Trainer Enver Jusufovic has revealed that New York Lustre has a limited number of races left before her retirement to the breeding barn.

Her next scheduled race is on Saturday in the Brian Beattie Handicap, a 1100-metre event at Flemington.

Following this, New York Lustre is slated to compete in two Group 3 races: the Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) on July 11 and the Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) two weeks later, both at Caulfield. Last year, she finished second and fourth respectively in these races.

Jusufovic mentioned that New York Lustre has been booked to visit Tentyris, a successful Group 1 winning sprinter, for the upcoming breeding season.

The mare has a perfect record from two starts on the Flemington straight, including her last-start win in the Group 3 Begonia Belle Stakes (1100m) in the spring.

This campaign, Jusufovic has taken New York Lustre to Adelaide twice. She began with a third in the Group 3 John Hawkes Stakes (1100m) at Morphettville, followed by a fourth in the Group 1 The Goodwood (1200m) on May 9.

“She was probably in the wrong part of the track on the inside last time,” Jusufovic said. “There were probably a few hard luck stories, but if there was speed from the gates drawn inside, I think she would have got into a lot more favourable position and not have been hemmed in there on the fence and pushed to the slower going. Group 1 races, you need everything to go your way to win, and in the end, she was only three-quarters-of-a-length off the winner. After Saturday she’ll go to the Sir John Monash and the Bletchingly and then she’ll go off to stud as she’s already booked to go to Tentyris.”

New York Lustre has won six of her 16 starts, and Jusufovic admitted it would be a sad occasion when the nearly seven-year-old mare departs his stable.

“I think she’s still improving actually, and it will be sad to see her retired,” Jusufovic stated. “But (owner) Mike Howard is a breeder, and unfortunately for me, the breeding barn beckons. Hopefully, in time, we’ll see some of the offspring come through my stable.”

With her racing career drawing to a close, New York Lustre is being prepared for her final runs before heading to stud. Get involved with the racing betting markets for upcoming events at online bookmakers.