Lazarus (horse)
| Lazarus | |
|---|---|
| Breed | Standardbred |
| Sire | Bettor's Delight |
| Grandsire | Cam's Card Shark (US) |
| Dam | Bethany |
| Maternal grandsire | Christian Cullen |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 2012-11-12 |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Breeder | G Chin, Studholme Bloodstock Limited |
| Owner | Mrs G J Kennard, P I Kennard, Trevor G Casey, K Riseley |
| Trainer | Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen (NZ) |
| Record | |
| 51 starts: 37 wins 12 placings | |
| Earnings | |
| NZ$4,423,391 | |
| Honours | |
| New Zealand Horse of the Year (2x) | |
| Last updated on: 2021-09-05. | |
Lazarus is a former champion New Zealand Standardbred race-horse and is now a stud stallion.
He was trained by Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen. Driven by Mark Purdon he won the following major races in New Zealand and Australia:[1]
- 2015 New Zealand Yearling Sales 2YO Open Mobile Pace.
- 2015 Harness Jewels 2YO Emerald.
- 2015 NRM Sires Stakes Series Final.
- 2015 New Zealand Yearling Sales Series Final.
- 2016 Victoria Derby.
- 2016 New Zealand Trotting Derby.
- 2016 Great Northern Derby[2]
- 2016 New Zealand Trotting Cup.[3]
- 2016 New Zealand Free For All.
- 2017 Victoria Cup[4]
- 2017 Chariots Of Fire[5]
- 2017 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship at Gloucester Park, Perth[6] beating home Chicago Bull and Tiger Tara.[7]
- 2017 New Zealand Trotting Cup.[8]
- 2018 A G Hunter Cup[9]
After he won his second NZ Trotting Cup in November 2017, he headed overseas firstly to Australia and then to the United States and Canada where he performed with distinction, including winning the $325,000 Dan Patch Stakes on debut at Hoosier Park.[10]
Following his retirement as a racehorse Lazarus was put to stallion duties, initially standing in North America and New South Wales.[11] He served 136 mares in his first season in North America.[12] He was later moved to the South Auckland stud farm Alabar.[13]
See also
References
- ^ "Australian Harness Racing". www.harness.org.au.
- ^ "Lazarus back not quite from the dead". NZ Herald.
- ^ "Lazarus wins cup in record time". November 8, 2016.
- ^ "Lazarus laps rivals in $400,000 Cup". January 28, 2017.
- ^ "Lazarus wins Chariots Of Fire in 1:49". February 11, 2017.
- ^ "Racing: NZ pacer Lazarus wins A$1.1million Inter Dominion in Perth". NZ Herald.
- ^ "Lazarus is your Inter Dominion Champion!". December 8, 2017.
- ^ "Lazarus wins New Zealand Trotting Cup for second year running". Stuff. November 14, 2017.
- ^ "Lazarus too tough, too strong in A G Hunter Cup in Victoria". Stuff. February 4, 2018.
- ^ "Wonder Mile for Wonder from Down Under: Lazarus N prevails in Dan Patch". Indiana Harness. August 11, 2018.
- ^ "Lazarus N retires from racing, begins dual hemisphere stud career – U.S. Trotting News".
- ^ "Lazarus ready to make amends". www.hrnz.co.nz.
- ^ "Harness racing: Legendary Australasian pacer Lazarus returning to New Zealand, will be based at South Auckland stud farm". NZ Herald.
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