The Danish warmblood Stallion Licensing Committee selected 24 colts on the first day of the pre-selection in Vilhelmsborg, Denmark, on 4 January 2012.
The first pre-selection day featured a collection of dressage colts. Twenty-three 3-year olds and one 4-year old has been picked.
The KWPN licensing champion Zack (by Rousseau x Jazz) became the most successful sire at the pre-selecton with five offspring selection. Ampere (by Rousseau x Flemmingh) has three, Furstenball (by Furst Heinrich x Donnerhall) as well as Quaterbay, Suunny Boy, Fassbinder and Temptation all have two. Blue Hors stud owns no less than 4 of the 24 selected colts.
The selected colts are:
- Duné (by Ampere x Mago xx) - Owner: Malene Munk & Michael Højgaard - Breeder: Kim Berthelsen
- Fantastic W (by Ampere x Ferro) - Owner: Stutteri Højagergaard - Breeder: B J M Wezenberg, NED
- Ambition (by Ampere x Lorentin) - Owner & Breeder: Tailormade
- Skallebaeks Regent (by De Noir x Romanov) - Owner: Ib Kirk - Breeder: Anne Johansen
- Viva Don Carlos (by Don Romantic x Come Back II) - Owner: K. Nielsen P. Nakszinsky - Breeder: Merete Brønserud & Arne Madsen
- D (by Don Schufro x Regazzoni) - Owner & Breeder: Blue Hors
- Faust (by Fassbinder x Loudini) - Owner: Hendrik Hansen - Breeder: Laura-Adele Nielsen
- Flashback (by Fassbinder x Don Frederico) - Owner & Breeder: Henrik Hansen
- Florentino (by Furstenball x Ragazzo) - Owner: Rikke Linnemann - Breeder: Lisbeth Andersen
- Lord Gregory (by L'Espoir x Don Gregory) - Owner & Breeder: Ulrik og Lena Kristensen
- Gorklintgaards Quirano (by Quaterback x Sunny Boy) - Owner & Breeder: Jørgen Ravn
- UNO Something Special (by San Amour x Furst Heinrich) - Owner & Breeder: Stutteri UNO
- Treldegaards Sancez (by Sandro Hit x Romancier) - Owner & Breeder: Kirsten & Niels Madsen
- Sylvester (by Sunny Boy x Kanudos xx) - Owner: Susanne og Søren S. Blicher - Breeder: Annelise og Hans Greve
- Timberlain (by Temptation x Crelido) - Owner & Breeder: Poul Hove & Gitte Søgaard
- Fruerlunds Zippo (by Zack x Del Piero) - Owner: Blue Hors - Breeder: Bente & Lars Christensen
- Ringsbo's Zee Me Blue (by Zack x Don Schufro) - Owner: Blue Hors - breeder: Stald Ringsbo
- Vincent Maranello (by Zack x Future Cup) - Owner: Johan Ifverson - Breeder: Jane Gry Haugum
- Zancas Klint (by Zack x Wanderer) - Owner: Blue Hors - Breeder: Gitte & Poul Erik Klint
- Ostlunds Zoludox (by Zack x De Noir) - Owner: Ib Kirk - Breeder: Marie Østlund
- Torveslettens Fifty-Fifty (by Furstenball x Stedinger) - Owner: Andreas Helgstrand - Breeder: Stutteri Tørvesletten
- Hojgaardens Sir Chantal (by Sir Donnerhall x Friendship) - Owner & Breeder: Solveig & Christian Jensen
- Monique's Tempo (by Temptation x Negro) - Owner: Bennetsen - Breeder: Monique Stremler
- Petersborg Qasanova (by Quaterback x Calypso) - Owner: Andreas Helgstrand - Breeder: Jannie Groot
Photo © Ridehesten
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