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Better Talk Now was bred in Kentucky by Wimborne Farm.<ref name=Equineline /> His sire [[Talkin Man]] was the 1994 [[Sovereign Award for Champion 2-Year-Old Male Horse|Canadian Champion Two-Year-Old Colt]] and was in turn sired by [[With Approval]], the 1989 [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing#Canada|Canadian Triple Crown Champion]] and a [[Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame]] inductee.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Diamos|first1=Jason|title=HORSE RACING; Talkin Man Runs Away With Wood Memorial and Heads to Kentucky|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/16/sports/horse-racing-talkin-man-runs-away-with-wood-memorial-and-heads-to-kentucky.html|website=The New York Times|accessdate=28 June 2017|date=16 April 1995}}</ref> Better Talk Now was out of the stakes-placed mare Bendita, by Baldski, a son of [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing#United Kingdom|English Triple Crown Champion]] [[Nijinsky II|Nijinsky]]. Bendita is from the family of Folle Nuit, which also includes major winners [[Stage Door Johnny]], [[Vision d'Etat]] and [[Shaamit]].<ref name=Family /> |
Better Talk Now was bred in Kentucky by Wimborne Farm.<ref name=Equineline /> His sire [[Talkin Man]] was the 1994 [[Sovereign Award for Champion 2-Year-Old Male Horse|Canadian Champion Two-Year-Old Colt]] and was in turn sired by [[With Approval]], the 1989 [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing#Canada|Canadian Triple Crown Champion]] and a [[Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame]] inductee.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Diamos|first1=Jason|title=HORSE RACING; Talkin Man Runs Away With Wood Memorial and Heads to Kentucky|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/16/sports/horse-racing-talkin-man-runs-away-with-wood-memorial-and-heads-to-kentucky.html|website=The New York Times|accessdate=28 June 2017|date=16 April 1995}}</ref> Better Talk Now was out of the stakes-placed mare Bendita, by Baldski, a son of [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing#United Kingdom|English Triple Crown Champion]] [[Nijinsky II|Nijinsky]]. Bendita is from the family of Folle Nuit, which also includes major winners [[Stage Door Johnny]], [[Vision d'Etat]] and [[Shaamit]].<ref name=Family /> |
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As a weanling, Better Talk Now was sold for $10,500 at Keenland's November Sale of Breeding Stock.<ref name=EquibaseProfile /> Racing |
As a weanling, Better Talk Now was sold for $10,500 at Keenland's November Sale of Breeding Stock.<ref name=EquibaseProfile /> His owners, Bushwood Racing Partners, originally placed him under the care of Diane Perkins, then transferred him in mid-2002 to [[H. Graham Motion|Graham Motion]].<ref name="DRF-PP">{{cite web|title=Past Performances (2001-2005)|url=http://www1.drf.com/row/pps/bettertalknow.pdf|website=Daily Racing Form|accessdate=28 June 2017}}</ref> |
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==Racing Career== |
==Racing Career== |
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Revision as of 18:10, 28 June 2017
| Better Talk Now | |
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 Better Talk Now in the paddock prior to the 2008 Manhattan Handicap | |
| Sire | Talkin Man |
| Grandsire | With Approval |
| Dam | Bendita |
| Damsire | Baldski |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | February 25, 1999 |
| Died | June 27, 2017 (aged 18) |
| Land | Vereinigte Staaten |
| Colour | Dark Bay |
| Breeder | Wimborne Farm, Inc. |
| Owner | Bushwood Racing Partners LLC |
| Trainer | H. Graham Motion |
| Record | 51: 14-8-5 |
| Earnings | $4,356,664[1] |
| Major wins | |
| Knickerbocker Handicap (2003) Sword Dancer Invitational Handicap (2004) Fort Marcy Handicap (2005) United Nations Handicap (2005) Man o' War Stakes (2005) Dixie Stakes (2006) Sky Classic Stakes (2006) Manhattan Handicap (2007) Breeders' Cup wins: Breeders' Cup Turf (2004) | |
Better Talk Now (February 25, 1999–June 27, 2017) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the Breeders' Cup Turf in 2004. His racing career stretched over nine seasons, during which he won 14 races from 51 starts with earnings of over $4.3 million.
Background
Better Talk Now was bred in Kentucky by Wimborne Farm.[2] His sire Talkin Man was the 1994 Canadian Champion Two-Year-Old Colt and was in turn sired by With Approval, the 1989 Canadian Triple Crown Champion and a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee.[3] Better Talk Now was out of the stakes-placed mare Bendita, by Baldski, a son of English Triple Crown Champion Nijinsky. Bendita is from the family of Folle Nuit, which also includes major winners Stage Door Johnny, Vision d'Etat and Shaamit.[4]
As a weanling, Better Talk Now was sold for $10,500 at Keenland's November Sale of Breeding Stock.[1] His owners, Bushwood Racing Partners, originally placed him under the care of Diane Perkins, then transferred him in mid-2002 to Graham Motion.[5]
Racing Career
Better Talk Now made one start at age two but finished off the board. As a three-year-old in 2002, he made nine starts, winning three times and finishing second twice. At age four, Better Talk Now began to win Graded stakes races, capturing the Knickerbocker Handicap at New York's Aqueduct Racetrack.
By age five, he developed into a top turf horse in the United States, especially in races run at 1½ miles. He won the Grade I Sword Dancer Invitational Handicap and in the biggest win of his career, won the 2004 Breeders' Cup Turf over a field that included the heavy betting favorite Kitten's Joy and third-place finisher Powerscourt. The win was the first in a Breeders' Cup race for both jockey Ramon Dominguez and trainer Graham Motion.
In 2005, the six-year-old Better Talk Now continued to win Grade I races, taking the United Nations Stakes and Man o' War Stakes before finishing seventh in the Breeders' Cup Turf and twelfth in the Japan Cup. Back on the track in 2006, Better Talk Now won the Dixie Stakes at Pimlico Race Course and the Sky Classic Stakes in a three-way photo finish at Woodbine Racetrack before finishing a very close second in his third Breeders' Cup Turf appearance.
In 2007, the eight-year-old gelding won the Grade 1 Manhattan Handicap by a head over arch rival English Channel. In the ensuing Grade I United Nations Stakes in July, a race Better Talk Now won in 2005, English Channel came out on top with Better Talk Now taking third place. An injury to his left front ankle became infected, and resulting soreness kept him out of racing until he ran fourth in October's Breeders' Cup Turf race. In March 2008, Better Talk Now ran ninth in the Dubai Sheema Classic. His rabbit of 2004-2005, Shake the Bank, retired from racing in 2008 and has begun a career as a jumper in Maryland.
Better Talk Now began his 10-year-old season with a third-place finish in the Manhattan Handicap on June 6, 2009. He finished second in the Sword Dancer Invitational Handicap at Saratoga in August. He was planned to start in the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic on October 3, but was retired on September 29, 2009, after injuring the suspensory ligament in his left hind leg.
Better Talk Now made 51 starts, finishing with 14 wins and 27 in the money finishes and career earnings of $4,356,664. He started in 41 stakes races, including 24 grade I races.[1]
Retirement
Better Talk Now was retired in 2009 in Fair Hill, Maryland. In 2017, he underwent colic surgery at New Bolton on June and then underwent a second surgery June 15. He was euthanized late June 27 at New Bolton Center, part of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, due to complications from the colic surgery.[6]
Pedigree
| Sire Talkin Man 1992 |
With Approval 1986 |
Caro (IRE) | Fortino (FR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chambord (GB) | |||
| Passing Mood | Buckpasser | ||
| Cool Mood | |||
| Pookette 1986 |
Miswaki | Mr. Prospector | |
| Hopespringseternal | |||
| Pensioner | Irish Stronghold | ||
| Stone Cottage | |||
| Dam Bendita 1985 |
Baldski 1974 |
Miswaki | Northern Dancer |
| Flaming Page | |||
| Too Bald | Bald Eagle | ||
| Hidden Talent | |||
| Bonne Note (FR) 1972 |
Bon Mot (FR) | Worden (FR) | |
| Djebel IRA (FR) | |||
| Mandolina (FR) | Ocarina (FR) | ||
| Folle Nuit (family: 1-L)[4] |
is inbred 4 x 4 to , meaning appears twice in the fourth generation of 's pedigree.
References
- ^ a b c "Better Talk Now Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Pedigree of Better Talk Now". Equineline. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ Diamos, Jason (16 April 1995). "HORSE RACING; Talkin Man Runs Away With Wood Memorial and Heads to Kentucky". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Thoroughbred Bloodlines - Paraffin - Family 1-L". www.bloodlines.net. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Past Performances (2001-2005)" (PDF). Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/222303/better-talk-now-euthanized-at-age-18
- Better Talk Now's pedigree and partial racing stats
- 11/5/2007 NTRA report by Karen M. Johnson of The Blood-Horse on the 2008 plans for Better Talk Now
- Better Talk Now AlexBrownRacing
- Better Talk Now to Race at 10
- Bloodhorse.com article on Shake the Bank in retirement
- [1] "Road's End Near for Better Talk Now," Daily Racing Form.
- [2] "Better Talk Now retired with injury" NTRA.com