Lass completes Imposing day for Baker team

Saturday 23 April 2016, 5:09pm

In the past week, trainer Bjorn Baker has spent much of his time talking to international media about an unraced two-year-old called Horsey McHorseface.

In the coming weeks he hopes to be giving interviews as a Group One-winning trainer of the Queensland Oaks with Imposing Lass.

The filly took a major step on Saturday when she led all the way to win over 1500m at Rosehill.

"She is a bred to get an Oaks distance and they are only three once so we want to go to Queensland," Baker said.

"The plan is the Gold Coast Bracelet followed by the Doomben Roses and the Oaks."

Baker's New Zealand-based trainer-father Murray has a younger full sister to Imposing Lass called Bonneval who won her debut at Hastings a week ago.

"They are by Makfi from a Zabeel mare and they are valuable fillies," Baker said.

"The Makfis seem to get better as they get over ground."

Baker has experienced Group One success as foreman for his father and his hoping it won't be long before he gets his name on a top level trophy.

While he has big plans for Imposing Lass, Baker has not yet decided when Horse McHorseface will make his debut.

The gelding was named by one of his owners Joe Rosetti in homage to the public vote to call a polar research ship Boaty McBoatface.

Baker has been fielding calls from England and America over the past few days while at the same time trying not to build the horse up too much.

"He hasn't had a barrier trial yet so I don't know when he will have his first start," he said.

"He is a nice horse."

Baker had a couple of other nice horses on Saturday with Winning Rupert making a triumphant debut at the feature meeting at the Sunshine Coast.

He sent Invincible Dame and Hendrix to Kembla Grange and came away with a perfect score although the former had to get her win in the stewards room.

"It's been a pretty good day,"Baker said.

– AAP

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