BY JEAN LLEWELLYN (PRESS RELEASE)
PHOTOGRAPHY: KIKI BEELITZ

The champion stallion of the 15th Oldenburg Saddle Licensing, Besandro Gold, born in 2023, by Best of Gold out of the Elite and State Premium mare Edwina (Sandro Hit), bred and raised by Heinz Ahlers of Hatten, was sold to Australia at the 105th Spring Elite Auction at the Oldenburg Horse Center in Vechta.

The son of former saddle licensing champion Best of Gold, who has since become successful at the S*** level himself, was sold for €100,000. The charming and light-footed young stallion is now available to breeders, as he will fortunately remain at his breeder Heinz Ahlers’ station in Hatten for the time being.
His full brother Bugatti Gold OLD is also licensed and has already stood on the podium in S* dressage competitions, while his half-brother Bertolli Gold by Bretton Woods is also impressing in advanced dressage tests. In addition, both of his full sisters were awarded the Oldenburg Main Premium, with Edwina Gold OLD celebrated as the reserve champion mare at the 2024 Elite Mare Show in Rastede.
The granddam, Elite and Association Premium mare Elisa, gave birth to the Grand Prix-successful Bellini Gold by Belissimo M as well as two licensed sons, including Special Gold by Sandro Hit, who impressed as a four- and six-year-old in the finals of the Bundeschampionat in Warendorf.
Customers from the United States of America invested €61,000 in the most expensive show jumper. Le Duc, born in 2020, by Levisto out of U-Anakonda S by Acorado, bred by: Matthias Odewald, Breese, owner: Sportpferde Vaske GmbH, Halen, who is already successful in L-level show jumping competitions, comes from the successful line 2067, which also produced the sire Landstreicher, HH Conrad/1m60 winner with Grégory Wathelet (BEL), Canterbury, Canturano I, Aventador S – winner of 1m60 classes with Marco Kutscher; as well as Caprys – successful at 1m60 with Christian Kukuk (GER)...

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