Lazarus reaches $20million in US progeny earnings
Super sire Lazarus reached a new milestone at stud with his progeny in the United States surpassing $20 million in earnings.
Now sitting at a total of $20,176,536, Lazarus boasts an impressive tally of 68 individual $100,000 plus stake earners and 19 $250,000 plus earners in the States.
Including millionaire Voukefalas, who this year set a new lifetime best mark of 1.47.1 on a wet track at the Meadowlands.
Endofstory took his career earnings to $562,018 this week when winning at Yonkers in 1.51.1. It was his fifth win from 17 starts this season, and ran down a strong field to take out the $43,000 feature Open pace on Wednesday NZ Time.
Two Pistol Annie and Handlelikeaporsche also join him in the $500,000 plus earners club for Lazarus, while he has three others on the cusp of cracking the half million dollar mark.
From his first crop of 92 foals in the United States, progeny of Lazarus have combined earnings of $10,681,992.
That same crop has an average earning per foal born of $116,109 and an average earning per starter of $135,215.
From that crop he also has an outstanding record of 90 percent starters - Lazarus has simply excelled against some of the toughest opposition at stud.
Meanwhile his Group One winning son Nathan Street returned to the winners circle in a dazzling display at Bathurst on Wednesday night.
Now trained by Nathan Turnbull, Nathan Street was having just his second start for the new team and dictated a hot tempo in front throughout with driver Jett Turnbull.
Whilst his rivals began to struggle under the relentless pace, Nathan Street skipped away to win easily just outside of the track record time of 1.54.5, posting a sizzling mile rate of 1.54.8.
It was his ninth career win in 32 starts, and took his lifetime earnings to $208,381.
Lazarus simply continues to deliver at stud, with horses competing at the highest level around the world and succeeding.
All eyes are now on The Lazarus Effect in the New Zealand Cup in two weeks time, to see if he can emulate his sire in the great race.
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