$500,000 offer for Our Flight
PA Wellington A $500,000 offer for Wednesday’s winner of the Bayer Classic, Our Flight, has been made on behalf of American interests. It is the largest amount ever offered for a New Zealand filly. Our Flight’s Palmerston North owner, Mr Jim Rusher, who works as a stud groom, has confirmed the offer had been made, by Mr Mick Preston, of Levin, who operates a bloodstock agency. Mr Rusher said: “All I know is that the offer is to a Californian client.” He added
he is now awaiting word on whether the client accepts or rejects the deal. Mr Rusher did not say whether or not he would sell the filly. If the sale does not go through, Our Flight will run in the New Zealand Derby and the New Zealand Oaks and, later, the A.J.C. Oaks at Randwick. The offer was made before Our Flight’s dashing win in the Bayer Classic. Earlier this year Our Flight was almost sold for $120,000 but the sale fell through when the filly failed to pass a veterinary inspection.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19821127.2.111.5
Bibliographic details
Press, 27 November 1982, Page 21
Word Count
180$500,000 offer for Our Flight Press, 27 November 1982, Page 21
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.