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Trakehner Breeding
News
Grand Passion, Champion of the 2007 Trakehner Stallion
Licensing
October 29, 2007
 Grand Passion was proclaimed champion of the 2007
Trakehner Stallion Licensing in Neumunster, Germany,
on October 27, 2007. Thirteen stallions in total were
licensed of which seven were honoured with the premium
status.
"Grand Passion is a stallion with the conformation
of a foundation sire. He encorporates that special
thing and has everything to be a licensing champion,"
Lars Gehrmann said.
Grand Passuin us by Oliver Twist out of State Premium
mare Gipsy Rose (by Polarion). He is bred by Gestut
Heinen-Bönninghardt from Issum, Germany, and sold at
the licensing auction for the record price of 300,000
euro to Tony Pidgley of Kilbees Stud Farm in Great
Britain. The stallion will stand at stud at Paul Schockemohle's
station in Muhlen, Germany.
Reserve champion of the licensing was Ettinger, by
Connery out of Eichmedien (by Benz). The chestnut stallion
excelled in his trot. At auction he sold to Karl-Heinz
Schulenburg from Schleswig-Holstein for
60,000 euro. Ettinger will stand at stud at the Neustadt/Dosse
State Stud, where he will be trained by Christian Flamm.
Third placed stallion in the premium ring was Insterpark
(by Kasparow out of Insterlady (by Affido xx)). The black
stallion sold for 45,000 euro to Gestut Panker.
Other price highlights in the stallion auction were
Halimey Go (by Askar AA), which sold for 120,000 euro
to Westfalia, and Kronprinz (by Hohenstein) which sold
for 110,000 euro to Baden Wurttemberg. The top priced
Trakehner riding horse was the black Sir Arthur (by
Buddenbrock x Consul) which sold for 55,000 euro. He
will go in training with Anka Plonzke.
Related Links
Songline, 2006
Trakehner Licensing Champion
Herzendieb, 2005
Trakehner Licensing Champion, Sold to the U.S.A.
Le Rouge, 2004
Trakehner Licensing Champion
In Flagranti,
2003 Trakehner Licensing Champion
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