Martin Pierson

KINGSTON TOWN

The Lazarus Effect Continues Northern Dominance with Group One Victory 🏆 Stamping his credentials as one of the most exciting pacers in New Zealand, #TheLazarusEffect (Lazarus) extended his undefeated northern record to three when winning the Group One Dawson Harford Taylor Mile (1609m) at Alexandra Park last Friday. “I would have liked to have trailed him (Swayzee) but this fella just got too keen and the way the race worked out he was just too good for them,” Butt said. “Horses like him don’t come along every day. He has had his issues but he is paying us back now.” The Lazarus Effect is the first foal out of unraced Art Major mare Brook Street, and he was offered through Dunvegan Lodge’s 2022 NZB Standarbred National Yearling Sale at Christchurch where he was purchased for $57,500 by @Alabarfarms, who formerly stood his sire Lazarus. The Lazarus Effect has now won 11 of his starts to date and has earned more than $266,000 in prizemoney. The pacer will remain in Auckland where he will aim to extend his winning run in the Gr.1 Barry Purdon Racing Stables - Roy Purdon Memorial (2200m) at Alexandra Park next Friday. “The first aim is to go next week (for the Roy Purdon), he thrives on racing,” Butt said. Read the full story here 👉🏻📰: tinyurl.com/2fpt9eu4 #WhereWinningBegins ✨

With The Lazarus Effect winning the Taylor Mile, let's hear from driver and trainer Bob Butt New Zealand has another undoubted superstar horse. We're all starstruck @NiiColeySims WATCH LIVE RACING⏩ bit.ly/4nmidFW @WoodlandsStudNZ | @HarnessRacingNZ | @AlexandraPark

@JamieWall2 Hope so Jamie as we need him!!

Anyone heard from Richie Mo’unga

@GuerinSports There’s an understatement Mick but courageous and a lesson to other organizations maybe …..

Massive news out of NZ rugby. nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/al…

@Mick_511 @RacingWAHarness @TAB_touch Just no luck mate 😞

@RacingWAHarness @TAB_touch Yuck

Here we go punters! The barrier draw for Friday’s $450,000 Group 1 @TAB_touch WA Pacing Cup 🏆

@SENWAScottyGoss @GloucesterPark @SEN_Turf @ghall27 @ScottyCummings_ @TimGossage Poor Penny Black, void of luck once again 😞

The Barrier Draw for the WA Pacing Cup is complete! Here's how we ended up. @SEN_Turf @ghall27 @ScottyCummings_ @TimGossage

@JamieWall2 Awful, just awful. I can no longer defend this team nor its head coach. Forget the referee, we look totally aimless on attack. Not sure the answer but we’re in very deep trouble.

FFS, another weekend, another clanger of a process by the officials...what the hell is she on about? 'My original decision is correct but so is the one from the TMO saying I'm wrong'

@martindevlinnz Watching Australia 🇦🇺 v Ireland 🇮🇪 it might all start with Super Rugby which without South Africa 🇿🇦 is not longer super for preparing test standard players 🤷🏻‍♂️

Well well well... England beat the All Blacks at Twickenham, thoughts and feelings folks? DSPN will be LIVE at 11am NZ time on YouTube. Get amongst it, let's discuss a pretty poor loss for NZ. #AllBlacks #EnglandRugby #rugby #ENGvNZL @devlinsportspodcastnetwork?si=vXEzdx98opZ2n10Z" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@devlinsportsp…

@martindevlinnz We can blame Razor all we like but missing touch twice when hot on attack unforgivable. Beauden has been great but time for fresh blood at 10 before it’s too late. New captain too as leadership is missing but that’s not so easy with Ardie understandably looking tired.

🔥 The Lazarus Effect closes out Show Day with style! Trainer-driver Bob Butt steers him to victory in the final at Addington Raceway, capping off an action-packed programme. 🏁🐎 @AddingtonNZ | @HarnessRacingNZ | @WoodlandsStudNZ

@TracksideNZ said it all, Esmeralda in a dominant display that the late Bob McArdle would be proud of in the Listed Southern Mares Classic. Well done to Gerard O’Reilly and the winning connections.

More Group One glory for @KentuckianaNZ with All Of Me dominant in the @DHorsefeeds 2YO Fillies Final @AddingtonNZ Congratulations to Paul & Mary Kenny continuing the legacy of the late Charles Roberts.

More success for our Australian friends in the @FlyIRT NZ Sires’ Stakes 2YO Trotters Championship. Congratulations to Jim Connelly & Steve Maxwell, Group One winners @AddingtonNZ on Show Day

The race that makes champions, Freeze Frame delivers the hammer blow in the @WoodlandsStudNZ Sires’ Stakes 2YO C & G Final. Congratulations to @KentuckianaNZ & the winning connections. Great drive from @kimberlybutt94 💪

Another thrilling edition of the iconic @NeveleRStud Fillies Series @AddingtonNZ Congratulations to @Diamond_Racing_ & the winning connections.

Penny Black Continues Golden Run in WA Penny Black (NZ) (Sweet Lou) continued her purple patch of form in Western Australia when taking out the Group Two Norms Daughter Classic (2130m) at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The five-year-old mare won three of her previous four tilts at stakes level and was duly backed into $3.20 second favouritism behind stablemate Heavenly Gipsy, who had the services of Penny Black’s regular driver Emily Suvaljko. Penny Black was offered through Dunvegan Lodge’s 2021 NZB Standardbred National Yearling Sale draft at Christchurch where she was passed in after failing to reach her $10,000 reserve. She made an instant impact in Western Australia, winning her first six starts, and she has continued to go from strength-to-strength, having now won 16, including six at stakes level, and placed in 11 of her 35 career starts, and has earned north of A$350,000 in prizemoney. Read more here: nzbstandardbred.co.nz/news/penny-bla…

The NZ Sires' Stakes Board wishes everyone racing over @FlyIRT NZ Cup Week all the very best of good luck & especially to those with horses in the: @WoodlandsStudNZ C & G Final @NeveleRStud Fillies Final @DHorsefeeds Fillies Final @FlyIRT Trotters Final Bob McArdle Mares Classic

🥰 Heart the size of Phar Lap.