BY JEAN LLEWELLYN / PRESS RELEASE
PHOTOGRAPHY: OLD-ART

The 106th Autumn Elite Auction at the Oldenburg Horse Center in Vechta made a big splash with a thrilling bidding war over the high-jumping son of Tobago Z. The fischer Group won the bid, giving the top-priced horse a special competitive future.

Lot No. 8 Total Unique (Tobago Z x Vigo d’Arsouilles x Cornet Obolensky) impressed with his potential, quality, and excellent manners. The hammer finally fell at €250,000 in favor of the fischer Group. Particularly gratifying: The highly talented young horse will thus remain in German sport and will be trained and further developed in the future at Michael Jung’s stable. fischer and the multiple Olympic champion have maintained a close partnership for many years.

Baileys Krack heads to France

The most expensive dressage horse in the collection was the Oldenburg Grand Premium mare, Lot No. 3, Baileys Krack (Bonds x Romanov Blue Hors x Krack C). This elegant, typey dancer, ready for immediate competition, was sold for €46,000 to a renowned dressage stable in France.

Impetus at the Top of the Elite Foals

The elite foal collection also put on a strong showing. The top price was achieved by Cat. No. 46 Impetus (Independent x For Romance I x Don Schufro). The colt from the successful Denoix PCH line was sold to Italy for €41,000.
A total of 24 riding horses found new owners, generating total sales of €758,500. The average price was approximately €31,600. Four riding horses were sold abroad...

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