mr. Europe time and again at the front of Youngster Tour Wiesbaden

After the great performances at CSI Eindhoven, the seven-year-old stallion Mr. Europe (Mr. Blue x Cassini I) at the Pfingstturnier Wiesbaden again his great talent. Under Marc Houtzager, the stallion sold at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag jumped three times to fifth place in the Youngster Tour. A promising horse bred by Stoeterij Renken!

Nice fourth place for Boston STH and Denise Nekeman

After a nice fifth place in the U25 / Inter II at CDI Odense, Boston STH and Denise Nekeman also took fourth place in a U25 class last weekend. With a score of 68.37%, Boston STH just missed the podium, but the stallion sold at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag did put in a fantastic performance!

Bonne Chance CW jumps clear in Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup La Baule

The Bonne Chance CW (Baloubet du Rouet x Cambridge), auctioned at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag, jumped fantastically clear in the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup in La Baule this afternoon. With the Swiss rider Janika Sprunger, the ten-year-old mare had to start first and immediately delivered a clear result. In the second round, Bonne Chance CW made a small mistake and the Swiss team finished in fourth place. Bonne Chance CW and Janika Sprunger certainly made a good impression on their 'Road to Rio'!

Boston STH and Denise Nekeman fifth in U25/Inter II at CDI Odense

In only their second Inter II game, Denise Nekeman and Boston STH (Johnson x Quattro B) sold at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag today finished fifth in the U25 class at CDI Odense. With a score of 69.167% they showed their enormous potential. Hopefully they keep this shape over the weekend! Foal Auction Prinsjesdag wishes Denise and Boston STH good luck!

Fliegette shows herself well in Tops International Arena

Ridden by the Belgian Pieter Clemens, the six-year-old Fliegette (Casall x Libero H) showed great talent at the international competition in the Tops International Arena in Valkenswaard last week. Fliegette was auctioned as a foal at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag and is now owned by Jos Lansink and Munsterhuis.

Every day of the international competition, Fleegette showed herself well and in the final the Casall daughter jumped to ninth place.

Click here for a video of Fliegette.

Young talent mr. Europe impresses under Marc Houtzager at CSI Eindhoven

The seven-year-old stallion Mr. Europe (Mr. Blue x Cassini I) under Olympic show jumper Marc Houtzager showed a great talent at the beautiful CSI Eindhoven competition. In the final of the Youngster Tour last Saturday, Mr. Europe are class by coming in third. mr. Europe was auctioned as a foal at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag.

Not just mr. Europe jumped at CSI Eindhoven; no fewer than four (!) Prinsjesdag products competed at the Karpendonkse Plas. The Swiss rider Janika Sprunger took her topper Bonne Chance CW (Baloubet du Rouet x Cambridge) to Eindhoven to get back into the rhythm for the outdoor season, Marriët Hoekstra had saddled the nine-year-old Wimphof's Hinde (Berlin x Heartbreaker) for the three-star competition and Joep van der Kampen entered VDL Groep Elexia (Calvaro Z x Alexis Z) in the Youngster Tour.

Under Marc Houtzager, Mr. Europe is a budding Grand Prix show jumper throughout the week. Every day the breeding product of Stoeterij Renken jumped clear and in the final Mr. Europe put his best foot forward and secured the Mr. Blue son third place.

Foal Auction Prinsjesdag congratulates all breeders, owners and riders of these four fantastic horses on their successes!

Dressage toppers of Prinsjesdag perform at CDI3* Saumur

The Painted Black offspring Binky and Blacktime both performed well last weekend at the CDI3* in Saumur. Both Binky and Blacktime were auctioned in 2006 at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag.

Ridden by the French rider Maeva Hoang, the ten-year-old Blacktime (Painted Black x Goodtimes) took third place in the Inter II with a score of 67 percent. Blacktime's half-brother Binky (Painted Black x Caprimond) once again performed well under the French Alexandra Dilliere. In the Grand Prix Binky finished sixth with 64.70 percent.

Boston STH heading for the Grand Prix

ERMELO - The ten-year-old Boston STH (Johnson x Quattro B) received his starting permit for the Grand Prix last weekend under Denise Nekeman. At the Subtop match in Ermelo, Boston scored 68,55% in the Inter II and won the match. Boston STH was auctioned at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag 2006.

“I'm really happy with how he ran! Now the mistakes have to be solved”, was the enthousiasm of Denise Nekeman after her victory with Boston STH. Still plenty of room for progression, so a combination from which we can expect a lot!

Alicante on its way to world top on Miami Beach

In 2005 he came up for auction at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag and in 2016 he is on his way to the absolute world top in show jumping: the eleven-year-old stallion Alicante impressed on all fronts in the Longines Global Champions Tour of Miami Beach last weekend. Under the top Belgian rider Jérôme Guery, Alicante jumped in a fantastic way to seventh and eighth place in the richly decorated five-star 1.55m classes on Miami Beach.

Alicante was born in 2005 at Stoeterij 't Maalwater owned by Ron Nowee and is a son of the famous Casall out of the mare Texas M (Indoctro x Lagos). As a three-year-old Alicante earned his breeding license with the KWPN and was covered by the HBC Stable. After being expertly trained by Marc Houtzager and Julia Kayser, Alicante was sold to the Belgium-based Israeli horse dealer Tal Milstein. He had Alicante ridden by his stable rider Chloé Vranken and then placed him with the Belgian top rider Jérôme Guery. Since then, Alicante has only been going uphill and the fantastic performance at Miami Beach only confirms that. Again a confirmation of the motto of Foal Auction Prinsjesdag: The Power of Performance.

Meanwhile, in Villers, France, Vicomte Breteuil, another Prinsjesdag product showed itself. Nine-year-old Caesar (Lucky Boy x Corland) jumped under the Belgian Frederik Cattebeke to a fine sixth place in the CSI2* 1.45m Grand Prix. Again a promising horse who is at the beginning of his international Grand Prix career and of which we will be hearing a lot more!

Check out the fantastic rounds of Alicante at the LGCT Miami Beach here:



Photo: Noelle Floyd

Gigolo III and Rachel Sandoz in shape at MET Oliva

Ten-year-old Gigolo III (Cassini II x Chin Chin) was in excellent form last week on the three-star Mediterranean Equestrian Tour in Oliva. Ridden by Switzerland's Rachel Sandoz, Gigolo III jumped to third place in the 1.40m class last Sunday, after finishing fifth on the same height on Thursday.

Gigolo III has a nice blood structure with Cassini II as sire and Chin Chin as maternal sire. Dam Wendy W already produced two international showjumpers and is the full sister of the KWPN-approved Grand Prix showjumping stallion Zélote VDL (Chin Chin x Libero H). Under Rachel Sandoz, Gigolo III is developing very well and has already jumped his first Grand Prix. The strong performance in Oliva bodes well for the summer season!

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