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Speak John (1958-1980) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the 1985 earned Champion broodmare sire in North America.Bred and raced by Max Gluck’s Elmendorf Farm racing in California under trainer Farrell Jones Speak John notably won the Del Mar Derby at Del Mar Racetrack in California and the Las Vegas Handicap at Bay Meadows.Retired to stud duty at his birthplace near Lexington Kentucky Speak John sired a number of good runners including multiple stakes winner Verbatim and the 1973 American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly Talking Picture.