On May 8th, the French equestrian community mobilized en masse on The Auction by Arqana’s online auction platform. More than 560 bidders fought until 11:30pm to acquire their “Treasures of Champions” and collect 36,238 Euros to benefit the emergency fund launched by the French Equestrian Federation in support of riding schools and pony clubs hit by the Covid-19 crisis.
The top price was reached by Philippe Rozier’s “treasure”, the first nomination to his Olympic stallion Rahotep de Toscane, owned by Christian Baillet. Frédéric Pérouse forked out 8,500 Euros on this unique mate to his daughter’s mare.
In second place, the winner’s rug won in 2019 by the mythical couple Simon Delestre and Hermès Ryan in the Grand Prix du Saut Hermès, was acquired by Océane Finet for 4,009 Euros as a moving tribute to her mother.