Goldie's Fortune gives Baker city success

Wednesday 23 March 2016, 3:34pm

Having trained Gold Dove to city success, trainer Jane Baker is now enjoying a winning run with the mare's daughter, Goldie's Fortune.

Baker, who has a small team at Warrnambool, brought three-year-old Goldie's Fortune to Sandown on Wednesday and the filly added a metropolitan win to her recent victories at Terang and Edenhope.

Goldie's Fortune's half-length win in the Mitavite Challenge Heat 7 (1600m) gave Baker her first city winner since February 2011.

The filly's mother won five races during her career including two at Moonee Valley during the 2007/08 season.

"She has kind of followed her mother in a little way," Baker said.

"They both took a long while to win their maidens and then won three in a row, both of them."

Goldie's Fortune broke her maiden at her 11th start while Gold Dove won her first race at her eighth start before three-straight wins at Mornington.

Baker paid just $3200 for Goldies Fortune.

"Gold Dove won five races and we sold her as a broodmare," Baker said.

"We found this filly by chance in a weanling sale up on the Gold Coast.

"We thought `we can't let her go through for as little money as she was', so we bought her her over the phone.

"I was a bit worried when she came down because she was that small she couldn't see over the box door. But we won't worry about that now, will we."

– AAP

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