Backtalk

Prep Race History

Date	Race	Grade	Distance	Finish	Chart	Video
Apr 3 2010	Illinois Derby Hawthorne	III	1 1/8 Mile	3	Illinois Derby.pdf
Apr 3 2010	Illinois Derby Hawthorne	III	1 1/8 Mile	3	Illinois Derby.pdf

Connections

Tom Amoss

Trainer

Born November 17, 1961 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ron the Greek would mark the first time Amoss has had a starter in the Kentucky Derby.

Miguel Mena

Jockey

Born November 6, 1986 in Lima, Peru.Got his start in horse racing by hotwalking and grooming horses at the age of 12 in his native country.Enrolled in Peru’s jockey school and graduated in the same class as Alan Garcia.

Gold Mark Farm, LLC.

Owner

Owned by Paul Bulmahn, founder of ATP Oil and Gas Corporation in Houston, Texas and currently serves as chairman and chief executive officer.In 2002 he won a trip to the Kentucky Derby, where he was able to meet Hall of Fame trainers D. Wayne Lukas and Bob Baffert.

Clover Leaf Farms II

Breeder

Once located in Ocala, Florida, the farm was sold by owner John Sykes and moved to Kentucky and renamed Woodford Thoroughbreds.John Sykes is an entrepreneur from Tampa Bay, Florida.Sykes opened Woodford Thoroughbreds in 2007.Woodford houses broodmares and foals.

Pedigree

Backtalk is a son of champion Smarty Jones, winner of the 2004 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness S. (G1)
The three crops to race from Smarty Jones have won from five furlongs to nearly 1 1/2 miles, with an average winning distance of seven furlongs • Backtalk’s dam is stakes heroine Apasionata Sonata
Backtalk is a half-brother to multiple Grade 2 winner Bsharpsonata, a neck second in the 2008 Ashland S. (G1)
Backtalk’s broodmare sire is dual Horse of the Year Affirmed, the last Triple Crown winner when sweeping the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont S. (G1) in 1978
Daughters of Affirmed have produced the likes of multiple Grade/Group 1 winner Pleasantly Perfect, hero of the 2003 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) and 2004 Dubai World Cup (UAE-G1); multiple Grade 1 queen Honey Ryder; and 1994 Epsom Oaks (Eng-G1) and Irish Oaks (Ire-G1) victress Balanchine