TROON (Scotland) --- Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri made it into the weekend rounds of The Open after battling typical Scottish weather for a one-over-par 72 in the second round here on Friday.The reigning Asian Tour number one traded two birdies against three bogeys at the Royal Troon, which was greeted by rain, cold temperature and winds following a glorious opening day under sunshine and blue skies.I managed to control the damage as I didnt play too good, said Lahiri, who has made the cut three times from four appearances at the oldest Major. The idea was to get off to a good start but it wasnt to be.After a bogey on four, the 29-year-old, who played alongside Keegan Bradley and Sergio Garcia, birdied the par three eighth hole. He dropped two more shots on nine and 10 when conditions turned before salvaging his card with a birdie on 16th hole.The hardest holes are around the turn, he said. Our group played seven, eight, nine and 10 in the wind and rain and thats when conditions are the hardest. Its hard to judge exactly how far its going to go.Lahiri is hopeful of posting under-par rounds over the weekend in his bid to improve on his best Open finish of tied 30th achieved at St Andrews last season and equal or better a top-five outing at the PGA Championship last year.Ill be hoping to post two scores in the red, he said. That should be pretty gettable for me, if its deep enough in the red, then maybe I can give myself a chance on Sunday.Lahiri found comfort in that he was now getting used to playing on the Major stage.This year, Ive been the least nervous, he said. Its also my fourth Open and its nice to get more comfortable starting in weeks like this, knowing what is achievable from what Ive done from majors of the past.Custom Utah Jazz Jerseys . PETERSBURG, Fla. Rudy Gobert Jazz Jersey . Louis Blues. 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The speculation went into meltdown mode, of the golden nugget variety.While Wiggle It Jiggleit will be in attendance for Saturdays $225,550 U.S. Pacing Championship, race 11 of 16 on the afternoon program at The Meadowlands, owner George Teague Jr. is here due to a commitment more than anything else.I made a promise to Jeff (Gural) to bring the horse here for Hambletonian Day and Im honoring that promise, said Teague about the 2015 Horse of the Year.Ideally it would have been nice to give him two weeks off, but hell be fine, he continued.Teagues commitment gave Gurals track the Big 3 for the U.S. Championship and though only seven entered, the stars are aligned.I think Always B Miki is the best right now, said Teague with an emphasis on the last two words.As for the 43 career starts over the course of three seasons for Wiggle It Jiggleit, the owner had this to say: I would say he is sounder now than he has ever been.Thats quite incredible, especially since earlier this year there were some times where his soundness appeared to be in question.Teague has never been disappointed in the horse and he continues to marvel as to just how well the gelding comes out of races that would appear to sap the strength from normal horses.Hes incredible. After the race in Saratoga and the long ship back he was up early the next morning cleaning out his feed and looking to get out of his stall, said Teague.There may be no rest for the weary, but dont count this 4-year-old son of Mr Wiggles among that group.As for Satuurdays contest, Teague reiterated that he will not talk to his son Montrell about driving instructions while at the same time stressing what he would not like to see happen on Saturday.ddddddddddddIf Always B Miki wants to break a world record, Im okay with that, just let him do most of the work, said Teague, referring to the fact that in previous races both Freaky Feet Pete (post 4 on Saturday) and Wiggle It Jiggleit (post 6) have expelled a lot of energy in the early stages only to yield to Always B Miki afterwards.Look at how many 25 and change quarters they had to go in a row, Teague said.Though Always B Miki drew inside of his fellow Indiana-bred rivals with post three, the odds are again in his favor to reach the front after the quarter rather than duel before it. Last years Cane Pace upsetter, Dealt A Winner, appears to have arrived on the exact date a year later in peak condition for trainer Mark Silva. The son of Cams Card Shark blew out a 1:48 2/5 mile against cheaper company on July 23 at The Meadowlands preparing for this event. Andy Miller will guide him from the rail.Teague confirmed that if all goes well on Saturday, Wiggle It Jiggleit will ship to Indiana for the Dan Patch on August 12. After that the Horse of the Year goes to Canada for the Prix DEte and then the Canadian Pacing Derby. ' ' '