Mr Feelgood, the 2006 Little Brown Jug winner, has been sold to Australian connections and is heading into quarantine next week.

Nzherald.co.nz has reported the news, stating that the former two-heat World Record holder will be joining the stable of Tim Butt.

"It is pretty exciting," Butt's brother, Anthony, who will drive Mr Feelgood, told nzherald.co.nz. "We have always wanted to get a really top North American pacer down here and this is one of the best. He has raced and beat the best older horses this season."

The millionaire son of Grinfromeartoear is expected to be in quarantine until mid-November. Nzherald.co.nz has also stated that Mr Feelgood was purchased for close to $1 million, and that he is being pointed to the Interdominion in March and the World Cup of Pacing in Sydney in April, 2009.

"Tim has been up in the States this past week checking him out and he was blown away about how positive everybody was about the horse," Anthony Butt was quoted as saying in the article. "And he has great gate speed, which should be a big help down here."

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(With files from nzherald.co.nz)