It is with great sadness we have to let everyone know that we lost Pastoral Pursuit yesterday. Sadly he died after covering a mare due to a rupture in a major vessel in his chest a symptom of his age. We are all deeply saddened by his death.
Pastoral Pursuits will be a great loss to us as he was a real character and will be sadly missed.
Bobby Joe Leg was a winner for Norton Grove’s Pastoral Pursuits at Newcastle yesterday evening.
Trainer John Spearing was on the mark today at Lingfield with A Sure Welcome who was sired by Norton Grove’s Pastoral Pursuits. The six year old gelding was recording his 11th career win!
Bobby Joe Leg, sired by Norton Grove’s Pastoral Pursuits, was a winner at Wolverhampton this evening. He is trained by Ruth Carr and owned by Angela Clark.
Olivers Pursuit won for the first time in his career at Wolverhampton today. Sired by Norton Grove’s Pastoral Pursuits the Gay Kelleway trained gelding won the ‘Bombardier British-Hopped Amber Beer Handicap’ over a mile and half a furlong.
Flying Pursuit, trained by Tim Easterby, was a Doncaster winner for Norton Grove stallion Pastoral Pursuits this afternoon.
Tilsworth Rose, a daughter of Norton Grove Stud’s Pastoral Pursuits, was a soft ground winner at Nottingham today. She was recording her third career victory after winning earlier this year at Lingfield Park.
Venture Rebel, who is by Norton Grove’s Pastoral Pursuits, was a winner of the Group 3 Qatar Racing And Equestrian Club Renaissance Stakes at the Curragh this afternoon. He is trained at Malton by Richard Fahey. Placed at Ripon in the feature race was Broken Spear, also by Pastoral Pursuits. Broken Spear spends his holidays here at Norton Grove.
