Couple Finds Joy in Breeding Their Own Runners They have made a success of their partnership in the real estate sales business and in marriage. Now Connie and Jerry Baker have embarked on a new endeavor—breeding and racing their own Thoroughbreds. The Glendora couple had a first real taste of success when a filly they bred, Om N Joy, dispatched her California-bred rivals to register a 2½-length victory for jockey Kent Desormeaux in the $126,000 Evening Jewel Stakes April 5 at Santa Anita. They’ve been flying high since. “We always had a lot of confidence in her, that all she needed was time to mature into that big body,” Connie said of the winning daughter of the Harris Farms stallion Om who began her career with eight consecutive losses. “I laughed afterward when Kent called her a giraffe.” “Fantastic, we love it,” Jerry said of their foray into the horse breeding business. “It’s been a hard grind. You can’t rush time. But we’ve taken things one step at a time.... ...
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