The selection committee of Foal Auction Prinsjesdag also traveled across town and country this year to select the best foals for the show jumping and dressage auction on Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 September. Even foals from the famous and sought-after lines of Usha van 't Roosakker and McLain Ward's Olympian Sapphire or the Van 't Merelsnest breeding are again part of the show jumping collection this year.

The colts come from the line of the world famous mare Usha van 't Roosakker this year Quantum of the Bishop (Untouched x Elvis ter Putte) and Quando van den Bishop (Harley VDL x Stakkato).

Quantum van den Bisschop is one of the few descendants of the recently deceased Untouched, who belonged to one of the greatest jumping talents in the world under Ben Maher at the age of nine. In addition, Quantum was bred out of the young, promising mare Mevita van den Bisschop, the half-sister of the international show jumping talents Josephine van den Bisschop (Alberto Zorzi), Isaac van den Bisschop (Hansueli Sprunger) and Jackson van den Bisschop (Sabrina van Rijswijk). Great-granddam Evita van 't Roosakker is a direct daughter of Usha van 't Roosakker and is therefore the full sister of Emperio van 't Roosakker (Alexandra Crown) and Equador van 't Roosakker (Frédéric David) and the half-sister of the famous Cella ( Ben Maher) and the promising young stallion George Z.
Via the mare Mandy van den Bisschop, Quando van den Bisschop goes directly back to Josephine van den Bisschop, who already jumps at international level at the age of seven under Alberto Zorzi – stable rider of Jan Tops. The great-granddam of Quando van den Bisschop is Evita van 't Roosakker, the Nabab de Rêve daughter from Usha van 't Roosakker.

The colts Qionno van 't Merelsnest (Kannan x Nabab de Rêve) and Quizano van 't Merelsnest (Diamant de Semilly x Kannan) represent this year the famous strain of Sapphire (McLain Ward) and Glasgow van 't Merelsnest (Jur Vrieling).

Qionno van 't Merelsnest descends from the talented mare Latina van 't Merelsnest who goes back to Wendelina van 't Merelsnest via Indi Blue-W van 't Merelsnest. This mare jumped at international 1.50m level herself, is the full sister of McLain Wards Sapphire and produced Glasgow van 't Merelsnest and Edjaz van 't Merelsnest (Ward De Bie) among others.
Quizano van 't Merelsnest has a pedigree to dream of with Diamant de Semilly, Kannan, Mr. Blue, Lord Z and Darco consecutively. Ultimately, Quizano's pedigree also goes back to the line of the two-time gold Olympian Sapphire.

Vagabond de la Pomme belongs to the absolute world top under the French rider Pénélope Leprévost. In addition to his own exceptional performances, his offspring are also doing very well and Vagabond is excellently bred. Foal Auction Prinsjesdag is auctioning five foals by Vagabond de la Pomme and the colt Tivoli Z (Toulon x Nabab de Rêve) bred out of Vagabond's half-sister.

With world champion Vigo d'Arsouilles as sire and the international Grand Prix show jumping mare Sauterelle de la Pomme (For Pleasure x Darco) as dam, both the sporting and breeding achievements of Vagabond de la Pomme were inevitable. With Pénélope Leprévost, Vagabond took second in the 2015 World Cup Final in Las Vegas, second in the five-star Basel Grand Prix and also third in the Chantilly GP and the Paris GP.

On Tuesday 13 September in Ermelo, Foal Auction Prinsjesdag will auction five Vagabond de la Pomme colts, namely Vuvuzela Z (ds. Cambridge), Le Vagabond W (ds. Emilion), L'Chaim (ds. Gentleman), Leonidas van de Crumelhaeve (pls. Sam R) and lammtarra (pl. Untouchable Z).

Also the colt foal Tivoli Z (Toulon x Nabab de Rêve) deserves your attention. This particularly appealing colt is bred out of the mare Hermione de la Pomme, who jumps internationally successfully under Maikel van der Vleuten and already produced the KWPN-approved stallion Hotspot. In addition, Hermione de la Pomme is the half-sister of Vagabond de la Pomme, as she is also a daughter of top mare Sauterelle de la Pomme.