MURRAY BAKER & ANDREW FORSMAN
New Zealand
Murray Baker has been one of New Zealand's leading trainers for many years. In that time he has won well over 150 stakes races.
Murray began training in the mid 1980's in Woodville, New Zealand. He was quick to produce a good horse with Wellington Derby and New Zealand St Leger winner Sir Vigilant.
In 2000 Murray decided to relocate to Cambridge and once again was quick to produce big results with Prized Gem winning the Brisbane Cup and Kelt Capital Stakes in 2002. She would end up producing Nom Du Jeu who would win an Australian Derby for Baker (in partnership with his son Bjorn) and he has won that very race four times.
He is one of the few New Zealand trainers to not only train a Group 1 winner in New Zealand, but also four states of Australia (VIC, NSW, SA and QLD).
They also had Lion Tamer win the Victoria Derby for the stable in 2010 and Murray became one of the few trainers to train the winner of both the AJC and VRC Derby.
In recent years, with Bjorn Baker branching out by himself, Murray joined forces with Andrew Forsman, him having worked with the stable for a long time as foreman.
The pair has had good success since that time saddling up multiple Group 1 winners including Bonneval and Jon Snow.
MURRAY BAKER & ANDREW FORSMAN's Career
StartsLatest Runners
| FP | Date | Course | Runner | Div | Type | Distance | PM AUD $ | Jockey | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 of 10 | 11 Apr 2021 | PUKE | FRANCESCA | $2.3 | 3U MDN | 1400m | $9,170 | SAM WEATHERLEY | 1:28.71 |
| 8 of 10 | 11 Apr 2021 | PUKE | IRONIC | $6.5 | 3U MDN | 1400m | $9,170 | LYNSEY SATHERLEY | 1:28.71 |
| 5 of 5 | 11 Apr 2021 | PUKE | GRANADOS | $2.0 | 3 OPEN | 2100m | $9,170 | OPIE BOSSON | 2:18.07 |
| 12 of 19 | 10 Apr 2021 | RAND | AEGON | $15 | 3U OPEN G1 | 1600m | $3,139,250 | KERRIN MCEVOY | 1:36.36 |
| 7 of 16 | 10 Apr 2021 | RAND | THE FRONTMAN | $41 | 3 OPEN G1 | 2400m | $2,137,500 | HUGH BOWMAN | 2:34.13 |
| 1 of 13 | 10 Apr 2021 | RAND | QUICK THINKER | $15 | 3U OPEN G2 | 2600m | $302,000 | DAMIAN LANE | 2:45.45 |
| 6 of 6 | 05 Apr 2021 | TAUR | RHAEGAR | $3.5 | BM74 | 1600m | $10,000 | M MCNAB | 1:37.16 |
| 2 of 12 | 05 Apr 2021 | TAUR | JOLENE | $4.5 | 3U MDN | 1600m | $9,000 | CRAIG GRYLLS | 1:39.28 |
| 11 of 12 | 05 Apr 2021 | TAUR | DON'T HANG UP | $15 | 3U MDN | 1600m | $9,000 | JONATHAN RIDDELL | 1:39.28 |
| 12 of 12 | 05 Apr 2021 | TAUR | PAGE THREE | $41 | 3U MDN | 1600m | $9,000 | M MCNAB | 1:39.28 |
Jockey Statistics
| Jockey Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Runners | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW CAMERON | 311 | 18.6% | 432 | 44.5% | 1671 | $7,139,578 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 13 | $0.89 |
| OPIE BOSSON | 133 | 22.4% | 173 | 51.4% | 595 | $8,108,103 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | $0.83 |
| JONATHAN RIDDELL | 59 | 15.1% | 97 | 39.9% | 391 | $1,301,491 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | $0.90 |
| CRAIG GRYLLS | 48 | 13.8% | 79 | 36.4% | 349 | $1,027,281 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | $1.19 |
| MICHAEL COLEMAN | 40 | 13.5% | 67 | 36.0% | 297 | $1,106,248 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | $0.60 |
| DANIELLE JOHNSON | 33 | 13.4% | 51 | 34.1% | 246 | $778,637 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | $0.65 |
| LISA ALLPRESS | 28 | 19.7% | 44 | 50.7% | 142 | $892,028 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | $0.77 |
| JAMES MCDONALD | 20 | 35.1% | 17 | 64.9% | 57 | $5,585,491 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | $1.46 |
| JOHNATHON PARKES | 17 | 18.5% | 19 | 39.1% | 92 | $387,636 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $0.76 |
| LEITH INNES | 13 | 17.1% | 13 | 34.2% | 76 | $1,168,602 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | $0.92 |
| TROY HARRIS | 13 | 29.5% | 12 | 56.8% | 44 | $331,794 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | $1.36 |
| JASON WADDELL | 12 | 16.4% | 24 | 49.3% | 73 | $952,650 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $1.17 |
| MARK DU PLESSIS | 11 | 15.1% | 20 | 42.5% | 73 | $210,614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.39 |
| SAMANTHA COLLETT | 9 | 13.0% | 9 | 26.1% | 69 | $189,452 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1.29 |
| DAMIAN LANE | 8 | 27.6% | 1 | 31.0% | 29 | $2,199,700 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | $1.61 |
Seasons Summary Statistics
| Season | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Runners | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 44 | 12.2% | 75 | 33.0% | 361 | $2,984,792 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | $1.28 |
| 2019/20 | 58 | 12.2% | 118 | 37.1% | 474 | $3,243,197 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | $0.68 |
| 2018/19 | 113 | 13.8% | 207 | 39.0% | 821 | $4,404,375 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | $0.79 |
| 2017/18 | 146 | 17.1% | 216 | 42.5% | 852 | $5,826,486 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | $0.89 |
| 2016/17 | 113 | 19.7% | 145 | 44.9% | 574 | $5,436,516 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | $0.88 |
| 2015/16 | 105 | 17.1% | 147 | 41.1% | 613 | $5,078,339 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | $0.65 |
| 2014/15 | 115 | 20.8% | 131 | 44.4% | 554 | $4,432,734 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | $0.93 |
| 2013/14 | 50 | 13.2% | 95 | 38.3% | 379 | $4,252,665 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | $0.68 |
| 2012/13 | 76 | 17.8% | 113 | 44.4% | 426 | $3,283,022 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | $0.85 |
| 2011/12 | 53 | 15.6% | 78 | 38.6% | 339 | $918,351 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | $1.00 |
| Overall | 873 | 16.2% | 1325 | 24.6% | 5393 | $39,860,477 | 34 | 39 | 40 | 41 | $0.80 |
