Hold-Thyssen and Ocala Ranches closed on $825,000 Sale of Horse Farm that produced first Florida-bred Kentucky Derby Winner

Needles Gets a Treat from a Bonnie Heath Farms Admirer in Ocala, FL

REDDICK, Fla. – Hold-Thyssen, a full service real estate firm based in Winter Park, along with Ocala ranches, recently handled the $825,000 sale of Bonnie Heath Farms, a 78-acre horse farm located at 7145 NW125^th Street Rd. in Reddick just north of Ocala in Marion County.

Bob Hold, principal at Hold-Thyssen along with George DeBenedicty of Ocala Ranches who listed the property, brokered the transaction on behalf of the local seller, Land Holding, LLC and the buyer, J. Shondel.  

Bonnie Heath Farms produced “Needles” – the first Florida-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby in 1984.

 Headquartered in Winter Park, Fla., Hold-Thyssen provides commercial property brokerage and leasing and management services to institutional and private investor clients nationwide.  The 40-year old firm’s current portfolio includes more that 100 commercial properties throughout the United States.

For more information on this transaction, please contact

 Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications Inc. 407-644-4142 Lvershelco@aol.com