The chestnut colt Luxury Star-K van 't Kattenheye became the top seller at 2016 KWPN Foal Auction Borculo held at equestrian centre Lichtenvoorde in Vragender, The Netherlands,on 24 - 25 August 2016.
Bred by T. Raman in Laarne, Belgium, Luxury Star K is by For Romance x Fidertanz and sold for 35,000 euro to Jacque and Saskia Lemmens who sponsor Dutch dressage riders Robin van Lierop and Seth Boschman.
The second most expensive foal was filly L'Arieta Tewel (by Ferdinand x Jazz). Bred by Wim van der Linde, the black filly sold for 32,000 euro to Cor Heemskerk.
Filly La Grande (by Grand Galaxy Win x De Niro) sold for 23,000 euro, Funkenmarie (by For Romance) sold for 18,000.
Colt Little Lord (by Glamourale) and Florenza (by Florencio) both sold for 17,000 euro, while colt Liborio STMT (by Jazz x Ampere) and filly Labamba W (by Daily Diamond) found new owners for 16,000 euro.
The two-year old filly Jamante D (by Apache x Jazz), who sold in Borculo as a foal in 2014 but who never got paid for, was re-auctioned and sold for 20,000 euro.