Reade Baker (born April 30, 1947, in

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) is a retired trainer of

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who was voted the 2005

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in Canada and who in 2018 was inducted into the

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. During his career Reade Baker trained horses that won 13

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of which two earned

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honors.

Career

At age eighteen, Reade Baker worked in

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as a groom and exercise rider for Canadian Hall of Fame trainer Pete McCann. He went on to spend six years as the agent for jockey

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then in 1985 was hired as the racing manager for prominent Thoroughbred owner

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. In 1990 Baker opened a public stable.

External link

Official website for Reade Baker Racing Stable, Inc.

References

1947 births Living people Canadian horse trainers Sovereign Award winners Sportspeople from Ontario {{Canada-horseracing-bio-stub