The chestnut colt Vita d'Or became the best selling foal in the Oldenburg Elite Foal auction held at the 2026 CDIO Hagen on Friday evening 3 July 2026.
A collection of 11 dressage bred foals was on offer. With a sales rate of over 90 percent, an average price of around 18,600 euro, and total sales of 204,500 euros, the auction made a strong statement.
The top price was achieved by catalog number 2, Vita d’Or, born May 17, 2026, by Vjento out of Elite/OLHPrSt. Weihvita (by El.H. Vitalis x For Romance I x Don Schufro). He is bred by Christine Arns-Krogmann. The highly acclaimed stallion prospect is moving to a stallion breeder in Bavaria for 37,000 euro.
Vita d’Or combines exceptional genetics with one of the world’s most distinguished dressage performance lines. His sire, Vjento—a son of Valdiviani—is linked to the internationally highly successful Weissena line. His dam, Weihvita, is a sister to three licensed stallions, including Viva Gold OLD, who has celebrated Grand Prix successes under Isabell Werth, as well as Leclerc by Lord Europe. In the third generation, the pedigree features Weihegold OLD, an Olympic champion and multiple European champion—one of the most successful dressage mares in recent history. This exceptional family has produced, among others, the licensed Grand Prix and Olympic stallion Total Hope OLD, as well as numerous other top international competition horses.
The Danish bred and Oldenburg registered HP Iconic Gold (by Independent x Viva Gold) sold for 22,000 euro. Breeder Lone Boegh Henriksen also sold HP Solitano (by Secret x Fynch Hatton) to an American bidder from San Francisco for 14,500 euro.
Filly Pretty Woman (by Proud James x Vitalis) fetched 21,000 euro while colt Dark Legend (by Dante Weltino x Sir Donnerhall) sod for 20,000 euro. Filly Veritas Vincit (by Viva Vitalis x Vitalis) had a hammer price of 19,000 euro.
Veilchen (by Viva Vitalis x Fahrenheit) went for 16,500 euro, Feine Feder (by Federer x Dimaggio) for 13,000 euro. Easy Peasy (by Escolar x San Amour) sold for 10,000 euro, while a customer of the UAE secured Lord Bond (by Lord Europe x Bonds) for 6,500 euro.
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