Lot 284
Trish Dunell
Pinhookers Bruce and Maureen Harvey, of Ascot Farm, in New Zealand and Steve and Ceri Jostlear of Ampulla Lodge, in Victoria, joined forces to secure the second highest priced weanling on Day 2 of the New Zealand Bloodstock Weanling, Broodmare and Mixed Bloodstock Sale.
The quartet purchased Lot 284, a colt by Tavistock from the Thorn Park mare Once More, for $180,000.
"We rated him one of the nicest horses in the sale," Steve Jostlear said. "He was a little bit immature, but we will give him the time and the proper preparation and I think he'll be a nice yearling."
Offered by Brighthill Farm, Jostlear indicated the colt is likely to be presented for re-sale as a yearling at the Melbourne Premier Sale.
"We'll try and get him in the blue-riband session there. He has a great temperament, a great walk and he's a Tavistock and there aren't too many of them at the Melbourne Sales.
The Ascot Farm/Ampulla Lodge partnership also secured a Reliable Man colt for $75,000 and a Tavistock filly for $65,000 on Day 1.
The Trans-Tasman partners have been friends for a number of years and their combined skills saw a $500,000 profit netted from a pinhooked Exceed And Excel colt at the Gold Coast earlier this year.
"For years we used to butt heads at sales," Bruce Harvey said. "We'd buy a horse or underbid on one and we'd walk around the corner and it would be them again. So we just got chatting and got to know them and became very close friends.
"We decided to join forces on some and it worked really well," Harvey said.
"We have total confidence in their management and the way they work, they're hands on and their attention to detail is amazing." – NZ Racing Desk
The quartet purchased Lot 284, a colt by Tavistock from the Thorn Park mare Once More, for $180,000.
"We rated him one of the nicest horses in the sale," Steve Jostlear said. "He was a little bit immature, but we will give him the time and the proper preparation and I think he'll be a nice yearling."
Offered by Brighthill Farm, Jostlear indicated the colt is likely to be presented for re-sale as a yearling at the Melbourne Premier Sale.
"We'll try and get him in the blue-riband session there. He has a great temperament, a great walk and he's a Tavistock and there aren't too many of them at the Melbourne Sales.
The Ascot Farm/Ampulla Lodge partnership also secured a Reliable Man colt for $75,000 and a Tavistock filly for $65,000 on Day 1.
The Trans-Tasman partners have been friends for a number of years and their combined skills saw a $500,000 profit netted from a pinhooked Exceed And Excel colt at the Gold Coast earlier this year.
"For years we used to butt heads at sales," Bruce Harvey said. "We'd buy a horse or underbid on one and we'd walk around the corner and it would be them again. So we just got chatting and got to know them and became very close friends.
"We decided to join forces on some and it worked really well," Harvey said.
"We have total confidence in their management and the way they work, they're hands on and their attention to detail is amazing." – NZ Racing Desk
