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Herald Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- Herald Sun
Pinstriped on course for another memorable Memsie tilt
Don't miss out on the headlines from Horse Racing. Followed categories will be added to My News. The start will be the same but Enver Jusufovic wants a longer journey with stable star Pinstriped in his latest spring campaign. Pinstriped provided Jusufovic with his greatest high in racing when he won last year's Group 1 Memsie Stakes at Caulfield after a solid second in the Group 2 PB Lawrence Stakes a fortnight earlier. Pinstriped beat a strong field fair and square in the Memsie Stakes but Jusufovic was keen for more attempts at Group 1 level with the exciting galloper this time in. Pinstriped has scored important victories at his last two second-up appearances in the spring. 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! In 2023, he earned a Cox Plate ballot exemption when he defeated subsequent Group 1 winners Attrition and Deny Knowledge in the Group 2 Feehan Stakes at The Valley. 'History will show that he seems to go well in the spring at his first two runs and his form sort of tapers off a bit but I'm hoping this time in that I can get more than two decent runs,' Jusufovic said. READ: Beriman's appeal for concussion protocols to be strengthened 'He's due to win the PB Lawrence, I think, he's run second twice. 'There will be good horses in the Memsie Stakes, like there always is in Group 1 races, but it's a feather in his cap that he was able to beat the two highlight horses, Mr Brightside and Pride Of Jenni, and the new kid on the block Antino.' Cranbourne trainer Enver Jusufovic celebrating victory in the 2024 Memsie Stakes at Caulfield alongside jockey Ben Allen. Picture: Getty Images. The son of Street Boss ran in last year's Makybe Diva Stakes but pulled up with a problem before unplaced runs in the Cantala Stakes and Cranbourne Cup to round out 2024. 'He should be cherry ripe for the Memsie,' Jusufovic said. 'Hopefully he'll go to the Makybe Diva after that. 'Last year, I thought I had him right but he pulled a muscle or something after that. 'I think that was the end of his campaign.' READ: Big bets review: Bookies clean up as shorties go under Pinstriped had two unplaced autumn runs but Jusufovic quickly identified a back issue as the course of irritation for the rising seven-year-old. He said he abandoned Pinstriped's autumn campaign to give him ample time to spell before his latest preparation, which has moved into the jumpout phase. 'We identified that his back was playing up and it was hurting a bit,' Jusufovic said. 'For that reason, we pulled the pin and he was able to have a really good break. 'He's come back well. He'll have a jumpout on Monday at Cranbourne but we're happy with the way he's progressing. 'His back is great at the moment.' Originally published as Trainer Enver Jusufovic aiming Pinstriped at second Group 1 Memsie Stakes tilt
Daily Telegraph
21-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Telegraph
Griffiths Racing mourns Moonee Valley legend Dandy Kid
Don't miss out on the headlines from Horse Racing. Followed categories will be added to My News. The Robbie Griffiths stable is lamenting the loss of a stable favourite that became an integral part of history at The Valley. Griffiths Racing confirmed the passing of the former smart sprinter Dandy Kid, who won a record 15 races at The Valley in a terrific career that included 19 wins from 87 starts between 1999 and 2006. 'He was an amazing horse to everyone,' Griffiths said. 'To race for eight years, everything changed so much and there were weddings, kids and grandkids among the ownership group while he was racing.' Dandy Kid died just short of his 29th birthday in a year in which racing will cease under the current configuration at The Valley as the track undergoes redevelopment. • 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! Griffiths said he and the late form expert Deane Lester picked out Dandy Kid from a paddock at Berrigan but the stable favourite spent most of his life in Cranbourne and spelling at Cloverdale agistment property that was operated by the late sports broadcaster Drew Morphett and his wife Kaz. 'He retired to that property and lived there for the last 19 years of his life,' Griffiths said. 'He was beautiful and sound all the time he was enjoying retirement. He never needed the vets, just the stock-standard maintenance a horse needs. 'He started his career as a winner of his first four and he finished as a winner as a 10-year-old. 'They can't beat his record at Moonee Valley now as the track is changing. 'I'm glad he chose Moonee Valley to be great at, not Manangatang.' • O'Brien star shakes up Melbourne Cup market after Curragh romp Dandy Kid was also good enough to win the Listed Vain Stakes during his run of four straight wins to start his career. He also claimed the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield in 2000, beating that year's Newmarket Handicap winner Miss Pennymoney. Seven riders won on Dandy Kid with the now Queensland-based jockey Ryan Maloney topping the tally with five wins on the grand sprinter while Rikki Cartwright was aboard for the gelding's first four wins. Griffiths said Dandy Kid was a handful on the training track but a great horse for apprentices to ride early in their careers, noting several Group 1-winning jockeys, including Luke Currie and Craig Newitt, won on the speedster as apprentices. 'He was a prick to ride at trackwork,' Griffiths said. 'I'd ride him in all his gallops and he'd pull like crazy. But he was a gentleman on raceday. 'Not many senior riders rode him but some superstar jockeys won on him as apprentices.' Originally published as Moonee Valley win record holder Dandy Kid dies aged 28
News.com.au
16-07-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Best bets and value play for Cranbourne races Thursday
Form expert Brad Waters analyses Thursday's Cranbourne meeting, presenting his best bets, value selection and jockey to follow.
News.com.au
11-07-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
New York Lustre returns for Group 3 Monash Stakes after ‘farcical' barrier drama
New York Lustre looms as an X-factor in the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) on Saturday. The progressive five-year-old mare, trained by Enver Jusufovic, last raced in late April and missed an opportunity in Group 3 company, scratched at the barriers before the Proud Miss Stakes in Adelaide. New York Lustre was kicked multiple times standing in the barrier, as runners around her in the stalls reacted to a fractious horse nearby. • 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! Fortunately, lightly-raced New York Lustre, a five-time winner from eight starts, escaped unscathed. New York Lustre has been freshened up to target the Monash and while Jusufovic preferred to trial in preparation, the five-year-old mare completed a solid gallop at Cranbourne last Tuesday. Star jockey Jamie Melham has ridden New York Lustre to victory twice previously and partnered the mare in the Cranbourne pipe-opener. New York Lustre is $9 for the Sir John Monash Stakes from Sydney raider In Flight ($2.70), Cleo Cat ($5), Kallos ($6) and Recommendation ($8.50), who bolted in the race last year. Jusufovic said fresh legs could be a force or factor on Saturday with New York Lustre potentially a bit vulnerable late. 'She might be a little bit underdone, but she might not be either,' Jusufovic said. 'She's been extremely well placed (winning) benchmark races. 'She's entitled to try and go to that next step now. 'Normally I get a good gauge in a jumpout, as to how they're going, this is a little bit different but she's nice and bright, and I'm hoping there's a bit of residual fitness and she's good to go.' Cleo Cat, trained by Tom Dabernig, won the Proud Miss coincidently and Jusufovic fancied New York Lustre on the day before the 'farcical' barrier incident. New York Lustre was forced to stand in her barrier for about 10 minutes as attendants worked on the fractious eventual non-starter. Cleo Cat has trained on to place second her past two starts at Caulfield and Flemington respectively. Jusufovic has sights on a promising spring campaign with Group 1-winner Pinstriped set to return in the Group 2 PB Lawrence Stakes (1400m) next month at Caulfield. Jusufovic has also been pleased with up and comers Proved and Mytemptation. 'I'm happy with Pinstriped,' Jusufovic said. 'He's ahead of schedule … I've been able to take my time with him. 'Proved has come back into work, she's put on weight and looks great. 'Mytemptation, I think he can develop into a really nice horse. 'I've got a few there I'm hopeful can measure up to spring races.'
The Sun
02-07-2025
- The Sun
‘One in a million' former jockey dies aged 43 after being kicked in head by horse as pal says ‘we lost our little girl'
A 'ONE in a million' former jockey has died aged 43 after being kicked in the head by a horse. Heartbroken friends said they had 'lost their little girl' as they came to terms with the shock passing of Australian Peta Tait. 2 2 Tait rode 48 winners between 1998 and 2019 and had been working as a stable lass and work rider since giving up race-riding. She was going about her normal business for trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young when struck in the head at Cranbourne Training Centre in south-east Melbourne earlier this week. Paramedics rushed to the scene and performed CPR but she could not be saved. The trainers said in a statement: "Peta was an incredible person who was dedicated to her role and will leave a longstanding legacy. We are heartbroken by her loss." Jockey Daniel Moor wrote on X: "It's difficult to find the words to describe a one in a million person, but that's exactly who Peta was. "So dedicated to her job and always so helpful. Constantly putting others before herself. She will be very sadly missed." Police are investigating the circumstances around the incident - although it was believed to be a 'tragic accident'. Tait rode her first ever winner for trainer Reg Manning aged 16 and he said: "It was just a freak accident. "It was not as if she did anything wrong, or it was a bad horse, it just kicked out for whatever reason. "I couldn't have kids, but I have got three girls that all call me 'Dad' from different families. "We helped all of them growing up and Peta was no different - we were very close. "Fellow trainers Ian and Jan Hutchins were like family to her as well. She learnt a lot from them. "They treated her very well, and they will be just as sad as I am that we have lost our little girl." Racing Victoria chief executive Aaron Morrison said: "This terrible accident serves as an untimely reminder of the thousands of unsung heroes working in stables each day to provide the best possible care to our racehorses. "Like all within our industry, Peta loved horses and she forged a career working with them, helping numerous trainers prepare their horses as a trackwork rider or strapping them on race day. "Peta made a valuable contribution to Victorian racing over more than 25 years and her sudden passing will be felt by many, particularly in Cranbourne where she was based."
