Lazarus arrives at Takter Stables
May 31, 2018,by Bob Marks
East Windsor, NJ — Lazarus, considered the best Down Under horse since the immortal Cardigan Bay, has arrived at the Jimmy Takter stable in East Windsor, N.J., to begin preparations for a North American campaign that may include an assault on the 1:46 all-time world record for one mile set by Always B Miki in 2016.
Vicki Wright photo
Ernie Martinez and Jimmy Takter with Lazarus upon the pacer’s arrival at Takter’s stable.
It is recalled that the same Jimmy Takter was the trainer for Always B Miki during that one’s record season.
His Down Under trainer-driver Mark Purdon has been quoted as believing Lazarus will “indeed be up to that task.”
Lazarus won 35 out of 45 starts in Australia and New Zealand, many on half-mile tracks at assorted distances in bulky fields. He won six of eight starts at age two, setting a hemisphere record of 1:52.9 in which his final quarter was officially clocked in :25.1. Lazarus was undefeated at age three, winning all eight of his starts.
In all, Lazarus is by far the richest son of his famed dual hemisphere sire Bettor’s Delight with earnings of NZ$3,821,066.
- New Zealand champion heading to the USA (Monday, May 07, 2018)
New Zealand’s greatest racehorse Lazarus has been sold to a North American syndicate in a record deal and will not race here again.
- Lazarus to invade the Northern Hemisphere (Monday, May 07, 2018)
Taylor Made Sales and Stallions of Nicholasville, Ky., takes pleasure in announcing that Lazarus, considered the greatest Southern Hemisphere pacer since the legendary Cardigan Bay, will be coming to North America on May 24 to race and being a stallion will be syndicated for stallion duty in North America.