Waikato bloodstock agent Garry Carvell went home with the horse he wanted on the first day of New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale.
He went to $900,000 to secure lot 155, the Pierro colt out of Redoute’s Choice mare Our Squeezer, from Westbury Stud’s draft.
Carvell said the colt’s pedigree was particularly enticing, with Our Squeezer being a half-sister to Imposingly, the dam of three-time Group One winner Bonneval and Group winners Lord Arthur, Imposing Lass, Full Of Spirit, and Lady Cumquat.
“He’s by a sire who’s booming and the cross with Redoute’s Choice mares produces plenty of winners and stakes winners.
“He’s a lovely horse and they aren’t easy to find. When you go through the sales in Australia there were only two or three colts out of Redoute’s Choice mares.
“I thought he would go to NZ$800,000 or more.”
Carvell said his new owners would take a patient approach with their new acquisition.
“We’ll take our time with him and get him broken in and go from there.
“He’ll be telling us how good he is and where he goes.”
The Pierro x Redoute's Choice cross runs at 21.6% stakes-winners to runners with eight stakes-winners bred this way headed by Group I winners Levendi, Arcadia Queen and Regal Power, while leading New Zealand Derby contender Dragon Leap is also bred this way.
Westbury Stud's Russel Warwick was delighted with the sale.
NZ Racing Desk
