Backtalk (horse)

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Backtalk
Sire Smarty Jones
Grandsire Elusive Quality
DamApasionata Sonata
Damsire Affirmed
Sex Stallion
Foaled2007
Country United States
Colour Bay
Breeder Three Chimney Farms
Owner GoldMark Farm
Trainer Thomas M. Amoss
Record6: 4-1-1
Earnings$241,206
Major wins
Bashford Manor Stakes (2009)
Sanford Stakes (2009)
Sportsman's Paradise Stakes (2010)
Last updated on 7 December 2006

Backtalk is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was sired by Smarty Jones, who in 2004 lost his bid for the Triple Crown when he ran second to Birdstone. Backtalk is out of the mare Apasionata Sonata, a daughter of Triple Crown winner Affirmed. He is a multiple stakes winner having won the Bashford Manor Stakes, the Sanford Stakes and the Sportsman's Paradise Stakes.

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