The Meadowlands

"I think everybody wants to try to win the big races. You don't get a horse like this very often; I'll probably never have another one [like him] in my lifetime. I wanted to try it and I'll been luck...

"I feel very confident. We always knew he had the speed. Now that he's got that race under his belt over there, it didn't go the way we wanted it to but at least we know he can go that speed and they ...

While just a qualifying mile, a much-anticipated debut for downunder star Lazarus turned into a match race of sorts with top sophomore Lather Up. The mile did not disappoint.

Helpisontheway looked like a seat-filler in the Saturday night feature at the Meadowlands, the $61,900 Arthur Tompkins Memorial for three-year-old colts and geldings on the trot.

Trainer Jimmy Takter brought the downunder sensation Lazarus out for gate schooling after today's qualifiers and the pair went a dazzling mile.

After a sharp qualifier in his debut at Harrah's Philadelphia, pacing colt Goldberg flexed his muscle on a bigger stage in the second test of his young career.

It was 10 years ago this year that pacing colt Somebeachsomewhere dominated harness racing's headlines throughout his nearly flawless sophomore season.