Chico's Champ, Price Highlight of the 2008 Verden Winter Auction

Sun, 01/27/2008 - 00:00
Hanoverian Auctions in Verden
Chico's Champ :: Photo © Tammo Ernst

With an auction sales price of 72,000 €, the Chico's Boy x Ariston-son Chico's Champ (breeder: Heinz-Peter Steiner - exhibitor: Claus Pax) was the top priced horse of the Hanoverian Winter Auction on January 26, 2008 in Verden, Germany. A well-known Lower Saxonian training and show stable purchased the bay dressage stallion.

121 Hanoverian horses were sold at an average auction sales price of 13,495 € which is the second best result ever achieved at a winter auction.

Florida by For Keeps x Classiker (breeder: Bernd Tönjes, Ganderkesee - exhibitor: Gerold Gögele, Bleckede) was the most expensive show jumping horse. A faithful fan of Hanoverian horses from Italy purchased the clever chestnut mare at 33,000. €

64 horses were sold abroad. Customers from Sweden bought nine horses, eight horses will travel to France and Spain, seven to Italy. It was the first time that two horses were sold at the phone to Iran.

Photo © Tammo Ernst

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