The Oldenburg Champion Stallion of the 10th Oldenburg Saddle Licensing, Splendid by San Amour I out of N-Infinity by Dream Boy – Friedensfürst/T., bred by Rob Zandvoort from Belgium, was the price highlight at 515,000 Euros. The stunning black stallion was sold to a stallion owner in Switzerland who owns the stud farm Gut Schönweide in Schleswig-Holstein. Splendid becomes the most expensive champion of all ten saddle licensings so far.
The champion comes from a successful dressage dam line: dam N-Infinity was already successful at advanced level at the age of seven. Granddam Fatinitza was a grand prix winner under Tatyana Makarova (RUS).
The second most expensive stallion for 84,000 euros was the Ic premium stallion by Frascino out of Fahra-Diva by Lauries Crusador xx – Dormello – Placido, bred by Frank & Christine Lange, Porta Westfalica, and exhibited by Peter Aringer from Herford. His third dam, Farena, is the sister of the World Cup winner Delaunay OLD by Dr. Doolittle under the Swedish rider Patrik Kittel.
The stallion by Da Costa out of Dakota by Dankeschön – Hochadel, bred and exhibited by Arndt Schwierking, Barver, was sold for 81,000 euros to a top dressage stable in Austria. Sire Da Costa placed fourth in the final of the Bundeschampionat for six-year-old dressage horses in 2019 under Janina Tietze and was successful in advanced level dressage competitions in 2020. Second sire Dankeschön was successful up to Intermediaire I under Henrike Sommer.
In total, the Spring Elite Auction generated a total sale of 2,395,000 euros with the riding horses that were already auctioned on 10 April. The lot shone with an average price of over 61,000 Euros. 21 of 39 auction candidates were bought by Oldenburg friends from abroad. In the future, they will bring joy in Great Britain (4), Belgium (3), Switzerland (3), USA (3), Ireland (1), Italy (1), Canada (1), Mexico (1), Austria (1), Portugal (1), Spain (1) and in Hungary (1).
~with files from Tobias Hemken
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