The bay Dutch warmblood colt Lord Franklin (by Franklin x Lancelot) became the best selling dressage foal at the 2016 KWPN Foal Auction in Dronten, The Netherlands, on 2 September 2016.
Former Under 25 Grand Prix rider Kim Schmid acquired Lord Franklin for 13,000 euro.
Livingstone (by Grand Galaxy Win x Uphill) became the second most expensive foal of the evening, selling for 12,000 euro.
The bay colt Lord Hennessy (by Hennessy x Farrington) switched owners for 10,000 euro. This colt was the reserve champion of the 2016 KWPN Friesland Regional Foal Champion and named best bred dressage colt of the show.
The dark bay filly Lilithyia Texel (by Governor x Apache) sold for 8,500 euro.
The most expensive jumper foal was the bay filly Lupina (by Grandorado x Berlin), which found a new owner for 9,500 euro.
The average price for a dressage foal in Dronten was 6636 euro. The jumper colts sold for an average price of approximately 6000 euro.