Escanto PS Wins 2024 Oldenburg Main Premium Title

Breeding

Oldenburg

Escanto PS became the 2024 Oldenburg Main Premium winner at the annual Oldenburg stallion licensing in Ankum on Saturday 20 January 2024.

To decide the main premium winner, the development of the stallion, the result of the stallion performance test and, above all, the quality of the first foal crop at the offspring inspection are taken into account when deciding on the award of the main premium.

The winner was Escanto PS OLD, born 2019, by Escamillo out of Fairytale PS (by Fürstenball - Totilas), bred and owned by Gestüt Lewitz. Escanto PS is the current Oldenburg Regional Champion and Bundeschampion of the 4-year-old stallions under the American Brandi Roenick. The stallion received three times the dream score of 10.00 for trot, canter, and rideability in Warendorf. In his short performance test in 2022 in Vechta, he received the highest daily score of 9.43. In 2022, the powerful dark bay also completed his 50-day test with a final score of 9.12. Besides Escanto PS, the dam Fairytale PS also produced the licensed stallion Fair Deal OLD (by Franklin), who ranked third in the premium ring at the 2023 Oldenburg Stallion Licensing. Escanto PS comes from the prestigious Finnländerin dam line. Dam Fairytale PS is the sister of the sires Fürst Toto (by Fürstenball) and Donier (by De Niro). His sixth dam, Fiesta (by Pik Bube I), produced the Oldenburg star sire and Olympian Don Schufro (by Donnerhall). Escanto PS had already presented high-priced elite foals at the 2023 Vechta auctions.

The second place takes St. Emilion, born 2019, by Suarez out of Tia Romina II (by Dante Weltino - Rubinstein I), bred by Nina Sixtensson, Sweden, owned by BG Wahler & Thönies. St. Emilion was licensed in Vechta in 2021 and was awarded the third premium. At the stallion market, he sold for a top price to Klosterhof Medingen. At the 2023 Oldenburg Regional Championships for four-year-old stallions, the black beauty secured the silver medal under Hannah Laser. He completed his short performance test in Warendorf with a final score of 8.62 in 2022. In 2023, he completed his 50-day test in Münster-Handorf with a final score of 8.59. The Grand Prix winners Rubin Royal OLD/Hendrik Lochthowe and Romanov Blue Hors/Hans Peter Minderhoud, NED, come also from the Rulli-Rudilore dam line.

Receiving the bronze award is Feliciano, born 2019, by Floricello out of Lady Andora (by Boston - Lord Sinclair), bred by Josef Bauer, Inning, owned by Gut Wettlkam's Lisa and Thomas Müller. During his short performance test in Vechta in 2022, he received the second-highest score of 9.04. At the end of the same year, he completed his 50-day test in Schlieckau, finishing with 8.82. He received the score of 9.00 five times in the categories of willingness to perform, trot, canter, rideability, and overall impression. The test rider rated the rideability with a score of 9.75. Under Walter Wadenspanner, Feliciano demonstrates his talent in the arena with victories in riding horse and dressage horse competitions at A level. For the 2023 Vechta Elite Foal Auctions, the stallion has already presented high-priced foals.