Sensational Price Record of 250,000 € at 2025 Westfalian Elite Foal Auction

The Westfalian breeding society has much to celebrate as a sensational price record of 250,000 euro was set at its 2025 Westfalian Elite Foal Auction in Munster on 2 August 2025. 

With 16 foals selling over 20,000 euro the breeding society reported that it "impressively demonstrated this weekend that it is still possible to sell foals successfully this year!" as mentioned in its press release.

Foal auctions across Germany and The Netherlands have been been struggling to get good prices for their foals with a few exceptions and price highlights. Most breeders end up either stuck with an unsold foal or having to let it go in the 4,000 - 6,000 euro price range, and it was no different in this auction, although many foals did sell for great, motivating prices.

One Client Makes the Magic

For Westfalia, it turns out that one client is responsible for this "sensational" overall result: Portuguese horse investor Thiago Mantovani.

Mantovani decided to purchase no less than 10 (!) foals in this auction, including the two price highlights. He bought two colts and eight fillies in total. Mantovani closely collaborates with trainer and Westfalian horse breeder Norbert van Laak.

Thiago's record breaking purchase is Frank Dahlhoff's filly Viva Love (by Viva Gold x Fürstenball) for 250,000 € followed by  Philipp Welsing's colt Vivaldo Gold (by Valdiviani x Belissimo M) for 100,000 €

Big Prices

Other foals selling for big prices including Victor (by Velvedere x Danciero) who sold for 68,000 euro.

 Philipp Welsing's colt Bon Vito Gold (by Bon Esprit x Sir Donnerhall) had a hammer price of 57,000 euro.

Also selling abroad were Viva Marcia (by V-Power x For Romance II) for 44,000 euro, the Dutch bred Viorenta (by Vjento x Sorento) for 40,000 euro, Venezia Dream (by Vitalis x Zoom)  for 25,000 euro, and Bonnie (by Bonds x Jazzman) for 23,000 euro.

Verfühung (by Visandro x Rocco Granata) went for 30,000 euro, Viva Sevilla (by Vjento x De Niro)  for 25,000 euro. Layla (by Lodovico x Floriscount) stays in Germany for 23,500 euro

Two foals sold for 22,000 euro: Baron Meyer (by Bonds x Franziskus) and Vred (by Veneno x Quotenkönig). 

Santos (by Sir Heinrich x Bretton Woods) sold for 21,000 euro. Maidan (by Milennium x Fidertanz) fetched 19,000 euro.

Global Interest

A Swiss client bought David Guetta (by Dynamic Dream x Foundation) for 20,500 euro, while a Dutchman got Vitaliano (by Vitalis x Sandro Hit) for 20,000 euro.

Easy (by Escamillo x Sir Heinrich) fetched 16,500 euro, Fijiteer (by Fiji x Franziskus) went for 15,000 euro, Velia (by Vivaldos x Escamillo) went for 12,000 euro.

A Slovakian bought Don Weltino (by Dream Boy x Dante Weltino) for 13,500 euro, Für Dich (by Fiji x Vitalis) for 9,000 euro, and Raya (by Romanov x Valdiviani) for 8,500 euro.

Louisiana GV (by Lord Europe x Escolar) and Glückskind S (by Glamdale x Franziskus) move to Belgium for 8,500 and 6,500 euro. A Finnish customer got Dark Ellis WF (by Dark Dynamic x Ellis) for 6,500 euro.

Voyage (by Vjenti x Capri Sonne JR) goes to Austria for 6,000 euro.

An Azerbaijani client got Just Right (by Just in Time x Belissimo M) for 7,500 euro.

An American bought pony foal Nane de Luxe (by Neverlans x Champion de Luxe) for 9,500 euro.

Statistically

The online auction page lists that 107 dressage bred foals were on offer, which includes 7 pony foals. The price statistics say that 76 horse foals and 7 pony foals sold.

The average price for a horse foal was 16,875 euro, which is an impressive result. 

However, looking at the group of foals selling (or not-selling) between 4,000 and 6,000 euro, of the 83 on offer 42 of them sold for 6,000 euro or less, which is 50% of the collection.

Complete results here.

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