Veuve Clicquot for 46,500 euros

Successful online auction in Westphalia

Münster: Another online auction at the Westfälisches Pferdestammbuch ended with a very good result. At an average price of 9,940 euros, 21 foals changed hands. The most coveted offer was the Viconte/Warkant son Veuve Clicquot. The colt was worth 46,500 euros to his new owners.

Once again, the Westfälisches Pferdestammbuch experienced a highly exciting bidding duel at the online auction on Monday evening. The striking colt with the head number one was in great demand. Veuve Clicquot (breeder and exhibitor: Michael Menke, Steinhagen) convinced with type, appearance, outstanding movement quality and an interesting pedigree. His sire is Blue Hors Viconte, whose dam is a full sister of the unforgotten World Champion Poetin. Quickly the bids went up after the BidUp started. Bidders from Germany and Sweden were particularly interested in the dark bay colt. At a bid of 36,000 euros, new customers from Slovenia joined in the duel. In the end, customers from Germany had the longest beath. At the knockdown price of 46,500 Euros, Veuve Clicquot will be at home in a dressage stable in the Oldenburg region from now on. The second most expensive foal of the evening was also a colt from the dressage squad. The son of Viva Gold/Fidermark (breeder and exhibitor: Rebekka Aicher Koch, Switzerland) with the head number nine was worth 19,000 Euros to a stallion owner from Lower Saxony. The most popular filly among the dressage experts was head number 23 Vive ma Belle by Vitalis/Sir Heinrich (breeder and exhibitor: Thomas Schulze-Austrup-Streyl, Senden). The chestnut mare changed hands for 10,000 Euros and will remain in Germany. Her full sister also changed hands a year ago at a Westphalian online foal auction.

A filly took the top spot among the foals with a jumping pedigree. Once again, it was a descendant of the grey stallion Cornet Obolensky that aroused the highest desires among Westphalian customers. With the head number six, Costa Brava (breeder and exhibitor: Bernd Kröger, Dinklage) was sold for 12,000 Euros to an international show jumping stable in Bavaria. Her dam has gave biith to two offspring by the Cornet Obolensky son Comme il faut NRW that were sold for high prices at Westphalian competition auctions. The most expensive colt with a jumping pedigree was head number two. Konsequent by Kassander van't Roosakker/Comme il faut NRW (breeder and exhibitor: Hubert Wiesmann, Rosendahl) was sold for 11,500 euros to a stallion farm in Westphalia.

Of the 27 foals offered for sale, almost 80 percent changed hands this evening. On average, customers invested 9,940 euros in their new foal. Customers from abroad were successful five times.

The last online foal auction of the Westfälisches Pferdestammbuch for the time being is already ready to view. The collection of 31 interesting dressage and jumping foals can be viewed at onlineauction.westfalenpferde.de. Bids can be submitted from July 15 to 19. On July 28, the first embryo auction will take place before the hammer falls live again on July 30 and 31. The first OnLive foal auction will take place in Münster-Handorf as part of the Westfalen-Woche. The jumping foals will be auctioned on Friday evening, the dressage foals on Saturday.