Which was quite a training feat by Baker and Forsman, but to now keep him fresh and maintain that same dash through the Avondale Cup then the 3200m of the Auckland Cup will be even more clever.
You don't need quite the same sharp sprint at the end of 3200m - a good horse is unbeatable if they have it - but Show The World has shown a tendency to become a touch dour with racing.
This is a knife edge the stable will have to tread, but don't bet against the training partners achieving it.
Show The World is now the $6 favourite for the Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup on March 4 ahead of Blizzard on $7, Rock Diva at $9 and King Kamada, $12.
What will help the Cambridge stayer is that this is not a vintage Auckland Cup lineup - you get the impression last year's winner, Who Shot Thebarman, subsequently third in the Melbourne Cup, would give this field plenty to think about.
The Baker/Forsman stable has reason to be even more excited about its Waikato Guineas winner, Mongolian Khan, the winner of four of his five starts and who looks better with each appearance.
He is the perfect stayer - one that can sit on the pace and relax and pick up instantly to sprint when required. That type of stayer takes out of major races the luck factor that back runners need so much of.
What a race the $100,000 Avondale Guineas is going to be at Ellerslie on Saturday week - it will see the first clash between Mongolian Khan and the seemingly unbeatable Volkstok'n'barrell.
Yesterday, Volkstok'n'barrell was the $2.50 Derby favourite at the TAB with Mongolian Khan the only other runner in the market at $5.
That ratio will probably be similar for the Avondale Guineas.
There is still a handful - certainly none around the horse - who believe Volkstok'n'barrell could be vulnerable at the 2400m of the Derby, where Mongolian Khan looks every bit a true stayer.
His magnificent looks came at a price when New Zealand horseman Graeme Forbes bought him at Karaka on behalf of Inner Mongolia Rider Horse Industry Ltd, who Forbes trains for six months of the year in Inner Mongolia, part of China.
Don't mark down Mongolian Khan's effort just because two of the outsiders, Giant Turtle and Prima, filled the placings, it was accomplished with a great deal of comfort.
The Baker/Forsman stable finished off by winning the Rating 75 1600m late in the day with Victor Hugo, who came from last in running to show he is definitely a horse who can handle better classes.
Juggernaut rolls on
*The Baker/Forsman stable was in top form at Te Rapa on Saturday.
*That could well be a prelude to Ellerslie, where Show The World is favourite for the Auckland Cup and Mongolian Khan second elect for the NZ Derby.
*Victor Hugo seems certain to win in better company.
