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Blue Door open to Everest slot after front-running win in Heritage

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Kerry, C. (2026, September 26). Blue Door open to Everest slot after front-running win in Heritage. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/sport/racing/blue-door-open-to-everest-slot-after-front-running-win-in-heritage-20260926-p610p0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-09-26 · by Craig Kerry

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Bjorn Baker is considering entering Blue Door, a filly he trains, into the $20 million Everest (1200m) after her recent win in the Heritage Stakes at Rosehill. Owned by John Singleton, Blue Door won the group 3 race by two and a quarter lengths with a time of 1:02:64 under jockey Nash Rawiller. Baker believes that due to her front-running speed and light weight (51 kilograms), she would be an attractive addition to the Everest field on October 17 at Randwick.
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Bjorn Baker opened up the possibility of Blue Door taking a slot in the $20 million Everest (1200m) after winning the group 3 Heritage Stakes on Saturday at Rosehill. The three-year-old Stay Inside filly, owned by advertising guru John Singleton, won by two and a quarter lengths in 1:02:64 under Nash Rawiller. This win came following second-place finishes in the Rosebud and San Domenico Stakes, where Guest House set an 1100m track record of 1:02:41. Baker noted that Blue Door would carry just 51 kilograms in the race if selected, adding a critical front-running speed element to the lineup for the October 17 event at Randwick. Slot-holders were reportedly discussing the possibility immediately after her win.

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🔮 The son of Written Tycoon, now destined for a career at stud with a group 1 on his resume, will go for a spell and likely return in the Apollo Stakes (1400m) at Randwick in February. “He was only ever going to have four runs, and it was a tough run,” Ryan said.
🔮 Michael, John and Wayne Hawkes-trained Federalist was also scratched from the Golden Eagle on Wednesday and will spell, cutting the field to 16. Star mare Sheza Alibi was $1.90 after drawing ideally in six for owner Fred Noffke and Victorian trainers Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman.
🔮 “To look at her, you wouldn’t give much for her, but geez, she seems to have everything.
🔮 He took it on and couldn’t put it together, I suppose, so they asked me to train it.
🔮 “I always had an air of confidence she would run her best race today,” Maher said.
🔮 Why this seven-year-old, $34 shot might just be poised to spring an almighty Everest upset By
🔮 TAB senior trader Tim Ryan says Everest day favourites Ka Ying Rising and Autumn Glow are set to deliver a multimillion dollar “wipeout” on Saturday, after the blow of losing Pride Of Jenni from the King Charles III Stakes.
🔮 The six-year-old, expected to take his winning streak to 22 on Saturday and prizemoney past $37 million, has raced just once on rain-affected going, and won.
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🔮 Dale said he also discussed Super Norwest as an option with Hillier, but Rose Aye’s form won the spot, and he was confident it would hold up.
🔮 “Ka Ying, it’s his second time travelling and no doubt things would be smoother for him this time around, and he was able to win and win quite easy last time.
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Blue Door Everest Metropolitan Stay Inside the Caulfield Cup

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Baker PERSON · 3× Ka Ying Rising PERSON · 2× Waller PERSON · 2× Bjorn Baker PERSON · 1× Everest ORG · 1× Guest House PERSON · 1× Headwall PERSON · 1× John Singleton PERSON · 1× Ka Ying Rising’s PERSON · 1× Nash Rawiller PERSON · 1×

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The three-year-old Stay Inside filly, owned by advertising guru John Singleton, came back from seconds in the Rosebud and San Domenico Stakes to win by two and a quarter lengths in 1:02:64 under Nash Rawiller.
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🔮 The three-year-old Stay Inside filly, owned by advertising guru John Singleton, came back from seconds in the Rosebud and San Domenico Stakes to win by two and a quarter lengths in 1:02:64 under Nash Rawiller.
2026-09-26 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Blue Door open to Everest slot after front-running win in Heritage · assertive framing

Claims (23 extracted, 3 hedged)

Bjorn Baker was ready to open Blue Door to Everest slot-holders after the filly led and kicked clear to win the group 3 Heritage Stakes (1100m) on Saturday at Rosehill. asserted
filly → open → Rosehill
The three-year-old Stay Inside filly, owned by advertising guru John Singleton, came back from seconds in the Rosebud and San Domenico Stakes to win by two and a quarter lengths in 1:02:64 under Nash Rawiller. asserted
filly → own → Rawiller
Guest House set an 1100m track record of 1:02:41 when beating her in the San Domenico. asserted
House → set → Domenico
Front-running speed is so far missing among Ka Ying Rising’s challengers in the $20 million Everest (1200m) on October 17 at Randwick, and Blue Door would carry just 51 kilograms in the race. asserted
Door → miss → race
Tempted finished second to Ka Ying Rising last year carrying the weight. asserted
Tempted → tempt → weight
It is believed slot-holders were in talks about Blue Door immediately after the win. asserted
holders → believe → win
“I tell you what, no weight, weight for age, there’s a race in about three weeks,” Baker said in reference to the race where just Headwall, Ninja and Ka Ying Rising are confirmed. asserted
Headwall → tell → race
“Singo, are you there?” he said down the TV camera. asserted
he → say → camera
“I’d love to take you to the Everest if you’re keen. asserted
you → love → Everest
“She would really add [that] dynamic to the race. asserted
She → add → race
She’s a fast filly. asserted
She → ’ → ?
She had to carry a bit more weight today. asserted
She → have → weight
She’s got natural gate speed.” asserted
She → get → speed
Asked if she could handle the jump to 1200m, the Kiwi trainer looked for inspiration from a famous countryman. uncertain
trainer → ask → countryman
“When Edmund Hillary was just getting to the final steps of the Everest, he got a bit tired, too, but he found a way,” he said. asserted
he → get → way
Baker, meanwhile, was looking to the group 3 St Leger Stakes (2600m) on Everest day with So You Are after he had to find late to hold off Amplify by a half neck in the Colin Stephen Quality (2400m). asserted
he → look → Quality
The five-year-old was a $2.15 favourite in the six-horse group 3 after winning a listed 2400m race at his most recent start. asserted
old → win → start
Baker had hoped to get So You Are into the $5 million Caulfield Cup, but he was 68th in the order of entry with 51 kilograms, prompting the trainer to look to the St Leger on the same day. “There’s obviously the Caulfield Cup, but he’d be flat getting into that,” he said. “But we might look at the St Leger, it could be a good race for him here, then maybe down to Melbourne. uncertain
it → hop → Melbourne
A little bit depends on where he is in the order and the scheme of things as well.” asserted
he → depend → things
He said Thebudgiesmugla, 73rd and also with 51kg for the Caulfield Cup, would run next week in the group 2 Metropolitan at Randwick. asserted
Thebudgiesmugla → say → Randwick
Also in the Metropolitan will be Pinhole, after the Chris Waller-trained five-year-old edged out Starzintheireyes in 1900m benchmark 88 handicap. asserted
old → train → handicap
Waller said Soul Of Spain, with James McDonald aboard, will probably be his top seed in the race, which was demoted to group 2 status this year. asserted
which → say → status
Travolta and Valiant King were others possibly in the race, although Waller said there will be dual acceptors in the Bart Cummings at Flemington, with an eye on the weather. uncertain
Waller → say → weather
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