Horse Profile

Updated on June 27th, 2008

Better Talk Now

"Blackie"

Sire
Talkin Man
Grandsire
With Approval
Dam
Bendita
Damsire
Baldski
Sex
Gelding
Foaled
2/25/1999
Breeder
Wimborne Farm, Inc.
Owner
Bushwood Racing Partners LLC
Trainer
Record
41: 14-6-3 (ongoing)
Earnings
$4,052,788 (ongoing)


Major Racing Wins

Knickerbocker Handicap (Grade III) (2003)
Sword Dancer Invitational Handicap (Grade I) (2004)
Breeders' Cup Turf (Grade I) (2004)
Fort Marcy Handicap (Grade III) (2005)
United Nations Handicap (Grade I) (2005)
Man o' War Stakes (Grade I) (2005)
Dixie Stakes (Grade II) (2006)
Sky Classic Stakes (Grade II) (2006)
Manhattan Handicap (Grade I) (2007)

At the age of nine, Blackie, doesn't seem to be slowing down anytime soon. He won his first Breeders Cup Turf in 2004 at the age of five and has ran well enough to run in it every year since. Having won multiple graded stakes races, Better Talk Now receives the highest treatment at the Motion barn. He even has his own escort to and from the track. If it isn't a Pony walking him, its Graham Motion himself or Sue Kenny from their office. Blackie has a large fan following and even his own MySpace. Around the barn, he prefers to be a loaner. He isn't a fan of baths and surely loves to nibble on everyone. He's perfectly content with sleeping in his stall with his back legs crossed. Blackie doesn't travel anywhere without his best friend and regular rider Fenella O'Flynn and she will tell you that if he doesn't win the race, he gets very upset.

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