“A fitting finale to a remarkable season with very consistent prices. The idea that there might be a dip this year is now completely outdated. Interest in the Flanders foals is immense and comes from all over the world. We are delighted for the breeders, who see their investments and the care for their mares with foals rewarded with excellent prices. This gives them the motivation to continue, allowing us to assemble strong collections for the coming years,” say Luk Van Puymbroeck and Gerald Lenaerts.
Everything sold
The collection at Sentower Park was the largest of the year with 42 jumping foals, and auctioneer Louis De Cleene managed to sell all 42 before the night officially fell. There was a lot of online activity, but in the end, only six were sold via the internet (two to Morocco, three to Ireland and one to Belgium).
Top foal goes to Grand Prix rider
Many of the buyers at the event were regular customers, but riders from Saudi Arabia and Romania also secured foals. A German Grand Prix rider bought three foals for her future, one of which is Black Magic van ’t Gelutt (Cornet Obolensky x Colbert GTI) for €78,000. This stunning colt with his superb canter and one blue eye is known as the three-quarter brother of the Olympic showjumping horse and European Champion, Clooney 51, ridden by Martin Fuchs.
New investments
An Italian investor, who has been active at previous auctions, made multiple purchases once again. Among them was the Appaloosa foal Jailyn vd Holsteinerhoeve Z (J-Nius x Vleut) from the line of top broodmare Ligie, bought for €58,000. Joining the same stables were Beverly Hills VDH Z (Balou du Reventon x Mr. Blue) for €42,000 and Urikas Way (Urico x Cassini I), the full brother of Uricas vd Kattevennen, for €38,000. Two foals were sold for €34,000 each: Happy Goldika DW Z (Heartbreaker x Indorado) and Candy Man van WW Z (Chacco Blue x Toulon).
Paul Schockemöhle also added three more colts to his stables, including Baloueney Boy M (Ermitage Kalone x Balou du Rouet) for €30,000.
Embryo auctions
The combined average price across all five foal auctions in 2024 reached €24,451. Flanders Foal Auction still has an embryo auction planned for this year and will kick off 2025 with an embryo auction at the Al Shira’aa Horse Show in Abu Dhabi on Friday, January 17.
For more information, visit: www.flandersfoalauction.be