Foal Auction Prinsjesdag unveils brilliant foal collection for September auction

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22 dressage foals and 37 jumping foals will be auctioned by Koen Olaerts on Tuesday 15 September at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag. Although these carefully selected foals can also be bid online, Foal Auction Prinsjesdag also intends to hold a live auction on 15 September at the KNHS Center in Ermelo. “We are keeping a very close eye on current developments regarding the corona measures and are adjusting our auction accordingly,” explains chairman Arjan van der Waaij.

Both the dressage and show jumping collections consist of foals that meet the strict selection criteria of Foal Auction Prinsjesdag, time and again under the motto of 'The Power of Performance'. “We are very pleased that, after two online auctions, we can close this season for Foal Auction Prinsjesdag with a live auction,” says Arjan van der Waaij. “Soon we will announce the details about the further implementation and visitors and VIP guests can register to attend the auction.”

Dressage collection with different highlights
With the very strong group of 22 dressage foals, Foal Auction Prinsjesdag hopes to be able to make a difference. “We think that our collection is far above average with a few unusual highlights”, says Lauw van Vliet, who is responsible for the dressage selection together with Jacques Verkerk. “There are several foals who, in addition to excellent models and movements, also come from very successful stocks. In addition, several colts are highly interesting for the stallion selection in a few years' time. The dressage foals showed themselves very well on the photo/video days, so I think the videos speak for themselves”, explains Lauw van Vliet.

Talent for sport and breeding
With fifteen promising colts, the dressage collection has a lot of potential with regard to stallion breeding. For example, the collection consists of interesting sons of Grand Prix stallions such as Glock's Toto Jr, For Romance I, Totilas and Painted Black, but also promising stallions such as Jameson RS2 and Just Wimphof are well represented. “A notable son of Just Wimphof, for example, is Power of Dreams – bred out of a Johnson dam. The Totilas son Patron du Coeur, out of a mare by Stedinger, is also a foal with enormous potential. This colt was only a few weeks old on the photo/video day, but it is a very special specimen," says Lauw van Vliet.
The group of seven fillies also consists of top talents for both sport and breeding. “Take the Daily Diamond foal Princess Lady Texel, for example, who can just follow her excellently auctioned stable mates”, Van Vliet refers to the time and again popular breeding products from Wim van der Linde from De Cocksdorp, Texel. Interesting daughters of Desperado NOP, Ebony, In Style, Glock's Toto Jr, Totilas and Just Wimphof also feature in the auction collection.

Best from European soil in jumping collection
The world's best dam lines are represented in the collection of 37 jumping foals, put together by Fred van Straaten and Willem van Hoof. Think, for example, of foals from the line of Usha van 't Roosakker, the line of Qerly Chin, the Van 't Merelsnest dam line or the line of Glock's London and Ta Belle van Sombeke. But also Dutch top dam lines come to the fore in the jumping collection, such as the Lottie line, the line of Larthago and the dam lines of, for example, Gancia de Muze and Zinius. “We think we have selected an excellent group of jumping foals for this September edition,” says Willem van Hoof on behalf of the selection committee. “On paper, several foals stand out, but also in terms of quality foals I think we have a really strong collection. Foals with good models and fantastic canters – in both the mare and the colts.”

Son of Olympic mare Gibrouille du Lys
The show jumping collection includes a group of fillies that can also make a difference in breeding. Think of the Chacfly PS daughter Chardonnay van Kattenheye Z – a granddaughter of CSI5* mare Sea Coast Ferly, or Ulise van 't Merelsnest – a daughter of Kasanova de la Pomme straight out of the line of Sapphire and VDL Glasgow van 't Mereslnest. Kato van het Gebergte – bred out of the sister of Valentina van 't Heike – and El Passo Z – El Barone 111 daughter out of top mare Capitola Z – are also some of the many examples of excellent fillies from the Prinsjesdag show jumping collection.
In addition, there are various colts that have extra opportunities for sport as well as for later stallion inspections. What about Harley Optimus Z – the three-quarter brother of Global Champions Tour winner Harley van de Bisschop – or Chic Philyra VV Z – a son of Cornet Obolensky out of the Olympic mare Gibrouille du Lys.

All in all, the September collection of Foal Auction Prinsjesdag is well worth studying further and from now on the complete collection is online at www.prinsjesdag.eu.
For more information about Foal Auction Prinsjesdag, please contact us without any obligation info@prinsjesdag.eu and for specific questions about the selected foals, the full selection committee will also be happy to assist you. For dressage: Jacques Verkerk (+316 55140470) and Lauw van Vliet (+316 22516452); for jumping: Fred van Straaten (+316 53371860) and Willem van Hoof (+316 20640895).

100% score jumping stallions KWPN Stallion Show

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Today two Prinsjesdag stallions entered the ring during the KWPN Stallion Show.
The first of the two nominated stallions, Leviathan (For Pleasure x Untouchable) was bred by Nick Smit out of the mare U-Bresco. With this his girlfriend Marriët Smit performed successfully at 1.60 level. The stallion was purchased at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag in 2016 by his current owner Rinus Blom.

Quality Boy PB Z (Quickly de Kreisker x Baloubet du Rouet) also made it to the last round of the inspection and was selected for the performance test. As a foal, this breeding product of P. Bastiaansen came into the hands of Egbert Schep and Hans van der Louw.
We congratulate the breeders and owners of both horses with this wonderful result!

Both stallions will be auctioned on Friday 31 January during the KWPN Select Sale.
Check out Leviathan and Quality Boy PB Z on the KSS auction site. Afterwards, the first Prinsjesdag drink will take place in our stand on the main arena. You will find this at the entrance of the VIP box. You are also welcome at our stand for a chat or a cup of coffee. We are present every day.

Five Prinsjesdag stallions to Den Bosch

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The first viewing of the KWPN stallion selection resulted in an invitation to the KWPN Stallion Show for five Prinsjesdag horses. Sons of For Pleasure, Quickly de Kreisker, Gandhi, Florencio and Glock's Zonik will make an appearance in the second viewing.

During the first viewing in Ermelo, the For Pleasure son Leviathan (ds. Untouchable) of R. Blom showed himself to be a very talented horse. The stallion was bred by N. Smit and JJ Smit-de Goede and comes from a real sport line. The Quality Boy PB Z (Quickly de Kreisker x Baloubet du Rouet) owned by E. Schep and JJ van der Louw, bred by P. Bastiaansen, also made a strong impression. This interesting stallion is a half-brother of the recognized Grand Prix stallion Carrera VDL.

International transfer
Among the dressage stallions, the Zonik son LA Zonik (ds.Goodtimes, breeder AJ Lievaart from Wijckel) of DK Dressage Horses from Helvoirt earned an invitation for the second viewing. In Ermelo it was announced that this talent of Demy Kurstjens has now come into the hands of Andreas Helgstrand. Landal G (Ghandi x Rousseau), bred by MA de Groot, also made a good impression. More than two years after being auctioned in Ermelo, N. Donkers' stallion convinced again. The third dressage stallion with a ticket for the second selection round is the Leerava (Florencio x Negro), bred by the late C. van Etten, by CY Pellikaan. Breeders and owners good luck in Den Bosch!

Prinsjesdag breaks the trend with absolute top auction

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Buyers from home and abroad have shown optimum appreciation for the rock-solid collection of jumping foals of Foal Auction Prinsjesdag by buying into their pockets. High-quality foals with the very best bloodlines achieved a wonderful average of more than € 14,300 and the interesting filly New Usha van 't Studutch yielded the top prize of € 52,000. With an absolute top auction, Foal Auction Prinsjesdag has shown that quality and potential are still well paid.

Chairman Arjan van der Waaij looks back on a fantastic auction. “We had a very good feeling about the collection beforehand, but it all has to happen at the auction. You need the right buyers and several interested parties per foal. Tonight everything came together and our fine collection has been greatly appreciated by buyers from home and abroad.” Many prominent buyers were present in Ermelo, and several foals were also sold via telephone bidding and real-time live bidding via the internet. “The foals were pulled from all sides and that resulted in a great auction. We have some very good outliers but we are also very happy with the high average. Two-thirds of the foals have been sold for a price of more than 10,000 euros, which means that the breeders have received good prices for their interestingly bred foals.”

fillies

The most expensive foal sold was New Usha van 't Studutch, bred from the Van 't Roosakker line. This Cavalier Royale daughter, bred by Sjaak van der Lei, will remain in the Netherlands. The second most expensive foal was also an extremely interesting filly, namely the Cornet Obolensky daughter Next Meta. This full sister of the KWPN champion stallion Kannan Jr. earned her breeders Wobbe and Marietje Kramer 44,000 euros and she will continue her career with top rider Cian O'Connor. This rider also purchased the Aganix du Seigneur foal Athletico Z out of the full sister of Big Star. Other highlights were the Cumano daughter Nanalotte ES, who leaves for England for a price of € 44,000, the Opium JW van de Moerhoeve daughter Summer van den Bisschop, who moves to Miami for € 36,000 and as the most expensive colt the striking wildcard Unterwelt from the Gerendal Z (by Untouchable) with a prize of € 32,000. The latter was one of the foals sold through the online bidding.

a lot of confidence

For the first time this year, each foal started at 5,000 euros. “As an organization we have a lot of confidence in the foals and that is why we have increased the opening bid this year. That worked out well because no one got stuck around this amount. Quality is paid for, which has fortunately been proven again today.” The foals have been sold to countries such as America, England, Colombia and Germany, yielding an average price of €14,338. “Certainly in view of the large number of 65 foals auctioned, that is a very good average. This auction has made a lot of breeders happy and we hope to see them again next year with their foals. It is also very positive that many foals have been sold directly to good riders and stallion owners. With this we have not only ensured sales and good prices, but hopefully also a great future for the foals. Now on to tomorrow, hopefully the auction of the dressage foals will also be such a success”, concludes Van der Waaij. The filly Velleza-S Z, auctioned for charity, came into the hands of Jan Vink and Siem Kat for € 13,000. Half of this will go to the Support Casper Foundation.

Prinsjesdag auctions foal for the fight against pancreatic cancer

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On September 11, Foal Auction Prinsjesdag has a very special auction piece. Half of the proceeds of the jumping foal Velleza-S Z will be donated to the Support Casper campaign of the Survival with Pancreatic Cancer Foundation. This organization is fully committed to fighting one of the most aggressive forms of cancer.

The founders of the foundation are all friends or family of people who have died of pancreatic cancer. They discovered that there is shockingly little attention for pancreatic cancer. Presumably because most people die from it so quickly that there is no time and space to initiate actions or demand attention.

Every day, eight people die of pancreatic cancer in the Netherlands alone. 90% of patients diagnosed with it do not survive the disease.
The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness about pancreatic cancer and at the same time raise structural funds to enable much-needed research into new, innovative treatment methods. The name of the campaign is oncologist and surgeon Casper van Eijck. He specializes in pancreatic cancer and is raising money for new research.

Support Casper

The initiator of the promotion during the auction is breeder and Prinsjesdag selector Fred van Straaten. “Last year I saw a piece on TV about the work of this foundation and in particular the doctor behind it; Casper VanEijck. He seemed like a very special man. Fortunately I have no personal experience with this disease and I hope not to have one. It's a cancer that is so disastrous for people, it wouldn't let go of me. I thought; we have to do something about this. The auction is an excellent moment to do our part.”

Velleza-S Z


Velleza-S Z is a filly from the breeding of the Van Straaten Family. Her sire is top stallion Vigo d' Arsouilles. Dam Belleza-S has proven to have enough jumping ability. She jumped a wall of 1.95m in Wierden and had a successful sports career at 1.45m level. Velleza-S Z will be the first foal to be auctioned on September 11. Half of the proceeds will benefit the Foundation Support Casper.

Velleza-S Z:

Athletes make their move in Ommen

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During the first edition of Foal Auction Prinsjesdag during CSI Ommen, nine jumping foals were auctioned tonight. Under the inspiring leadership of auctioneer Ernesto Conseco, a total of €95,500 was spent in Stegeren. This brought the average selling price to €10,611.

Show jumping rider Lucas Porter bought the charming Quabri de l'Isle offspring Qualibrie. SZ. Porter: “I'm very happy with him. It looks like a very sharp and careful foal. We immediately noticed this in the presentation, he jumped over a shadow on the ground. And he is fantastically bred. With a super sire out of a mare from the direct line of one of my best horses ever: B Once Z. In short, he met all our requirements! We have another foal this year, it would be nice if the two could grow up together.”

Auction topper Badr (by Balou du Rouet x Zambesi) entered the arena as second last. The colt from the dam line of Van Schijndel's Now or Never and It's the Business was sold for €16,000.

President of the Budget Day, Arjan van der Waaij, about the first edition of the auction in Stegeren: “We are pleased that the entrants proved loyal to our auction and wanted to participate in this initiative. Most of the foals were bought by sports people. This is great for the breeders, because that way their breeding products reach the right people directly. We will most likely see them again in the international show jumping ring.”

The next editions of Foal Auction Prinsjesdag will take place on 11 and 12 September at the National Equestrian Center in Ermelo.

Results auction CSI Ommen 2018

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Results auction CSI Ommen 2018


auction# cat# sex name foal father selling price
1 2 stallion Nox 4 Jump Berlin € 11.000
2 7 stallion Qualibrie SZ Quabri de L'isle € 15.000
3 5 stallion Dayton Z Diamond de Semilly € 10.000
4 4 mare Nice Carrera VDL € 8.500
5 6 stallion Nadal van 't Asbroek Ibolensky € 6.500
6 9 stallion Nashville VHR Toulon € 6.500
7 3 stallion Nero GBL Berlin € 10.000
8 1 stallion Badr Z Balou du Rouet € 16.000
9 8 stallion Satisfaction of the Craft Z Satisfaction € 12.000

Exclusive Prinsjesdag foal collection at CSI4* Ommen

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On Saturday evening, August 4, nine very interesting jumping foals will be auctioned by auctioneer Ernesto Canseco at the first edition of the Prinsjesdag foal auction at the international competition in Ommen. The collection is now online.

For the coming edition of CSI4* Jumping De Driehoek in Stegeren-Ommen, Foal Auction Prinsjesdag and the Schuttert family have joined forces. By auctioning a very select group of high-quality foals between the ranking test and the Medium Tour final, sport and breeding come together beautifully. “We are looking forward to the auction because we have a lot of confidence in the initiative, the execution and the collection. We were able to select nine interesting sport foals, descending from stallions such as Balou du Rouet, Berlin, Quabri de L'Isle and Toulon”, says selection committee member Fred van Straaten.

Ideal shop window
By really looking up the sport, Foal Auction Prinsjesdag expects to attract a different audience than at the existing auctions on 11 and 12 September in Ermelo. “We have been selecting the very best foals for 26 years that underline our motto 'The power of performance'. Our entire selection is dominated by the sport, because that's where the horses prove themselves and people want to invest in it. In this way we can present promising foals with pedigrees brimming with performance genes on a great sports podium”, chairman Arjan van der Waaij adds.

Close to the sport
The foals for the auction in Ommen all have a lot of potential to develop into excellent show jumpers. “As a breeder and as a member of the selection committee, we follow international sport closely. We keep track of results and are alert to all developments. This also had consequences for the way in which we started to select foals. The point here is that there is as much sport as possible in the foal's first generations. So not a distant cousin, but a direct relationship,” explains Van Straaten. “Our southern neighbors have made great strides with this and Belgian breeding has -unconsciously- also had a clear influence on our foal collections. We are pleased that we have been able to select nine very interesting foals for the auction in Ommen, and are completely dependent on the breeders for this. They once again proved very loyal to us as a foal auction, and the majority of breeders were immediately enthusiastic about our new initiative in Ommen.”

One mare and eight colts form the collection. Check them out now on the site.

Talent jumps off

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On September 11, an impressive collection of jumping foals will be auctioned. The selection committee considers itself fortunate to have foals from the best European mare lines. A very current selection has been made on the sport, but descendants of top progenitors such as Cornet Obolensky, Comme Il Faut, Diamant de Semilly, Emerald and Kannan also adorn the list.

 

Fred van Straaten: “We are looking for horses that go for it, fight for you. The moment a foal enters the orbit and it is enterprising, it moves electrically and when you see that it does not stick to the mother but goes its own way, then you know; we must have it.” After the photo-video days on July 16 and 17, we will place the selection online as soon as possible.

Foal Auction Prinsjesdag uses young scouts to put together collections

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With the bar at the top, it is a challenge every year to put together high-quality dressage and jumping collections. As of this year, Foal Auction Prinsjesdag will therefore not only deploy professional selection committees, but also young breeding interests to play an active role in this as scouts. In this way the first top foals have already been registered.

Rejuvenation is one of the reasons for the organization to use scouts. “Young people have the future” says Prinsjesdag board member Peter Bleeker with a laugh. “We are all getting older and want to involve young people in the organisation. This is a great way for them to grow with the auction.” The scouts keep a close eye on their network. “Information goes through the internet at lightning speed, our scouts have an enormous network on social media and will use it to discover the best foals.”

stake out lines

From this year on, some familiar and new faces will be collaborating to put together the foal collections of Foal Auction Prinsjesdag. One of them is scout Koos Poppelaars, who has been very actively involved in the auction for several years. “Partly because of my father Bert, who is part of the selection committee for dressage foals, I am closely involved in Foal Auction Prinsjesdag and the selection. As a scout I mainly keep an eye on social media and I approach breeders from my own network when they have an interesting dressage foal. It is a matter of drawing many lines, having a clear idea of what kind of foals are good enough for our auction and being lucky enough that breeders want to auction their best foals at Prinsjesdag”, says Koos.

High gun factor

The success of an auction stands or falls with the foals offered. “The results and reputation of Foal Auction Prinsjesdag ensure that most breeders are happy to have their foals auctioned here. We all strive to put together an even stronger collection of foals every year, and in that regard we have made a convincing start this year. The first foals have been definitively registered, including three that I tipped. The auction topper could already be among them, because the level is very high. It is a win-win situation for everyone when the best foals come under our hammer and I am happy to be a part of that.”

Pedigree and presentation

Also Fred Jr. van Straaten, Wouter Bon, Peter and Jasper van der Waaij, and Steffi Verhagen are involved as scouts in Foal Auction Prinsjesdag. The latter sees many foals every day and views them through the eyes of a Prinsjesdag selection committee member. “Through a discussion with the selection committees, we as scouts are well informed about what kind of foals meet the requirements for Foal Auction Prinsjesdag. The selection committee has set the bar high, and so do I.”

Sign Up

On the website From now on, the foals can be registered online for one of the selection days for Foal Auction Prinsjesdag, the first of which is scheduled for Saturday 5 May. The selection criteria for Prinsjesdag foals are strict. The selection committee pays attention to correctness, quality, long lines and flexibility. In addition, the foal must have sport in terms of pedigree and must be commercially attractive. In the case of jumping foals in particular, the mother, grandmother and great-grandmother must have performed well in the sport themselves or have offspring that perform remarkably in the sport.

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