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Long Jack’s Derby Hopes Hinge On Geelong

Posted on October 22, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

New Zealand trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman started their Victoria Derby ambitions with three contenders but are now down to one. Long Jack, Quick Thinker and Rhaegar were among nominations for the Group One Classic at Flemington on November 2, but only Long Jack remains. Long Jack will press his Derby claims in Wednesday's[...]

Posted on October 21, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The pressure goes on Long Jack at Geelong on Wednesday to keep alive the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) prospects for Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman. The Cambridge trainers had three hopefuls — Long Jack, Quick Thinker and Rhaegar — entered for the Victoria Derby at Flemington on November 2, but are now down to[...]

Posted on October 18, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Darin Forde will swap his shearing piece for a suit on Saturday as he gets set to experience one of his biggest days in racing. The world-class shearer shares in the ownership of Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) contender The Chosen One and the proud Southlander will be on course to cheer home the Murray[...]

Posted on October 1, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

It might be early days, but juveniles by dual Group 3 winning stallion Sweynesse have made a positive impression. The Group 1 placed son of Lohnro was represented by two impressive trials winners at Avondale on Tuesday, while his only race-day performer to date, Swey My Way, ran an encouraging fourth in a strong two-year-old[...]

Posted on September 22, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Caulfield Cup aspirations for The Chosen One will get another examination when the four-year-old strives to give champion New Zealand trainer Murray Baker his fifth win in the Group One Underwood Stakes at Caulfield. The Chosen One began his Melbourne spring campaign in the Group Two Feehan Stakes at The Valley where he fought on[...]

Posted on September 22, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained Aretha opened her three-year-old account in dramatic fashion when she took out the Group 3 Hawke's Bay Breeders' Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) in a grandstand finish. The Greg McCarthy bred and owned Charm Spirit filly was having her first run since closing out a strong juvenile campaign when finishing[...]

Posted on September 20, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Despite Madison County stretching his brilliance to a Derby trip in Sydney during the autumn, New Zealand trainer Andrew Forsman insists the dual Group One-winning gelding is at his best over shorter distances. Madison County was second to Angel Of Truth when he was stretched out to 2400m in the Australian Derby at Randwick in[...]

Posted on September 20, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Cambridge trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman will have two chances in the Group 1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m) at Hastings on Saturday. Group 3 winner Mongolian Marshal heads into the race off a pleasing placing first-up over 1400m at Ellerslie earlier this month and Forsman believes he will benefit from the step-up to the[...]

Posted on September 19, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

New Zealand three-year-old Long Jack will be out to enhance his Victoria Derby prospects when he steps up in distance at Caulfield for the second Australian start of his spring campaign. Trained by Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman in New Zealand, Long Jack is in Melbourne to target the Group One Victoria Derby (2500m) on[...]

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[...]

Long Jack’s Derby Hopes Hinge On Geelong

Derby hopes rest with Long Jack

Forde, shearing and cheering his way to the Caulfield Cup

Sweynesse youngsters impress at Avondale trials

Underwood Stakes Next For The Chosen One

Aretha grabs Hastings feature in desperate finish

Madison County On Target For Group One

Two-pronged Windsor Park attack for Baker-Forsman

Long Jack Out To Press Derby Claims

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

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