The rise of Bjorn Baker in the Sydney training ranks has continued at Warwick Farm with the quinella in the $250,000 Inglis Nursery.

Baker has been a trainer on the move in Sydney thanks largely to the deeds of iron horse Cantonese who won the Listed Christmas Cup last weekend.

The Warwick Farm trainer showed his skills extend to preparing two-year-olds when Twilight Royale ($7.50) held off the late charge of her stablemate Fuerza ($5.50) to take out Saturday's Inglis Nursery Stakes (1000m).

Twilight Royale's half-neck success was Baker's first two-year-old city winner in Sydney since he moved from New Zealand in the middle of last year.

"It's very important for me. It's one thing I wanted to do was win a two-year-old race," Baker said.

"I bought them myself which is even more satisfying. I've got a bit of grief over here for stealing one or two horses but I bought them with no buyers and not too many prospects.

"It's very satisfying and I'm very grateful to their owners."

Twilight Royale stalked the speed to the home turn before jockey Brenton Avdulla guided the debutante through a split early in the straight.

She sprinted past favourite Sweet Kiss ($2.90) and then held off Fuerza who powered home on the outside from back in the field.

Sweet Kiss was three-quarters of a length away third.

Baker was confident both would run well on debut but admitted picking his leading chance was too difficult.

"I couldn't split them and I said that to everyone," Baker said.

"I said Fuerza had had two trials but the filly has more speed. So there was nothing between them."

He hopes the pair can go on to more success later in the season, with the runner-up set to contest another race for William Inglis sales graduates, next month's Inglis Classic.

The David Hayes-trained Blue Palace, one of the leading fancies, was scratched after rearing up and flipping over in the starting stalls then lying on the ground under the gates.

Her jockey Nathan Berry was thrown to the ground but escaped injury as he landed behind the barriers on the grass.

The filly has to trial twice before being allowed to race again.

"It's an absolute miracle Nathan wasn't jammed up against the back of the gates," chief steward Ray Murrihy said.