Trial star Malkovich is ready to explode first up in Saturday's Group 3 Concorde Stakes (1000m) at Randwick with trainer Bjorn Baker confident his classy entire is going as good as he ever has. The Choisir five-year-old is heading into perhaps the most import preparation of his career as Baker prepares to chase a Group 1 with his stallion prospect. Malkovich is currently only a Listed winner but has placed on several more stakes races and was fourth in the Group 1 Oakleigh Pl

Warwick Farm trainer Bjorn Baker is eagerly awaiting the return of his class sprinter Overpass, a horse he thinks is set to take the leap into the mix with Australia's best speedsters this spring. The four-year-old son of Vancouver has gone from a boy to a man according to his trainer who is eager to find out if the Group 2 weight-for-age winner has improved enough to mix it with the likes of Nature Strip, Eduardo, Classique Legend and Lost And Running. “I’m really happy with