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| Born | (1946-04-21) 21 April 1946 (age 78) Napier, New Zealand |
Source: Cricinfo, 29 October 2020 | |
Murray Baker (born 21 April 1946) is a New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse trainer and former representative cricketer.
Baker played in one List A and seventeen first-class matches for Central Districts and Northern Districts from 1966 to 1975.[1] Baker was part of the team who won the Plunket Shield and played for Huddersfield in England.[2]
Baker started training at Woodville in the 1970s. His first raceday winner was Vizier on October 4 1978, at Otaki.[3] Another early winner was Sir Vigilant in the 1985 New Zealand St. Leger. In 2000 Murray moved his training operation to Cambridge.[4]
He has trained in partnership with:
Murray has won many major races on both sides of the Tasman with leading horses such as:
Murray retired from training in May 2022. During his career he had accumulated:[6]
Murray is a member of the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame.[7]
