Babyback (USA) Horse
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Babyback is a 4yo chestnut horse from the United States trained by Jackie Acksel. It is by the stallion Backtalk out of the dam Brownout. Babyback has not yet broken its maiden, remaining winless in seven starts. In its most recent race at Tampa Bay Downs on 4 May 2026, Babyback was ridden by Gaddiel A. Martinez and finished fifth, behind winner Opera House A. D.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Downs 04-May-26 1645m GOOD R4 Md (of $20,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:42.730, SP: 3.75 bumped with an outer foe at the start, prompted the pace inside early but retreated. 1st Opera House A. D. ( C Gonzalez 125 , Cd 118 ) 2nd Hotter Than Dem ( S Marin 118 ) 4.00L 3rd Reagan'S Renegade ( J C Ferrer 116 ) 4.75L 5th Babyback ( G A Martinez 125 ) 22.50L See full results | G A Martinez 56.7kg 22.50L | 5 (8) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 19-Apr-26 1645m R3 Md $4,000 (of $20,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:42.770, SP: 26.00 raced four wide early, stalked the pace, chased on the far turn, bid three wide at the quarter pole, dueled with the winner and came up second best. 1st No Merlot ( S Leon 125 ) 2nd Babyback ( G Martinez 125 ) 3.75L 3rd Jeffersonian ( W Ho 118 ) 1.75L See full results | G Martinez 56.7kg 3.75L | 2 (8) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 02-Apr-26 1207m R1 Md $185 (of $20,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:09.790, SP: 34.00 hopped up at the break, raced at the back of the pack on the outside through the early going, swung out to the five path coming around the bend and made no bid. 1st Playing With Fire ( W Ho 122 ) 2nd Party On Rufus ( J Leon 120 ) 7.50L 3rd All The Luck ( P Lopez 122 ) 0.20L 9th Babyback ( R Montanez 122 ) 21.15L See full results | R Montanez 55.3kg 21.15L | 9 (12) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 14-Feb-26 1408m FIRM R5 Md $185 (of $20,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:24.920, SP: 17.00 raced in the middle of the pack on the outside up the backstretch, came around the turn in the three path and was outkicked in the lane. 1st Fly Commander ( D Centeno 122 ) 2nd Kenric ( A Gonzalez 120 ) 2.00L 3rd Senor Money ( S Leon 122 ) 6.50L 5th Babyback ( L Corujo 122 ) 15.25L See full results | L Corujo 55.3kg 15.25L | 5 (9) |
| Gulfstream 19-Oct-25 1110m FIRM R6 Md $240 (of $29,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:03.970, SP: 9.00 hard sent away from the start, disputed the pace to the turn, lost position nearing the quarter marker then faded in the drive. 1st Loud Applause ( M Vasquez 121 ) 2nd Coffee At K J's ( E Jaramillo 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Valiant Winter ( Y Torres 121 ) 0.30L 8th Babyback ( E Zayas 121 ) 10.75L See full results | E Zayas 54.9kg 10.75L | 8 (9) |
| Gulfstream 08-Sep-25 1210m SOFT R8 Md $430 (of $56,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.180, SP: 8.50 was bumped early and race near the back throughout. 1st Smoke An A Pancake ( L Panici 121 ) 2nd Skellig Michael ( E Jaramillo 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Commendatore ( M Vasquez 121 ) 3.50L 8th Babyback ( E Zayas 121 ) 22.75L See full results | E Zayas 54.9kg 22.75L | 8 (8) |
| Gulfstream 13-Oct-24 1310m FIRM R3 Md $400 (of $45,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:18.070 bumped at the start, raced three wide and was through early. 1st Latch The Hatch ( M Husbands 118 ) 2nd Oleg ( E Zayas 118 ) 0.00L 3rd Nothingsubtle ( J Morelos 118 ) 0.00L 6th Babyback ( D V Dyke 118 ) 39.75L See full results | D V Dyke 53.5kg 39.75L | 6 (6) |