Saturday, Bjorn Baker brings a huge crew to Newcastle

Overpass, a stable favourite trained by Bjorn Baker, will be competing in the $1 million feature race at The Hunter meeting in Newcastle this weekend. The 4YO didn't embarrass itself by finishing sixth in The Everest, behind Giga Kick, and then midpack in the $10 million Golden Eagle. 

He hasn't aged a bit, and he still looks great. There's no denying this is a challenging competition, but the reality is that "no race is easy." Baker remarked In the opening Max Lees Classic, Baker has two 2YOs entered and is leaning on entering his Russian Revolution filly Line Of Law rather than his Brazen Beau colt Wild Beauty. Both of these young people are experiencing their first trip to the track. Baker remarked, "She's (Line Of Law) a lovely filly, trialled pretty well."

She's got potential, and she's very natural, and she might have a better gate than her stablemate Wild Beau, so that gives us hope. I know Rachel (King) likes her, and she had a nice first trial win at Randwick, so I'm excited for Saturday. Miss Madison, a New Zealand import with a stellar racing record, has never finished worse than fourth in any of her last eight starts. This is despite a disappointing debut at Gr.3 level for the Astern fourYO mare. "She's doing fantastic right now. The last time she ran, against Waterford and the rest of the competition, she did really well," Baker added. Courageous little guy who's only seven years old The $300,000 line up is accompanied by some amusing facts. Baker is confident in his gelding's ability to perform well in the Beauford over 2300 metres. The Factor's offspring has done well for his trainers, taking home eight victories from 12 starts and almost $1 million in prize money. This 4YO colt, Maurice's Medad, has only one win to his name, but he has been racing at the greatest level, finishing sixth in the Gr.1 Champagne Stakes and seventh in a Gr.1 ATC Derby. On Saturday, thanks to a favourable draw, he will have the opportunity to record his second victory. "He plans to get a great run right out of the gate," Baker added.