Blazejowski scores in Flemington return

Sprinter Blazejowski has made the best possible start to his campaign with a win at Flemington.

Blazejowski has made a promising start to his campaign with a narrow win at Flemington which has trainer Greg Eurell looking to raise the bar with the progressive gelding.

Making his first appearance since running a close second at the same track in a heat of the Winter Championship Series last June, Blazejowski raced to a narrow win over Sirius Supsect in Saturday’s Furlong Bar Handicap (1100m).

Giving Jye McNeil his third winner from the first four races on Saturday’s program, Blazejowski ($3.20) defeated Sirius Suspect by a long head in the straight-track sprint while Embrace Me was a short neck away third.

Blazejoswki rose through the grades last preparation with three wins and a second from four runs, spanning from a first-up win at Sale in a benchmark-70 to winning an open handicap at Flemington.

Eurell believes Blazejowski’s first-up win can provide the right springboard to even stronger races this preparation, with the trainer believing the five-year-old can step up to stakes level.

“Leading into this he gave me a very good feel and last preparation was exactly the same,” Eurell said.

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“The way he was going you just knew he was going to run well for you.

“He’s matured up a bit more and I think he’ll find himself in a good race somewhere through this campaign.

“I do think he could get to stakes level. I think he’s a very genuine horse.

“It will be interesting to see where he does get to. You can’t overstep the mark. The rate he improved last campaign, I don’t think he can do that again, but he only has to improve a bit more to be competitive in good races.”

McNeil said Blazejowski, who has now won seven of his 16 starts, raced a bit keenly early in Saturday’s race with freshness on his side, but felt the gelding grew in confidence as the race went on.

“I’ve had a fairly long association with him and always liked him as a horse,” McNeil said.

“It looks like he’s in for a good campaign.”