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“I’ve had a few sleepless nights over the last ten days, getting up at all hours of the night, but we got there,” trainer Alister Black said after Cruise Maguire (Always B Miki) impressively won on debut at Ascot Park today. The three year old created plenty of chat after he won a workout in […]
We’ve known The Lazarus Effect (Lazarus) is a rising star, but today he confirmed it when he demonstrated a will to win and a toughness that points to him being a genuine Cup chance next year. However his next test in the $100,000 Group One Ascot Park Invercargill Cup at Ascot Park in a fortnight […]
The Lazarus Effect (Lazarus) showed once again how good he is when he demolished a tidy field in the $50,000 Listed NZB Standardbred Yearling Sales Age Group Classic at Kaikoura today. After beginning well, trainer driver Bob Butt took the four year old straight to the top and he didn’t allow any possible challengers to […]
It is with great sorrow that Alabar announces the passing of Elsu. The legendary harness racing pacer was diagnosed with heart disease and had to be humanely euthanized after taking a sudden health turn. He was 23 year old. Alabar’s Graeme Henley said, “Elsu was a part of the family here at Alabar NZ. He […]
Sunday (Oct. 9) sees the 95th running of the time honoured Methven Cup. Sponsored by Alabar the $30,000 Group Three harness racing feature has drawn close to a capacity field – full of New Zealand Cup hopefuls. The race in the last twelve years has been dominated by Mark Purdon and The All Stars stable, […]
In what’s seen as a coup for the harness racing industry here Lazarus, touted as New Zealand’s greatest living standardbred, will stand at stud in Canterbury this breeding season. The two-time New Zealand Cup winner, who won 37 races in Australasia and North America and more than $4m in stakes, will stand at Nevele R […]
In a boon for the New Zealand standardbred industry, Albuquerque (Bettor’s Delight) will remain in the country despite fierce competition for her from Australia in Wednesday’s gavelhouse.com Standardbred harness racing auction. Herself a black-print winner over 2,400m by Bettor’s Delight, Albuquerque is a full sister to dual Group One winner Alberto Contador and black-print winner […]
This year, Alabar are selling 40 weanlings at the weanling harness racing sale to be held at Karaka on 26th May 2022. Alabar will be parading their full consignment at Karaka the day before the sale (Woodlands will be parading their weanlings prior to the Alabar parade). Woodlands weanlings will also be available onsite at […]
Addington snippets. Smart pacer Arabian Blue gave his harness racing rivals a pacing lesson when winning on debut last night at Addington Raceway. The Auckland Reactor gelding was too big too strong for the opposition, after being driven a treat by driver Tim Williams in the 1980m mobile event. Williams had Arabian Blue out and […]
Lazarus N, the Wonder from Down Under, is enjoying the third year of his dual hemisphere harness racing stud career standing at Alabar Farms in Auckland. New Zealand. Lazarus N is used to setting records on the race track, now he is doing it in the breeders shed as well. Lazarus N fills and closes […]
The early signs are encouraging for one of the all-time greats of New Zealand racing who has returned home to try and save his Down Under breeding career. Champion pacer Lazarus is back in South Auckland, and looking every inch the magnificent pacing machine who once cost a reported $4million, at his new home at […]
Co-trainer Clayton Tonkin’s confidence his sidelined harness racing superstar Ride High will make a successful racetrack return has soared. A “better than expected” scan of Ride High’s troublesome tendon last week thrilled Tonkin, co-trainer Emma Stewart and the vets looking after Australia’s most exciting pacer. “This is by far the most positive we’ve felt about […]
Alabar is excited to announce that Be Happy Mach will be available to Australian breeders this season. Be Happy Mach was a spectacular two-year-old winning multiple Group 1 races on his way to being named Australian Two-Year-Old of the Year. In his sensational debut season he won 10 of his 11 starts and accumulated $344,215 […]
Ride High has captured the hearts of the harness racing public and now he is set to capture the hearts of the breeding industry as well. The star horse is set to serve mares this coming season while he continues his path back to the racetrack. Ride High possesses a level of speed which only […]
