The Flanders Embryo Auction has grown into a well-established name among Arab buyers. It required courage, perseverance and patience from organizers Luk Van Puymbroeck and Gerald Lenaerts, as auctioning embryos in the Middle East – where buyers traditionally prefer ridden horses – was far from obvious. The first embryo auction was held in 2017, after which knowledge and interest increased year after year. Last year’s exceptionally strong collection was even rewarded with a sell-out and an average price of €27,222.
This year, 22 embryos have once again been selected, sired by 16 different stallions. United Touch S leads the line-up with four offspring, followed by Chacco Blue (2x) and the Appaloosa showjumping stallion J-Nius V.V. Z (2x). Following the success of the Appaloosa foal C-Bra van het Bokt, ‘Flanders’ has selected two very interesting J-Nius V.V. Z embryos, bred out of the 1.60m Grand Prix mare Isaura ter Putte (half-sister to Elvis Ter Putte) and out of the full sister of Emerald van ’t Ruytershof.
Eleven Grand Prix dams
“We have eleven embryos out of sport mares competing at 1.45m up to 1.65m level. Seven have a granddam that jumped at the highest level. Eleven dams and twenty granddams already gave 1.45m to 1.65m Grand Prix horses. Going back one more generation, we see that six great-granddams competed at top level and that 18 great-granddams gave a Grand Prix horse. This shows just how strong the damlines are,” explains Gerald Lenaerts.
‘Flanders’ has been offered embryos that were previously not for sale. “Thanks to ICSI techniques, it is becoming increasingly easier and more financially accessible to buy something out of exceptional sport mares. Previously, that was completely out of reach.”
Premieres
A real premiere is the Emerald out of Toveks Mary Lou (Montender), who won more than €1.7 million with Henrik von Eckermann. She won the World Cup Final in Omaha, Grand Prix’s, Nations Cups and medals at championships. Also appearing on the market for the first time is an embryo whose full sister is Bisquetta (Bisquet Balou C), the top horse of Laura Kraut and third in the ranking of highest-earning mares in 2025.
The Balou du Reventon out of Coriana van Klapscheut (1.60m Grand Prix winner with Eric Lamaze) is also very interesting. Full brother Badarco PS, purchased by Paul Schockemöhle at the Flanders Foal Auction for €50,000, was recently the only four-year-old offered at the PSI Auction and realized €180,000.
The United Touch S out of the same dam as Impress van ’t Kattenheye, highly successful with Thibeau Spits, is also sure to attract many fans, as are the Comme il Faut out of the 1.60m Grand Prix mare Kitona de Muze, the Darry Lou out of the 1.55m Grand Prix mare Ut Wodka, the Aganix du Seigneur out of the half-sister to top horse Caracole de la Roque and the Chacco Blue out of the famous broodmare Gatoucha van ’t Roosakker.
View the collection at www.flandersfoalauction.be and see which one is your favorite on paper.