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Sir Rupert Clarke first-up for Madison County

Posted on September 19, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained Madison County will have his first hit-out of the spring when he steps out at Caulfield on Saturday to compete in the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m). The son of Pins has pleased his connections with the way he has been working in the lead- up to[...]

Posted on September 9, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Champion trainer Murray Baker has been recognised with two of New Zealand's highest honours but has no intention to slow down., Baker was inducted into the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame last year and on Sunday he was honoured with the Outstanding Contribution to Racing at the NZ Horse of the Year Awards. “It[...]

Posted on September 9, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

As expected, Melody Belle has taken the top honour at the New Zealand Horse of the Year awards for her five Group One wins during the past season. The Jamie Richards-trained mare already has another Group One victory this season in the Tarzino Trophy. Veteran trainer Murray Baker has been recognised for outstanding contribution to[...]

Posted on September 8, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Despite not managing to put a win on the board, members of the New Zealand contingent that launched their assault on the riches of the Australian spring racing carnivals in Sydney and Melbourne were happy with their showings on Saturday. Te Akau Racing mentor Jamie Richards produced Te Akau Shark and Probabeel at Royal Randwick,[...]

Posted on September 6, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Champion New Zealand trainer Murray Baker's Australian spring carnival team has hit the ground running and The Chosen One will try to keep the momentum going in the Group Two Feehan Stakes. Baker, who is now in partnership with Andrew Forsman at Cambridge, has won 21 Group One races in Australia over the past three[...]

Posted on September 4, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman kicked-off their Australian spring in the best possible fashion on Saturday with Quick Thinker taking out the Group 3 Ming Dynasty Quality (1400m) at Rosehill and the champion trainers will turn their attention to Victoria later this week as their next wave of spring hopefuls step out for[...]

Posted on August 31, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Nine years after combining to win the Ming Dynasty Quality with Lion Tamer, jockey Hugh Bowman and master Kiwi trainer Murray Baker were at it again with Quick Thinker, who has surprised the stable to win his Australian debut. Andrew Forsman, who now trains in partnership with Baker, said he expected Saturday's heavy Rosehill track[...]

Posted on August 31, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Prominent syndication company OTI Racing is enjoying a good run of form with horses from New Zealand and they are hoping to see a positive start to an Australian campaign from the Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained Quick Thinker when he steps out in the Group 3 Ming Dynasty Quality (1400m) on what looms as[...]

Posted on August 21, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainer Murray Baker knows what it takes to plunder marquee races in Australia and the astute horseman, who trains in partnership with Andrew Forsman, is once again honing-in on lucrative spring targets across the Tasman. A select team of horses will target features in Sydney and Melbourne as Baker looks to add to his[...]

Posted on July 28, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Madison County provided one of the season highlights for trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman when he scored in the Group 1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas Photo: Race Images South Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman have taken out their third straight National Trainers Premiership title and their fourth in the past five years[...]

Posted on July 28, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

Veteran New Zealand trainer Murray Baker is looking ahead to the new season with several potential stars ready to trial at Te Rapa. Baker and his training partner Andrew Forsman have secured their third straight NZ premiership with their tally including a record 25 stakes wins. The duo sits on 112 wins with just one[...]

Posted on July 24, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Murray Baker is pleased with last start winner Vibrato heading into Saturday's Listed Courtesy Ford Ryder Stakes (1200m) at the Levin Racing Club's race meeting at Otaki. The two-year-old son of Sacred Falls followed two trial wins and a luckless debut with a classy win over 1230m at Rotorua on June 26, leading from start[...]

Posted on July 16, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Leading hoop Matthew Cameron will finish the season as the highest earning jockey in New Zealand this term, and he put the cherry on his season with victory aboard Mac Attacka at Ruakaka on Saturday. His win aboard the Chris Gibbs and Michelle Bradley-trained gelding took his prizemoney for the season over the $3 million[...]

Posted on July 3, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Bjorn Baker will have two runners at Randwick but he will happily lay claim to a third if his father's horse Bobby Dee can break his Australian maiden. A Group Two placegetter in New Zealand, Bobby Dee is trained by Baker's father Murray in partnership with Andrew Forsman and has been boarding with Baker[...]

Posted on June 19, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Talented New Zealand three-year-old Bobby Dee will be looking for a consolation win in Australia when he runs at Randwick after missing the ballot in the Queensland Debry and Brisbane cup, The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained Bobby Dee will take on older rivals in Saturday's Schweppes Handicap (2000m). “He travelled down to Sydney last[...]

Posted on June 19, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Connections of talented three-year-old stayer Bobby Dee are looking to Randwick on Saturday as plan B after the gelding was stranded on the ballot for both the Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) and Group 2 Brisbane Cup (2400m). The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained runner will take on older gallopers in Saturday's Schweppes Handicap (2000m)[...]

Posted on June 8, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Impeccably bred youngster Birdsong made a winning debut for the Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman stable when she led all the way over 1200m in the opening event at Te Rapa. The Snitzel two-year-old had looked promising in her two trial runs before Saturday's contest and with the application of blinkers was primed for a[...]

Sir Rupert Clarke first-up for Madison County

Murray Baker Has No Plans To Slow Down

Melody Belle, Baker Winners At NZ Awards

Pleasing results for Kiwi contingent in Australia

The Chosen One Faces WFA Test At Valley

Baker-Forsman switch focus to Victoria

Quick Thinker Wins Ming Dynasty Quality

Group 1 goals for Quick Thinker

Baker-Forsman arsenal building ahead of Australian raid

Premiership treble for Baker Forsman partnership

Baker/Forsman Gearing Up For Spring

Vibrato at concert pitch for Ryder Stakes

Cameron, the three million dollar man

Baker Hoping Rocks Turns Up Diamonds

Bobby Dee After Consolation Randwick Win

Plan B for Bobby Dee

Baker Forsman filly makes winning debut at Te Rapa

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