Nearly 60 splendid specimens from the 2003 foal crop - Oldenburg and Oldenburg-International (OS) - were auctioned during the second Elite Foal Auction on Friday, August 22, 2003 at the Oldenburg Horse Center in Vechta.
The most expensive Oldenburg foal, Fantastica, a Fürst Heinrich son bred by Ernst and Edith Fleitmann in Großenkneten, was sold for 34,000 Euro. The dam, Edina (by De Niro), was the 2001 Oldenburg Champion Mare. This young colt named Fantastico was sold to Switzerland. All in all, 40 Oldenburg foals changed hands for a total of 346,400 Euro at an average price of 8,660 Euro. Nine foals were sold abroad.
The top priced OS foal was a colt named Baltic King: this Baloubet du Rouet son bred by Wilfried Fleming in Löningen was sold to a buyer from Berlin for 19,000 Euro. The 18 offered OS foals achieved a total of 152,700 Euro at an average price of 8,483 Euro. Three of them were sold abroad.
The results from the second Elite Foal Auction organized by the Oldenburg Verband in co-operation with Oldenburg-International were super: these highly in demand youngsters were sold for a total of more than 500,000 Euro to buyers from Europe and abroad. One of the most coveted was a son out of the Oldenburg Champion Mare, Edina, who sold to Switzerland for 34,000 Euro. 12 Oldenburg Verband foals were sold for 10,000 Euro or more.
Quidam's Cracker (by Quidam Rubin), bred by Franz-Josef Broxtermann in Wardenburg, was sold to Gestüt Sprehe for 19,000 Euro. A Rohdiamant colt named Robbespiere (bred by Engelbert Boeske in Goldenstedt) was purchased by a customer from Austria for 20,000 Euro. Another top price was paid for the filly, Czardasfürstin, bred by Margarete Strohm: she was the winning filly at the 3rd German Foal Championships and is by Fürst Heinrich - the brand new World Champion of five year old dressage horses - was sold for 19,000 Euro.
A wide range of OS foals sold well: the top priced foal sold for 19,000 Euro and five other talented youngsters were sold for more than 10,000 Euro. Among these was a Concetto son, Con Famos, who was sold to Canada for 14,500 Euro. Concetto is an internationally successful jumper stallion under Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, recently stationed at the new Gestüt Famos in Syke. His breeder, Uwe Meyer and his mare, Ganza, also presented the top priced foal at the 1st Elite Foal Auction called Lanaken. Chartbreaker, a Come On son bred by Dr. Günther Bunge in Wagefeld, will remain in Germany: he was purchased by the Haase family in Fischerhude for 13,000 Euro.
by Tanja Becker