The Bjorn Baker and Rachel King show was in action at Flemington on Oaks Day when lightly raced Ole Kirk gelding Youre Not the King scored a classy win in the $150,000 VRC Subzero Handicap (1400m) restricted to grey only gallopers.
Back in 2016, a dashing grey mare called Pepperano won the all greys Subzero at Flemington and today it was her son in the winner’s circle.
Retained to race by his breeder, Youre Not the King won a maiden on debut at the Sunshine Coast in March for Queensland trainer Mark Currie and then had two runs for another Queensland trainer Billy Healey before spelling and heading south to Sydney.
He had two runs last month for his new trainer at Hawkesbury and Warwick Farm and won both of them prompting a tilt at Flemington.
Youre Not the King justified the support of punters, who sent him off as favourite and he duly charged home to run down talented mare Alabama Fox winning by a couple of lengths running away.
In royal form ?? YOURE NOT THE KING lets loose in the final 100m to reign supreme in Flemington's iconic greys race. #OaksDay https://t.co/rVL06mc5b5
— Victoria Racing Club (@FlemingtonVRC) November 5, 2026
Youre the King is now three for three since joining the Bjorn Baker stable.
“He travelled beautifully today. I've always felt like he'd appreciate stepping up in distance and he really did today,” said Rachel King.
“He relaxed beautifully and I was able to sort of slowly edge my way out into clear air. He's still learning and was not quite sure about knowing this way around today, but there's plenty of improvement there.
“It's hard to go three from three at any stage, but especially stepping up to this kind of grade. It was a little bit of a step up in the benchmark, but the lure of the greys race was always going to pull us down here. I just really like his attitude. He's a lovely horse going forward.”
Youre Not the King has won four of six starts earning over $170,000 and is the second winner from Group III placed Court Command mare Pepperano, a grand-daughter of stakes-winner Kiss’n a Shilling.
Pepperano has an unnamed 2YO colt by Graff and has foaled this spring producing a filly by Anamoe.
