Edward Baker (1872 – 12 July 1936) was a publican and racehorse owner and breeder in South Australia.
[1] He was a highly regarded cricket and football player, an excellent shot with a rifle, and fine athlete, having won several hurdles and "Sheffield Handicap"[a] races.
He also had the Bedford Hotel, Woodside, which he also relinquished in 1926, having decided to concentrate on racehorse breeding, having already had several notable successes.
Baker did not enjoy the expected success in the blood horse market — several dry seasons had resulted in a depression in the racing industry, as had a Government clampdown on racecourse gambling.
They had at least one son: She married again in April 1938, to Dr Alfred Alexander Smith (c. 1863 – 17 September 1939), his second wife.