Quick Thinker

Baker After Fifth Australian Derby Success

Posted on April 2, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A renowned trainer of stayers with an unrivalled recent record in the ATC Australian Derby, Murray Baker might soon find himself with expertise in another major sport. Baker and training partner Andrew Forsman have no horses in work in New Zealand where racing has been shut down, along with other industries, to stop the spread[...]

Posted on March 30, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Syndicator Terry Henderson is looking to have two Group One chances at Randwick in the two most prestigious races on the program. Henderson runs OTI Racing which has Quick Thinker in Saturday's Australian Derby (2400m) and possibly Night's Watch in the Doncaster Mile. Quick Thinker, trained in New Zealand by Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman,[...]

Posted on March 28, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Champion New Zealand trainer Murray Baker is in lockdown at home but as usual is making his presence felt on the Sydney autumn carnival. The winner of more Australian Group One races than any other trainer based across the Tasman, Baker claimed his fifth win in the Group Two Tulloch Stakes at Rosehill. Although Saturday's[...]

Posted on March 27, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

New Zealand's decision to cease racing because of the coronavirus crisis has left Sydney trainer Bjorn Baker as the custodian of his family's remaining horses. Baker's father is leading Kiwi horseman Murray Baker who, along with training partner Andrew Forsman, has closed his Cambridge operation in line with the country's racing shutdown. The only horses[...]

Posted on January 6, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Stablemates The Chosen One, Long Jack and Quick Thinker are back in work after Australian spring campaigns with the latter pair walking a fine line to get to Ellerslie late next month for another Group 1 target. The Chosen One, winner of the Group 2 Herbert Power (2400m) at Caulfield last October was put aside[...]

Posted on December 23, 2019
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

A comfortable maiden victory by Not Usual Litening at Te Rapa on Saturday has co-trainer Murray Baker looking at stepping his charge up to a greater challenge in the coming weeks. Baker, who prepares the Pins three-year-old at Cambridge with training partner Andrew Forsman, was taken by the ease of the performance that saw him[...]

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 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[...]

Baker After Fifth Australian Derby Success

Bosson On Quick Thinker In Australian Derby

NZ’s Quick Thinker On Track For Derby Bid

Bjorn Baker Flying Stable Flag At Rosehill

Fine line to Derby for stablemates

Baker set to raise the bar with impressive Te Rapa maiden winner

Murray Baker Has No Plans To Slow Down

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

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