I had absolutely no doubt the winner was a true champion before the race. Anybody who doubted his greatness will quickly be reassessing their thoughts.
Pure Steel, Popular Alm, Gammalite, Preux Chevalier, Village Kid, Westburn Grant, I'm Themightyquinn - all champions. And all of them would be in awe of Lazarus tonight. And his trainer / driver is something else as well.
The great thing for Australian racing is Laz will be staying here for all of the big races. No doubt some will be grizzling about him stealing the prizemoney but he is a promoter's dream and will be a great boost for the sport. Might even get some (unpaid) editorial space in the daily papers?