Quote Originally Posted by Messenger View Post
True Rick, although it may have something to do with the fact that up until now they have thought a bad draw, injury hiccup or the nature of our racing (the ability to stitch up a horse) could see him beaten.

It could also be that there is nothing nearly as profitable to contest compared to 2nd prizemoney against him. Cruz Bromac went around for a potential $17k win prize after deciding the Cup was too hot for him after an injury glitch while Soho got $75k, Heaven $50k, Lenny $25k
Then again, this season's NZ Cup nominations lacked depth even though some smart ones ran on the day. Major lead-ups such as the Kaikoura Cup (7 runners), Ashburton Flying Stakes (8 runners) and the Canterbury Classic (5 runners) may have demonstrated the dearth of open class performers in NZ this season.

However, I believe the presence of Lazarus in all of these races was a genuine "Winx factor".