I Am Dirty may emulate the Group 1 achievements of stablemates Overpass and Green Spaces after her dominant display in The Coast Raceday 2yo Handicap (1200m) at Gosford on Saturday.
While trainer Bjorn Baker rates I Am Dirty’s potential highly, he is undecided on stakes tests for her this season.
"We will have a bit of a think about what we do next with her,” Baker told Sky Thoroughbred Central’s Greg Radley. "Maybe we go one more or possibly put her out.
"I’ve always had a really good opinion of her and it is important to win these Saturday two-year-old races.
"I’m confident she will go on to better things, it is just a matter of when.
"This has been a great form race, particularly for my stable, and we are lucky to have a very, very nice filly in I Am Dirty.”
Baker recalled his stable’s sprinter Overpass winning that exact two-year-old race at Gosford’s initial standalone fixture in 2021.
Overpass boasts 10 wins in 36 starts, with two Group 1s, two The Quokkas, and earnings exceeding $12.5 million.
The trainer now prepares Overpass for the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes (1000m) at the famed Royal Ascot in England next month.
Green Spaces, Godolphin’s runner, was unplaced at Gosford last year behind Hidden Achievement before transferring to Baker.
Under Baker this season, Green Spaces has risen to likely the premier staying three-year-old, securing a Group 1 ATC Australian Derby win last month for the trainer.
I Am Dirty’s future feats are uncertain, yet the filly – by star sire I Am Invincible, first foal of Group 3 winner Dirty Thoughts – made a striking debut impression at Gosford.
Second-up and backed into $2.60 equal favourite, I Am Dirty powered home by two lengths with Rachel King beating Quarterback ($13), Parisest Magic ($71) third after a bold finish.
King noted the $600,000 Magic Millions purchase I Am Dirty improved markedly from her debut behind talented filly Bangkok Hottie at Randwick last month.
"She was a little bit more on the ball today, she jumped ‘clean’ and put herself up on speed,” King said.
"They had a big opinion of her before that first-up run but it didn’t quite come off so hopefully this has repaid them today.
"She’s pretty tractable and when I got to ‘park’ outside the lead, she relaxed beautifully and won well.”
I Am Dirty’s victory held special meaning for Baker on two fronts.
"I’ve got some very important owners in this filly including none other than (wife) Mrs Andrea Baker,” the trainer said.
"This is her Mother’s Day gift because I haven’t got anything else organised!"
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