VICTORIA Derby winner Lion Tamer, the established star of the Murray and Bjorn Baker training partnership, will miss the autumn carnivals in Melbourne and Sydney with a hock injury, but don't rule out the stable from feature races in coming weeks, reports The Age. It says: Today's Waikato Draught Sprint (1400 metres) at Te Rapa in New Zealand will have a big bearing on next month's Australian Guineas, with We Can Say It Now's effort in the race determining whether she makes the trip to Flemingto
VICTORIA Derby winner Lion Tamer, the established star of the Murray and Bjorn Baker training partnership, will miss the autumn carnivals in Melbourne and Sydney with a hock injury, but don't rule out the stable from feature races in coming weeks, reports The Age.
It says: Today's Waikato Draught Sprint (1400 metres) at Te Rapa in New Zealand will have a big bearing on next month's Australian Guineas, with We Can Say It Now's effort in the race determining whether she makes the trip to Flemington next month.
''She's up against some very good performers but there's no doubt she's up to it if she's right,'' Bjorn said yesterday. We Can Say It Now is a dual group 1 winner in New Zealand and today lines up against Emirates Stakes winner Wall Street in the group 1 sprint. Baker said Australian Derby plans for Lion Tamer had been shelved, with the gelding only just back in work. The Baker's stable stalwart, Harris Tweed, resumes next weekend, with the BMW and Sydney Cup in mind for him this campaign.