Verden Auction News

Scampolo Top Priced Horse at 2010 Verden Spring Elite Auction

April 12, 2010

Scampolo achieved the top knock down price at the 2010 Hanoverian Spring Elite Auction in Verden, Germany. A Westfalian based dressage stable acquired Franz Blaser's Sir Donnerhall x Weltmeyer x Abajo xx son for 127,000 euro.

The black stallion Santander Hit (by Sandro Hit x Weltmeyer x Aarking xx) sold for 90,000 euro to a Hamburg dressage stable. The 6-year old licensed stallion Lehmann (by Londonderry x Argentinus) sold for 88,000 euro to same stable.

American dressage fans bought the dark bay mare Romanze K (by Riedinger x Davignon x Weltmeyer) for 51,000 euro while Blue Hors stud acquired Darnell (by Don Frederico x Waikiki x Western Stern) for 50,000 euro

The best selling show jumping youngster was Crespa, a Contender x For Pleasure offspring, which sold for 87,000 euro to Great Britain.

A collection of foals was also included on the sales list. The most expensive foal was Botschafter, a Bonifatius x De Niro colt, which sold for 32,000 euro to Sweden. The average price for a foal was 6,930 euro.

The average price for a Hanoverian sport horse was 30,345 euro. Seventy-five horses were sold and thirty-five of them move abroad. The countries buying the most horses were Denmark, Great Britain and the U.S.A.

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