Press release
Münster: The Westphalian Studbook offered 31 foals for sale at an online auction this evening. A daughter of First Deal advanced to the top price. The filly was worth 17,500 euros to her new owners from Denmark. In the end, a son of St. Emilion cost 17,000 euro.
The foal season at the Westphalian Studbook is coming to an end. In the penultimate online auction of the season, 31 representatives of the 2024 vintage were up for sale again this evening.
Head number 8, Flotte Deern by Fair Deal (breeder: Sabine Mauderer, Lippetal), was the most sought-after offer. She found her new owners in Denmark at the hammer price of 17,500 euros after a long bidding duel between Germany, Finland and Denmark. Her dam, Fajola by Fürst Jazz, is the half-sister to Django Unchained, who was sold for 155,000 euros at the Westphalian Autumn Auction in 2019. The Celle state stud stallion Viscerado, who is successful in international 1.45 m jumping competitions with Marco Kutscher, also descents from this dam line. The dam of this foal will also be up for sale at the Westphalian Studbook's youngster and broodmare auction in October.
Another filly was also highly favoured by the international clientele with the first lot of the evening. The liver chestnut mare named Bonjour II (breeder and exhibitor: Bernhard Illting-Reuke, Borken) is a full sister to Bonjour, who was sold for 61,500 euro at a Westphalian online auction in 2022. The dam line is also well known. The granddam of this auction foal is none other than the St.Pr.St. Senorita Meyer, who produced three other licensed stallions in addition to the Bundeschampion Fynch Hatton. The daughter of Bonds/Franziskus transferred to Dutch ownership this evening at the hammer price of 16,500 euros.
The most popular colt of the evening with head number 29 was the son of St. Emilion Sweet Spot (breeder and exhibitor: ZG Benning, Dülmen). His dam Verb.Pr. Vivetta B by Vivaldi is a half-sister to the successful advanced level dressage horse First Romance. The black colt found his new owners in the Netherlands at the hammer price of 17,000 Euros. A son of Follow Him's Schönweide/Valdiviani (breeder and exhibitor: Lars Rethemeier, Lienen) also cracked the 10,000 euro mark. The strong-moving chestnut colt found his new home with his sire's stallion owners for 10,500 euro.
With the foals sold this evening, the Westphalian Studbook generated a total turnover of 115,000 euros. On average, their new Westphalian hopeful was worth 8,846 euros to international customers.
‘Although foal sales don't get any easier towards the end of the year, this auction shows once again that customers are still prepared to pay good money for special foals,’ summarised auction and sales manager Thomas Münch.
Anyone still looking for a promising representative of the 2024 vintage will have two more opportunities to bid for a foal at the Westphalian Studbook this year. The lot for the last online auction of the year can already be viewed online at onlineauction.westfalenpferde.de. The online auction runs from September 12 to 16. OnLive, the last auction foals of the year will be for sale in Münster-Handorf on September 28.