Sharp 'N' Smart

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Sharp 'N' Smart
SireRedwood
Grandsire High Chaparral
DamQueen Margaret
DamsireSwiss Ace
SexGelding
Foaled28 September 2019
Country New Zealand
ColourBay
Breeder Gerry Harvey
OwnerGraeme Rogerson, Todd Bawden, C A Leishman, NZ Thoroughbred Holdings Ltd, M & M Butterworth & M B Wadd
TrainerTeam Rogerson
Record11:6-4-0
EarningsNZ$3,027,166
Major wins
New Zealand Derby (2023)
Herbie Dyke Stakes (2023)
Spring Champion Stakes (2022)

Sharp 'N' Smart (foaled 28 September 2019) is New Zealand racehorse which has won at Group One level in both New Zealand and Australia.

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Background

Sharp 'N' Smart was bred by Gerry Harvey and is a son of Westbury Stud stallion Redwood. [1]

Bought by New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame inductee Graeme Rogerson for $55,000 at the 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale at Karaka [2] , Sharp 'N' Smart is raced by Rogerson in partnership with a syndicate that includes Harvey, Merv Butterworth, Craig Leishman and Todd Bawden. [3]


Racing career

Sharp 'N' Smart made a promising start to his career as an autumn two-year-old, winning at Listed level in New Zealand before a Queensland campaign that produced a second in the Listed The Phoenix and a fourth in the Group One J. J. Atkins. [4]

The gelding took a big step forward in the spring of his three-year-old season, scoring back-to-back Group wins in Sydney in the Gloaming Stakes and the Group One Spring Champion Stakes. [5] He then lined up in the Group One Victoria Derby after only a seven-day turnaround, finishing second behind Manzoice. [6]

Sharp 'N' Smart resumed in the summer with a second placing in the Thorndon Mile, then scored a rare victory by a three-year-old against older horses in the weight-for-age Herbie Dyke Stakes. [7]

Sharp 'N' Smart was rated a $1.40 favourite for the 2023 New Zealand Derby, which was run at Te Rapa Racecourse. [7] Confidently ridden by Ryan Elliot, Sharp 'N' Smart launched a powerful run approaching the home turn and was too strong down the straight, scoring by a long neck. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Plenty More to Come from Derby Hero :: Westbury". westburystud.com.
  2. ↑ "New Zealand Bloodstock | Thoroughbred Auction House". www.nzb.co.nz.
  3. ↑ Desk, NZ Racing. "Sharp 'N' Smart set to embellish stable record in Derby | NZ Racing News".
  4. ↑ Desk, NZ Racing. "Sharp 'N' Smart too tough in Gloaming | NZ Racing News".
  5. ↑ Desk, NZ Racing. "Sharp 'N' Smart all heart in Spring Champion | NZ Racing News".
  6. ↑ Desk, NZ Racing. "Dream Derby result for Cambridge Stud | NZ Racing News".
  7. 1 2 Desk, NZ Racing. "Smart three-year-old too sharp in Te Rapa feature | NZ Racing News".
  8. ↑ Desk, NZ Racing. "Favourite wins New Zealand Derby | NZ Racing News".
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