By Jean Llewellyn (press release)
Photography: Reckimedia

During the Al Shira’aa Bundeschampionate in Warendorf, the Westfalian Studbook held its first foal auction at the NRW State Stud with 25 dressage-oriented riding horse foals and two pony foals up for sale. Bella Benedikta II achieved the highest price, selling for €40,500.

The international audience, which had travelled from near and far in large numbers, enjoyed the outstanding quality of the promising Westfalian offspring.
It was the evening of the Illting-Reuke stud farm, with two foals bred by Bernhard Illting-Reuke achieving a double price peak. Both foals descend from the famous line of the former Bundeschampion Fynch Hatton. The most popular was head number four. Bella Benedikta II (Bonds) sparked a bidding duel between cus-tomers on site and online. Her dam Sézane (Secret) is none other than the 2022 vice Bundeschampioness.
For €40,500, customers from Poland secured the bid online for the beautiful filly, who is set to follow in her dam’s footsteps. Head number 22 was the second offspring from Bernhard Illting-Reuke, a son of Viva Gold who impressed with his excellent movement. His dam Escamilla (Escamillo) is a half-sister to Sézane. In addition to Fynch Hatton, many other licensed stallions originate from this direct dam line. He was also for €39,500 also to customers who placed their bids online.
Another foal broke the €30,000 mark. With head number 24, a filly out of the first vintage of Dynamic Pur shone in the auction round at the North Rhine-Westfalian State Stud...

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