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Crundwell Auction (USA) - One for the History Books

Published on Monday, September 24, 2012 in General

Dixon, Illinois (USA) took center stage Sunday, with an auction for the history books. Former Comptroller, Rita Crundwell's world re-owned quarter horses were auctioned off. Crundwell is accused of stealing 53 million dollars from the city. At the auction 319 of her horses were up for grabs, and bidders showed up in the thousands, both in person and on-line, including Australians.

Crundwell's saddles, trucks, trailers and farm equipment were also for sale.

Kwqc.com reports that the auction generated a lot of buzz, because of Crundwell's reputation in the horse industry and her most valuable horse, a world champion stallion, did not disappoint, bringing in a whopping $775,000. Those with the American Quarter Horse Association said the price is no surprise. They said many predicted "Good I Will Be", would go for even more money. They said a horse like that could win back it's cost with the possibility of more world titles and by breeding.

Other horses raked in anywhere from $3,000 for a young stallion, to $50,000, to $100,000. While there were a variety of horses on the auction block, there was also a variety of people at the sale. The person that bought "Good I Will Be" came all the way from Canada. There were people from Australia and Brazil as well. From the just plain curious, to recreational riders, to horse industry leaders the auction captivated the interest of people from all walks of life.

Source: www.kwqc.com

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