Last night a new online auction edition of Horse Auction Belgium came to an end with the The Kingsday Editon. With an average sales price of almost 20.000 euros, it was another successful edition for the team of Michel Spaan, Kevin Gielen, Christophe Gijbels and Lore Penders.
Auction topper of the evening was the 2-year-old stallion True Prince Van 't Heike, a son of Aktion Pur Z and Corrado I out of the breeding of the Boonen family. Mother Ice Princess van 't Heike herself jumped at 1.40m level with Matthias Hens and is a half sister of Valentina van 't Heike (Nabab de Rêve), the former GP mare of Jos Lansink. True Prince Van 't Heike will stay on Belgian soil for an amount of 36.000 euros.
For the 2-year-old stallion Oh Harry, 34.000 euro was paid and this coming from Poland. Oh Harry was bred by the Dutch rider Willem Greve and is a son of Emerald van 't Ruytershof and this in combination with Cascadello I.
The third most expensive stallion was the 3-year-old grey gelding Elliott Greenfield Z, a breeding product of Jean-Pierre Stampaert. Elliott Greenfield is also a son of Emerald van 't Ruytershof out of a Cabrio Z mare. Grandmother Naomi Greenfield (Night and Day) we know as the mother of Dream Of India Greenfield (Gem of India), the former GP-horse of Pieter Devos.
by Galop | photos by HAB