Lazarus (horse) explained

Lazarus (foaled 12 November 2012) is a former champion New Zealand Standardbred race-horse and is now a stud stallion.

Racing career

He was trained by Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen and generally driven by Mark Purdon when winning a number of major races in New Zealand and Australia:^[1]

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.^[2]

Year	Placing	Race	1st	2nd	3rd
2015	1st	New Zealand Yearling Sales 2YO Open Mobile Pace (1950m, Addington)	Lazarus	Shandale	Motu Premier
2015	1st	Harness Jewels 2YO Emerald	Lazarus	Motu Premier	Chase The Dream
2015	1st	NRM Sires Stakes Series 3YO Final	Lazarus	Chase The Dream	Classie Brigade
2015	1st	New Zealand Yearling Sales Series Final	Lazarus	Chase The Dream	Art Form
Jan 2016	1st	Victoria Derby	Lazarus	Three Ways	Don’t Hold Back
2016	1st	Great Northern Derby[3]	Lazarus	Chase The Dream	Walkinshaw
2016	1st	New Zealand Trotting Derby	Lazarus	Classie Brigade	Shandale
Nov 2016	1st	New Zealand Trotting Cup.[4]	Lazarus		Titan Banner
Nov 2016	1st	New Zealand Free For All	Lazarus	Christen Me	Tiger Tara
Jan 2017	1st	Victoria Cup[5]	Lazarus	Major Crocker	Bling It On
2017	1st	Chariots Of Fire (G1, 1609m, Menangle)[6]	Lazarus	Our Waikiki Beach	Salty Robyn
2017	1st	Inter Dominion Pacing Championship at Gloucester Park, Perth[7] [8]	Lazarus	Chicago Bull	Tiger Tara
Nov 2017	1st	New Zealand Trotting Cup.[9]	Lazarus	Jack's Legend	Tiger Tara
Feb 2018	1st	A G Hunter Cup[10]	Lazarus	Soho Tribeca	Heaven Rocks

Breeding career

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 where his fee was set at $7500 for his first season in New Zealand.^[13] In 2022 he was moved to Nevele R Stud in Canterbury.^{[14] [15]}

His progeny has included:^[16]

• Handlelikeaporsche, multiple North American Grand circuit winner
• Voukefalas, the two-time New Jersey Sires Stakes champion.

See also

• Harness racing in New Zealand

References

Lazarus - Alabar Farm

Notes and References

1. Web site: Australian Harness Racing. www.harness.org.au.
2. Web site: Wonder Mile for Wonder from Down Under: Lazarus N prevails in Dan Patch. August 11, 2018. Indiana Harness.
3. Web site: Lazarus back not quite from the dead. NZ Herald.
4. Web site: Lazarus wins cup in record time. November 8, 2016.
5. Web site: Lazarus laps rivals in $400,000 Cup. January 28, 2017.
6. Web site: Lazarus wins Chariots Of Fire in 1:49. February 11, 2017.
7. Web site: Racing: NZ pacer Lazarus wins A$1.1million Inter Dominion in Perth. NZ Herald.
8. Web site: Lazarus is your Inter Dominion Champion!. December 8, 2017.
9. Web site: Lazarus wins New Zealand Trotting Cup for second year running. November 14, 2017. Stuff.
10. Web site: Lazarus too tough, too strong in A G Hunter Cup in Victoria. February 4, 2018. Stuff.
11. Web site: Lazarus N retires from racing, begins dual hemisphere stud career – U.S. Trotting News.
12. Web site: Lazarus ready to make amends. www.hrnz.co.nz.
13. Web site: Harness racing: Legendary Australasian pacer Lazarus returning to New Zealand, will be based at South Auckland stud farm. NZ Herald.
14. Web site: Lazarus to stand at stud in Canterbury - Harnesslink. Bevan. Greig. June 15, 2022.
15. Web site: Lazarus confirmed for Nevele R in Canterbury. www.hrnz.co.nz.
16. Web site: Lazarus. www.nevelerstud.co.nz.