Twilight Savings (NZ) Heads Hastings Double for Baker

Twilight Savings (NZ) headed an impressive double for trainer Murray Baker on Saturday when putting in a strong performance in the Group 3 Traderacks Stakes (1400m).

Ridden by Lisa Allpress at the light weight of 53 kilograms, Twilight Savings (NZ) (Secret Savings x Ghemashah) was allowed to dictate terms in the race as she found the lead, and proved too good in the final stages, winning by a length at the post, her second win from three starts this season.

A winner of six of her 14 starts, the four-year-old ran third to Jimmy Choux in the Group 1 2000 Guineas and second to King's Rose in the 1000 Guineas last season, and adds the Group 3 to her impressive record which already contains the Listed Lion Red Plate and Listed Champagne Stakes. She holds a nomination for the Group 2 7th Coupland's Bakeries Mile on 9 November.

Bred by Assured Assets, Twilight Savings was bought by her trainer Murry Baker from Twin Pines at the 2009 Karaka Select Sale for $20,000. She has now won just shy of $300,000.

Taking second place was Imani (NZ) (Eltawaasul x Sothys) with the Karaka graduate Justanexcuse (NZ) (No Excuse Needed x Aggressive) in third for Lisa Latta. A winner of seven of her 30 race appearances, she has yet to earn black-type but put in a good performance as she too heads for the Group 2 7th Coupland's Bakeries Mile.

Baker was back in the winning circle in the next race in Hastings with the four-year-old Karaka graduate Lady Kipling (NZ) (Savabeel x Akela) who bolted in by two-and-a-half-lengths in the Bruce Perry Bloodstock Premier. She is now unbeaten in two starts this season.