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Bring The Ransom causes massive upset in Dark Jewel Classic

Posted on May 14, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

In his typical larger-than-life style, Bjorn Baker would have celebrated his win with plenty of feeling after Bring The Ransom took out the $200,000 Dark Jewel Classic (1400m) at Scone. Particularly when it wasn’t the horse everyone was expecting to triumph, the five-year-old mare a $51 outsider’s winning chance with online betting sites. Baker spoke more[...]

Posted on May 13, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Bjorn Baker was slapping high-fives and punching the air after Exotic Ruby’s win on the line in the Hawkesbury Crown two weeks ago, and the trainer confident she can do it again in the AU$200,000 Dark Jewel Classic (1400m) on Saturday at Scone in New South Wales, Australia.

Posted on May 3, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainer Andrew Forsman woke up on Sunday morning with the realisation that whatever happens in his Cambridge stable from now on, the buck stops with him. Forsman has trained in partnership with Murray Baker for the past 10 years after starting his association with the legendary horseman just under 20 years ago. Initially,[...]

Posted on April 30, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Exotic Ruby’s supreme fitness came to the fore for her to triumph on the line in the $175,000 Hawkesbury Crown (1300m). Her condition was why trainer Bjorn Baker always believed she’d perform in the Heavy 9 conditions. Particularly when her last start was a fighting third in the $130,000 Catanach’s Handicap (1200m) at Randwick on[...]

Posted on April 9, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Bjorn Baker’s team loaded up four horses from his Warwick Farm base and headed out west to the Orange Showcase meeting on Friday. The stable ended the day with two winners and a second, including a quinella in the coveted $75,000 Orange Gold Cup (2100m).

Posted on April 2, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Ask and you shall receive. In jockey Damian Lane’s case, it took an unfortunate injury to a fellow hoop, star rider Jason Collett, for his wish to be granted. But Lane certainly won’t be complaining about having the opportunity to pilot War Eternal in the $2 million Bentley Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick today. Lane[...]

Posted on April 1, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News, New Zealand Horse Racing News

Three weeks after rocking the Australian sprinters with a Group One boilover in Melbourne, Little Avondale Stud has two chances of a repeat result at Randwick on Saturday. The Wairarapa nursery’s green and yellow colours will be carried in the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) by Roch ‘N’ Horse, who defied odds in an[...]

Posted on March 8, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

After a brilliant win in Saturday’s AU$750,000 Inglis Sprint (1200m) at Flemington, trainer Bjorn Baker says Overpass will skip this weekend’s Newmarket Handicap and return to Sydney.

Posted on March 5, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Bjorn Baker and Josh Parr combined to complete a double for the day down the Flemington straight with Malkovich taking out the Listed Bob Hoysted Handicap (1000m) on Saturday afternoon. Parr joined the majority of the field by coming down the outside section of the straight. The Choisir entire showed good early speed before showing[...]

Posted on March 5, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Bjorn Baker-trained Overpass was too good for them in the $750,000 Inglis Sprint (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday. The Warwick Farm-trained runner started an odds-on favourite with jockey Joshua Parr aboard. Parr took the galloper forward while coming up the middle of the Flemington straight, before the son of Vancouver proved too strong for[...]

Posted on January 29, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

A text-book front-running ride by Tim Clark saw three-year-old Overpass cause an upset in the Group 2 Expressway Stakes at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. After three of the first six winners at Rosehill led throughout, Clark followed suit and pushed the Bjorn Baker-trained colt out of the barriers to take up the lead. Last seen[...]

Posted on November 1, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Securing an ideal inside barrier draw has put the final piece in the puzzle for the Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained The Chosen One ahead of Tuesday’s Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m). The proven stayer, who finished fourth to European raider Twilight Payment in the 2020 edition of the race that stops a nation, passed[...]

Posted on April 16, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman are down to just one runner in the Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m), with five-year-old entire The Chosen One to represent the stable following the withdrawal of stablemate Quick Thinker with a minor setback. The barrier draw Gods have not played their part for The Chosen One this[...]

Posted on March 5, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

There was a time when trainer Bjorn Baker feared Samadoubt’s racing career might be over but the gallant gelding has fought his way back to fitness and into the Group One arena. The seven-year-old will line up in the Canterbury Stakes (1300m) at Randwick on Saturday, his first start since suffering a tendon injury following[...]

Posted on January 28, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Imported stayer Harpo Marx will be out to continue his summer form surge when he returns to the scene of his most recent triumph.

Posted on January 27, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Two of the country's fastest horses, Bivouac and Nature Strip, have continued their autumn build up in a barrier trial at Rosehill.

Posted on January 16, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Luckily Bjorn Baker wasn't betting on the run as he assessed his Galileo gelding Harpo Marx as more than a 1000-1 chance but he was happy to be proven wrong.

Bring The Ransom causes massive upset in Dark Jewel Classic

Exotic Ruby heads Baker chances on Dark Jewel Day

Forsman ready for solo challenge as training legend steps down

Exotic Ruby finishes the best to win Hawkesbury Crown

Baker, Morgan combine for Orange Gold Cup day winning double

Trainer Bjorn Baker to start four in Group 1 Australian Derby today

Little Avondale takes two shots at TJ Smith

Overpass heading back to Sydney for Arrowfield Sprint

Malkovich clings on to defeat Brooklyn Hustle in Bob Hoysted Handicap

Overpass prevails in the Inglis Sprint

Overpass leads all the way in the Expressway Stakes

The Chosen One ready for famous Flemington two-miler

Baker looking to further enhance impressive Sydney Cup record

Samadoubt back in the Group One fold

Rain Could Help Harpo Marx Go The Distance

Stars Edge Closer To Lightning Return

Trainer Has Last Laugh With Harpo Marx

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