Another Grand Prix victory for the Belgian Frederik Cattebeke and Caesar (Lucky Boy x Corland), who was sold at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag. The only nine-year-old gray took the victory in the two-star Grand Prix of Lier. This combination previously won the Grand Prix of Hasselt. A successful couple with a bright future ahead!
For the first time, potential buyers already have insight into the veterinary reports of the foals that will be auctioned during the Foal Auction Prinsjesdag on 13 and 14 September. The findings of the clinical examination by recognized veterinary surgeons can be found on the website www.prinsjesdag.eu. This makes Foal Auction Prinsjesdag the first auction in the Netherlands that goes one step further in openness.
“We do this to provide the best possible transparent picture of the auction foals. For each foal that we have selected, we believe that the accompanying report is good enough for him or her to be auctioned, taking into account that they are very young foals where a lot can still change in terms of development," says Arjan van der Waaij, chairman of the foal auction in Ermelo.
The jumping foals will be auctioned on Tuesday 13 September, the dressage foals on Wednesday 14 September. A new embryo has also been added to www.embryoauctions.com, a branch of Foal Auction Prinsjesdag. It is an embryo of For Romance (Fürst Romancier x Sir Donnerhall I) out of the half-sister of Desperados FRH, winner of individual bronze and team gold at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The online auction closes on August 28 at 8 p.m.
Although Bonne Chance CW and Janika Sprunger qualified for the Olympic individual final in Rio de Janeiro, the Swiss combination will not start. According to the regulations, only three riders per country are allowed to start in the final and because all four Swiss had finished on nine penalties, chef d'équipe Andy Kistler had to decide.
“With a great lap from Bonnie and me, we close the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro,” says Janika Sprunger. “I was so hoping for a spot in the final next Friday – for Kompi and for all the people who support us and believe in us. This was my biggest dream, my biggest goal! All Swiss riders finished on nine penalty points and Andy Kistler had to decide which three riders would go to the final. Bonne and I weren't here. A very difficult moment for us because Bonnie and I really deserved a chance in the final, but so did the other three!”
The bloodlines of the Olympic finalists in show jumping in Rio de Janeiro and the auction collection of Foal Auction Prinsjesdag have many similarities. For example, Prinsjesdag offers a colt out of the three-quarter sister of Dejavu (Bassem Hassan Mohammed), a filly out of the half-sister of Emerald (Harrie Smolders) and a colt out of the direct line of Bonne Chance CW (Janika Sprunger).
The colt foal Qui a Vu van 't Merelsnest is a genetically very striking specimen. His sire Vigo d'Arsouilles was the 2010 World Champion under Philippe Le Jeune and his dam is Lacoste van de Bucxtale – a daughter of the Heartbreaker son Zambesi. This makes Lacoste a three-quarter sister of the Heartbreaker son Dejavu, who convincingly qualified for the individual final of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro under Bassem Hassan Mohammed. Olympian Zilverstar T (Nicola Philippaerts) also comes from this direct dam line.
The filly is also unique quartina DC – a daughter of the foundation sire Comme Il Faut out of the Nabab de Rêve daughter Intense van 't Meulenhof. The mother of Quartina DC is none other than the half-sister of Emerald, who will compete with Harrie Smolders for individual medal of honor on Friday.
Levisto Blue RV Z is a colt by Levisto Z x Mr. Blue and is closely related to Janika Sprunger's topper Bonne Chance CW – also auctioned at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag. Levisto Blue's great-granddam Kalista – full sister of Audi's Jikke – is the granddam of Bonne Chance CW, who also qualified for the individual final. Unfortunately, Bonne Chance CW will not be allowed to start as three other Swiss riders were also qualified. According to the regulations, only three combinations per country are allowed to start in the final.
In addition, Foal Auction Prinsjesdag selected two offspring of Olympic finalists. The colt foal Vegas is a son of Maikel van der Vleutens two-time Olympian Verdi out of a Heartbreaker dam. Although things did not go as hoped for the Dutch team, Maikel van der Vleuten and Verdi did not miss a beat. With only two time errors, the foundation sire Verdi qualified for the Olympic final. Four years ago in London, Verdi also entered the last day without jumping errors. A very special colt is also Quest SZ – one of the very few descendants of the high-profile Quabri de l'Isle. The beautiful dark chestnut of Pedro Veniss jumped phenomenal every day in Rio and convincingly qualified for the battle for the individual medals.
With three offspring in the individual final, Cornet Obolensky and Kannan are the main suppliers in Rio de Janeiro. Foal Auction Prinsjesdag offers no fewer than five foals from Cornet Obolensky and two direct offspring from Kannan. Kannan is also represented several times in the dam line of the Prinsjesdag foals. In Barron (Lucy Davis) and Fit For Fun (Luciana Diniz) For Pleasure produces two direct offspring for the final and with Fine Lady (Eric Lamaze), First Choice (Yann Candele) and Fibonacci (Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum) three grandchildren. Prinsjesdag has included no fewer than four direct descendants of the legendary For Pleasure in its collection.
Under Kristina Bröring-Sprehe, the heavy eye-catcher Desperados FRH danced to the individual bronze medal and the very convincing gold team medal at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro last week. Starting this week, Embryoauction.com is auctioning an embryo of top talent For Romance I out of Donna Musica – the half-sister of the dressage phenomenon Desperados FRH! Foal Auction Prinsjesdag will auction the filly Latinmusik KL – a Le Vivaldi daughter out of the half-sister of Desperados FRH on Wednesday 14 September. Two colts by the De Niro son will also be auctioned.
Desperados FRH has been convincing on all fronts for many years and endorsed his unprecedented talents with his fantastic performance at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. With 87.14%, Desperados FRH and his German rider Kristina Bröring-Sprehe impressed in the Freestyle to Music and took the individual bronze medal. With the German team, Desperados FRH and Bröring-Sprehe were awarded the gold medal after great performances in the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Spécial.
In addition to being a phenomenon in the sport, the De Niro son Desperados FRH is also a true foundation sire in the making. His oldest offspring are already competing at a high level in dressage and his sons are approved by many studbooks.
The dam line of Desperados is also very strong. Donna Musica – the mother of this embryo – also produced the stallion Frascino. This Fürst Wilhelm son is approved by Oldenburg, Westfalen and the Südd. Verbände and designated by the KWPN. The well-known Grand Prix dressage horse Don Diego of the Spaniard Juan Matute Guiman also comes from this line.
The foals related to Desperados FRH at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag are:
Latin music KL (Le Vivaldi x Don Frederico), filly
Demario W (Desperados x Painted Black), colt
Lightning Texel W (Desperados x Krack C), colt
The Desperados FRH-related embryo on Embryoauction.com is:
Embryo of For Romance I out of Donna Musica – half sister Desperados FRH
The impressive colt Landal G (Ghandi x Rousseau) has been declared reserve champion of dressage foals at the National Foal Inspection in Ermelo. Foal Auction Prinsjesdag has included this very beautiful foal by MA de Groot from Erp in its 2016 auction collection.
On Wednesday 14 September, the very strong moving Landal G will be auctioned at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag in Ermelo. Landal G is a descendant of the talented Bojengel son Ghandi out of the star mare Wamonda (by Rousseau), who already produced the Prinsjesdag foal Kiki G (by Vivaldi) last year.
The National Mare Inspection for Foal Auction Prinsjesdag was more successful. In addition to the championship title of the dressage mare Iveniz Texel RS2, the four-year-old jumping mare Heroniki (Tangelo van de Zuuthoeve x Burggraaf) of H. Balvert from Ouderkerk aan de Amstel finished in fourth place among the four to seven-year-old jumping mares.
Iveniz Texel RS2 (Negro x Krack C), sold at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag, has been declared champion of the three-year-old dressage mares at the National Mare Inspection in Ermelo. Wim van der Linde's breeding product convinced on all fronts and was allowed to take the championship ribbon. Robin van Lierop and Seth Bosman of the RS2 Dressage Center are the proud owners of Iveniz Texel RS2.
“This mare has a very sharp conformation and fantastic movement. She excels with her natural carriage, imprint and extra self-carriage. A true champion!”, jury chairman Marian Dorresteijn praised the Negro daughter Iveniz Texel RS2. As a foal in 2013, the Negro daughter was already one of the most striking foals in the collection of Foal Auction Prinsjesdag.
Foal Auction Prinsjesdag congratulates breeder Wim van der Linde and owners Robin van Lierop and Seth Bosman on this wonderful success!
Hernandez TN (Kannan x Numero Uno), who was sold at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag, finished third today under Zoï Snels in the Isah Cup for four-year-olds in Ermelo. The KWPN-approved stallion from the breeding of Prinsjesdag board member Willem Dekker jumped for a 9.0 and earned an 8.2 for going between the hurdles.
“Hernandez is just a machine! He jumped really spectacular today and impresses with his scope and caution”, rider Zoï Snels of Team Nijhof was enthusiastic. Jury members Henk van den Broek and Christian Sorensen were also full of praise: "Hernandez has a lot of scope and jumped impressively today."
Another great success for the stallion of Team Nijhof who was auctioned in 2012 at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag!
A fantastic performance by President's First Apple in the Pavo Cup final for six-year-olds today in Ermelo. Under Patrick van der Meer, the Vivaldi son came in second with a top score of 86 points. As a foal, President's First Apple was auctioned at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag.
With a 9 for walk and 8.5's for trot and canter, President's First Apple convinced in all basic gaits. The harmony and aptitude was also awarded an 8.5 by jury members Monique Peutz and Gert van den Hoorn. "A horse that trots with a lot of flexibility and shows powerful canter jumps, in the counter canter there was still a fraction of tension, but in general this horse can be worked fine", was the jury verdict.
Olympic dressage rider Patrick van der Meer showed a six-year-old top talent from Foal Auction Prinsjesdag in the Pavo Cup today. This President's First Apple (Vivaldi x TCN Partout) scored no less than 83 points in the semifinals for six-year-olds and came in a wonderful third place. Expectations are high for the final next Thursday in Ermelo!
Date: September 16, 2025
Bidding: Live and Online
Location: KNHS Center, Ermelo
For auction: Foals
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Bidding: Live and Online
Location: Zilfia's Hoeve, Houten
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