'I'm not leaving' - George Baker puts Surrey yard on market as Bahrain's riches become the main attraction
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George Baker insists he is not turning his back on British racing despite putting his Surrey yard up for sale – and continuing to target more lucrative prizes in the Middle East.
A one-time racing journalist, Baker started training in 2008 in Warwickshire before stints at Whitsbury in Hampshire and then the famous Manton estate in Wiltshire.
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