

Bonne Chance CW jumps clear in Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup La Baule

The Bonne Chance CW (Baloubet du Rouet x Cambridge), auctioned at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag, jumped fantastically clear in the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup in La Baule this afternoon. With the Swiss rider Janika Sprunger, the ten-year-old mare had to start first and immediately delivered a clear result. In the second round, Bonne Chance CW made a small mistake and the Swiss team finished in fourth place. Bonne Chance CW and Janika Sprunger certainly made a good impression on their 'Road to Rio'!

Fliegette shows herself well in Tops International Arena

Ridden by the Belgian Pieter Clemens, the six-year-old Fliegette (Casall x Libero H) showed great talent at the international competition in the Tops International Arena in Valkenswaard last week. Fliegette was auctioned as a foal at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag and is now owned by Jos Lansink and Munsterhuis.

Every day of the international competition, Fleegette showed herself well and in the final the Casall daughter jumped to ninth place.

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Alicante continues to develop under Jérôme Guery

The KWPN-approved stallion Alicante (Casall x Indoctro) continues to develop excellently under the Belgian rider Jérôme Guery. At the Longines Global Champions Tour in Hamburg, he once again showed his great class. Foal Auction Prinsjesdag: the Power of Performance!

Young talent mr. Europe impresses under Marc Houtzager at CSI Eindhoven

The seven-year-old stallion Mr. Europe (Mr. Blue x Cassini I) under Olympic show jumper Marc Houtzager showed a great talent at the beautiful CSI Eindhoven competition. In the final of the Youngster Tour last Saturday, Mr. Europe are class by coming in third. mr. Europe was auctioned as a foal at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag.

Not just mr. Europe jumped at CSI Eindhoven; no fewer than four (!) Prinsjesdag products competed at the Karpendonkse Plas. The Swiss rider Janika Sprunger took her topper Bonne Chance CW (Baloubet du Rouet x Cambridge) to Eindhoven to get back into the rhythm for the outdoor season, Marriët Hoekstra had saddled the nine-year-old Wimphof's Hinde (Berlin x Heartbreaker) for the three-star competition and Joep van der Kampen entered VDL Groep Elexia (Calvaro Z x Alexis Z) in the Youngster Tour.

Under Marc Houtzager, Mr. Europe is a budding Grand Prix show jumper throughout the week. Every day the breeding product of Stoeterij Renken jumped clear and in the final Mr. Europe put his best foot forward and secured the Mr. Blue son third place.

Foal Auction Prinsjesdag congratulates all breeders, owners and riders of these four fantastic horses on their successes!

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