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2004 Vechta Spring
Elite Auction
Adrenaline Rising
April 24, 2004
 There was a different atmosphere to be sensed in the
building. The Vechta personal was more nervous, people
were bustling about trying to kill time before the
auction, it was a pleasant nervous atmosphere in which
adrenaline was rising for the big battle of the buyers.
My friend Marne Martin and her husband Michael Tucker
arrived round 2 PM. The arena had undergone an extreme
makeover; it was smaller, with VIP tables on four sides,
there were shavings on the ground and flowers decorated
the whole place, endowing the arena with a typical
happy spring atmosphere.
When everyone was nested on their seats, champagne
bottles popped open and sleeves rolled up, the auction
was ready to kick off. Horse number one to enter the
ring was Don Olympico, a De Niro x Plaisir d'Amour,
owned by Belgian J. Desmedt and sold for 15,000 euro
to the owner, because he was not pleased with the low
price.
Was this a sign that this Vechta Elite spring auction
would follow the trend of all other auctions, namely
being a disappointing low priced one because of current
bad economy? Horse number two Delphi (De Niro x Prince
Tatch xx) sold for 10,000 euro, ouch! Number three,
the wonderful little star Deng Xiaoping (De Niro x
Wertschatz) sold for 17,500 euro to Great Britain;
still a very low price for the quality this little
power mover had to offer. I knew however that the
tide was to turn with horse number four, Uniqua.
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