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News.com.au
23-05-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
On The Punt: Best bets for Sandown on Saturday May 24, 2025
News Corp form analyst Chris Vernuccio takes a look at the Sandown meeting on Saturday. â– â– â– â– â– BEST BET ACCREDITED (R8 No.10): Accredited resumed with a half-length fifth in the Listed Takeover Target Stakes on a Soft 7 track. The NSW visitor drops back to a Benchmark 100 here, and he won his only race at 1400m by four lengths. A dry track gives him the advantage over race favourite Elouyou, who could be scratched if there isn't a downgrade. NEXT BEST SUNSHINEINMYPOCKET (R9 No.4): Sunshineinmypocket is flying this campaign with two wins and a second from four starts. The only time he was out of the placings was on a Soft 7 surface. He has won five from seven on good-rated tracks. He won at Caulfield last start over the 1400m from back in the field and should be finishing strongly again. OTAGO (R7 No.15): Otago was excellent in his first run back after nearly 14 months, running on from last to finish behind smart sprinter King Zephyr at Flemington. A month between runs could eliminate any second-up flatness. He showed plenty of promise in his last prep, finishing fourth in the Group 3 CS Hayes Stakes and wasn't disgraced in the Group 1 Australian Guineas. Originally published as
News.com.au
08-05-2025
- Climate
- News.com.au
Pre-post favourite Elouyou likely to be scratched from Caulfield race because of firm ground
Many are relishing Melbourne's unseasonal warm weather, but the dry spell is providing Flemington trainer Scott Cameron with a problem. May is usually the start of consistent soft tracks in Victoria, but Melbourne is still having temperatures in the low 20s despite the start of winter being less than a month away. • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section. SUBSCRIBE NOW! The daily sunshine is no help to Cameron, who has talented wet tracker Elouyou racing in great form with wins in soft ground at The Valley at his last two runs. Cameron accepted to run Elouyou in Saturday's Thoroughbred Club of Australia Handicap (1400m) at Caulfield in which the gelding drew barrier one. However, Cameron said he was almost certain to scratch the son of So You Think, who is a $2.80 chance in early betting on the $150,000 race. 'I doubt I'll run Saturday,' Cameron said. 'I'm pretty sure I won't run but I just chucked him in the race in case something stupid happened with the weather. 'At this stage, he's definitely not running. 'I wouldn't be too worried if it was Flemington or something, but Caulfield just gets firmer than other tracks, which is why I'm hesitant to go there.' Cameron has repeatedly said in post-race interviews that Elouyou takes longer to recover from races on firm ground, which is one reason the rising six-year-old has only had 12 starts. 'It is a bit frustrating, because the horse is absolutely flying,' Cameron said. 'But we've just got to put the horse first but he's an easy horse to do anything with and he loves being in work, so he just ticks over between runs.' Cameron said he considered interstate options for Elouyou, who was an easy winner at Rosehill at his only run outside Victoria last June. However, he decided to keep Elouyou in Melbourne to boost his rating, which would enable to five-year-old to tackle harder races if wet tracks appeared early in the spring. 'I just wanted to stay around here and build his rating up even more,' Cameron said. 'He's still got a couple of grades to go through, then we can look at something better. 'It might work in our favour that the early spring might be wet. 'If he doesn't run Saturday, there's nothing really for him next week, but there's a couple of options the week after Sandown.' While Elouyou is likely to stay in his stall on Saturday, Cameron will unveil a promising two-year-old at Ballarat on Sunday. Cameron will run Discreet Point in a 1000m maiden on the back of three jumpout wins at Flemington. Discreet Point would give Cameron his sixth win in his last 12 runners if he can score on debut.
Herald Sun
27-04-2025
- Sport
- Herald Sun
New York Lustre earns shot at interstate stakes race after fifth straight win at The Valley
Don't miss out on the headlines from Horse Racing. Followed categories will be added to My News. Trainer Enver Jusufovic joked he didn't like Adelaide water but the City of Churches would be New York Lustre's next stop after posting her fifth straight win on Saturday. New York Lustre booked a shot at a stakes race after she overcame the difficult conditions to maintain her winning run at her first appearance since a Sandown success on February 1. • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section. SUBSCRIBE NOW! The rising six-year-old relished a class drop when winning the FRS FIRE Services Handicap (1000m) but is set to jump to Group 3 level in the Proud Miss Stakes (1200m) on May 10. 'She'll go to Adelaide I believe,' Jusufovic said. '(Owner) Mike Howard is a breeder and an investor in this industry so to get a bit of black type with her is very important for his cause and his business. 'We might venture over there. 'I don't really like the water over there, I prefer to stay here but if there's a bit of give in the track, it will be good.' Carleen Hefel took over from Jamie Melham, who had ridden New York Lustre in two Cranbourne jumpouts leading up to her racing return, but had little to worry about from the halfway point of the $130,000 race. New York Lustre comfortably held her opposition in the straight before notching her fifth win from eight starts by three-quarters of a length. 'She was a bit tardy out of the barriers and can be a bit restless in there but the way the race panned out, Carleen got her into a really good position,' Jusufovic said. 'I thought probably from the 600 onwards, she was probably the one to beat. 'Hopefully I get a good report from Carleen and there's no issue and she pulls up well.' The Manhattan Rain mare has not been beaten since finishing second in a maiden at Benalla in January last year. Jusufovic said New York Lustre had taken time to develop but added he was unsure where her ability would take the sprinter. New York Lustre is one of two mares in Jusufovic's stable to be on five-win streaks along with Proved, whom he sent for a spell after her win at Sandown on March 25. 'She's taken a long time,' Jusufovic said. 'She's been in the stable for a few preps and had no idea about the game plan. 'I don't know what the ceiling is with this mare at the moment. 'To string together five in a row, her and another horse have done it this prep, but I'm hoping for bigger and better things with her.' ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Elouyou's win an easy watch for nervous trainer Pre-race jitters gave way to an easy watch for young trainer Scott Cameron at The Valley. Cameron carried the hopes of favourite backers, who had supported his charge Elouyou to score again at The Valley in Saturday's Manhari Handicap (1200m). Elouyou won at $12 at his previous run at the track on March 22 but jumped as a well-backed $1.70 favourite as many punters expected the son of So You Think to lead the small field early. The race didn't pan out that way with early pressure on his inside causing jockey Fred Kersley to ease Elouyou to race behind the leaders, but the result was the same. Elouyou had the leaders covered on the home turn before strolling to an easy win, taking his impressive record to five wins and six minor placings from 12 starts. 'Coming into it, it was a bit nerve-racking having a $1.60 or $1.70 pop in but I had confidence in the horse and Fred,' the Flemington-based Cameron said. 'We came here thinking a few were going to try and put a bit of pressure on us but he's not a one trick pony. 'He had the right run and he was just a bit too good for them.' Kersley said Elouyou improved on his last win in his latest success. 'He gave me a better feel today,' Kersley said. 'It wasn't the be-all-and-end-all to lead but last start, we had the track pattern and bias in our favour. 'What I loved about today's effort was that I was able to go to Plan B and he raced tractably. 'It felt like I was on the winner from a long way out so it must have been a good watch.' Cameron said the weather would determine Elouyou's next assignment. 'He's just a really good wet tracker. He's good on top of the ground but he pulls up better after running on a soft track,' Cameron said. 'We've just got to keep an eye on the weather. 'There is a Benchmark 100 in two weeks at Caulfield but it all depends on what the weather is doing.' Originally published as Jusufovic eyes South Australian stakes race after New York Lustre charges to fifth straight win
News.com.au
26-04-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Jusufovic eyes South Australian stakes race after New York Lustre charges to fifth straight win
Trainer Enver Jusufovic joked he didn't like Adelaide water but the City of Churches would be New York Lustre's next stop after posting her fifth straight win on Saturday. New York Lustre booked a shot at a stakes race after she overcame the difficult conditions to maintain her winning run at her first appearance since a Sandown success on February 1. The rising six-year-old relished a class drop when winning the FRS FIRE Services Handicap (1000m) but is set to jump to Group 3 level in the Proud Miss Stakes (1200m) on May 10. 'She'll go to Adelaide I believe,' Jusufovic said. '(Owner) Mike Howard is a breeder and an investor in this industry so to get a bit of black type with her is very important for his cause and his business. 'We might venture over there. 'I don't really like the water over there, I prefer to stay here but if there's a bit of give in the track, it will be good.' Matt Hill's best, New York Lustre, gets the chocolates for jockey Carleen Hefel! @jusufovicracing â€' 7HorseRacing ðŸ�Ž (@7horseracing) April 26, 2025 Carleen Hefel took over from Jamie Melham, who had ridden New York Lustre in two Cranbourne jumpouts leading up to her racing return, but had little to worry about from the halfway point of the $130,000 race. New York Lustre comfortably held her opposition in the straight before notching her fifth win from eight starts by three-quarters of a length. 'She was a bit tardy out of the barriers and can be a bit restless in there but the way the race panned out, Carleen got her into a really good position,' Jusufovic said. 'I thought probably from the 600 onwards, she was probably the one to beat. 'Hopefully I get a good report from Carleen and there's no issue and she pulls up well.' The Manhattan Rain mare has not been beaten since finishing second in a maiden at Benalla in January last year. Jusufovic said New York Lustre had taken time to develop but added he was unsure where her ability would take the sprinter. New York Lustre is one of two mares in Jusufovic's stable to be on five-win streaks along with Proved, whom he sent for a spell after her win at Sandown on March 25. 'She's taken a long time,' Jusufovic said. 'She's been in the stable for a few preps and had no idea about the game plan. 'I don't know what the ceiling is with this mare at the moment. 'To string together five in a row, her and another horse have done it this prep, but I'm hoping for bigger and better things with her.' â– â– â– â– â– Elouyou's win an easy watch for nervous trainer Pre-race jitters gave way to an easy watch for young trainer Scott Cameron at The Valley. Cameron carried the hopes of favourite backers, who had supported his charge Elouyou to score again at The Valley in Saturday's Manhari Handicap (1200m). Elouyou won at $12 at his previous run at the track on March 22 but jumped as a well-backed $1.70 favourite as many punters expected the son of So You Think to lead the small field early. The race didn't pan out that way with early pressure on his inside causing jockey Fred Kersley to ease Elouyou to race behind the leaders, but the result was the same. Elouyou had the leaders covered on the home turn before strolling to an easy win, taking his impressive record to five wins and six minor placings from 12 starts. Elouyou confirms his short price to win the second at The Valley! â€' 7HorseRacing ðŸ�Ž (@7horseracing) April 26, 2025 'Coming into it, it was a bit nerve-racking having a $1.60 or $1.70 pop in but I had confidence in the horse and Fred,' the Flemington-based Cameron said. 'We came here thinking a few were going to try and put a bit of pressure on us but he's not a one trick pony. 'He had the right run and he was just a bit too good for them.' Kersley said Elouyou improved on his last win in his latest success. 'He gave me a better feel today,' Kersley said. 'It wasn't the be-all-and-end-all to lead but last start, we had the track pattern and bias in our favour. 'What I loved about today's effort was that I was able to go to Plan B and he raced tractably. 'It felt like I was on the winner from a long way out so it must have been a good watch.' Cameron said the weather would determine Elouyou's next assignment. 'He's just a really good wet tracker. He's good on top of the ground but he pulls up better after running on a soft track,' Cameron said. 'We've just got to keep an eye on the weather. 'There is a Benchmark 100 in two weeks at Caulfield but it all depends on what the weather is doing.'
