Sharp Samurai

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Sharp Samurai
Sire First Samurai
Grandsire Giants Causeway
DamSecret Wish
DamsireStreet Cry
FoaledMarch 9, 2014
CountryUSA
BreederCudney Stables
OwnerRed Baron's Barn LLC, Rancho Temescal LLC and Glatt, Mark
TrainerMark Glatt
JockeyJuan J. Hernandez
Record20:8-4-2
Earnings$881,270
Major wins
City of Hope Mile Stakes (2018)
Twilight Derby (2017)
Del Mar Derby (2017)

Sharp Samurai (foaled March 9, 2014) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2018 City of Hope Mile Stakes. [1]

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Career

Sharp Samurai's first race was on November 5th, 2016, at Santa Anita, where he came in 8th. He was able to pick up his first win in his next race on February 10th, 2017, in a Maiden Claiming race at Santa Anita.

He grabbed his first stakes win six races into his career, when he won the Rainbow Stakes on June 10th, 2017, at Santa Anita. [2] He defeated 2nd place finisher, Conquest Farenheit, by 1 and 1/4th lengths to win $75,000.

This victory started a four win race streak. His next victory came on August 6th, 2017, when he captured his first graded stakes win - the Grade-3 La Jolla Handicap. [3] He came in at 1:1 odds as the favorite and defeated Fashion Business by a length.

On September 3rd, 2017, he picked up a Grade-2 win at the Del Mar Derby. He came into the race as the 2:1 favorite and was able to beat Big Score by a half-length and Bowies Hero by a full length. [4]

On October 28th, 2017, he won the Grade-2 Twilight Derby. He came in again as the race favorite at 2:1 odds and again defeated Big Score and Bowies Hero for the win. [5]

He came in 2nd at both the Del Mar Mile Handicap and the Eddie Read Stakes in 2017. He did not get another stakes race victory until October 6th, 2018, when he came in first at the Grade-2 City of Hope Mile Stakes. He came in as the 6:5 favorite and won by a nose over 2:1 Fly to Mars. [6]

Sharp Samurai had more close calls, but no victories in his 2019 season. He came in 3rd at the 2019 Grade-3 American Stakes in June and came in 2nd at the Grade-2 Del Mar Handicap in August, which was his last race of the season.

He had similar luck to start his 2020 season with another 3rd place finish at the 2020 American Stakes and a 2nd place finish at the July 26th, 2020, Eddie Read Stakes, which was won by United. [7]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Sharp Samurai (USA), 2014 [8]
Sire
First Samurai 		Giants Causeway Storm Cat Storm Bird
Terlingua
Mariah's StormRahy
Immense
Freddie Frisson Dixieland Band Northern Dancer
Mississippi Mud
FrissonFappiano
Mavera
Dam
Secret Wish		Street CryMachiavellian Mr. Prospector
Coup De Folie
Helen StreetTroy
Waterway
Awesome LassAwesome AgainDeputy Minister
Primal Force
Smart N irishSmarten
Ocre Jaune

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References

  1. ↑ "Sharp Samurai" . Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "SHARP SAMURAI RIDES RAIL TO WIN $75,000 RAINBOW STAKES BY 1 ¼ LENGTHS UNDER STEVENS; TRAINED BY GLATT, HE GETS 1 1/8 MILES ON TURF IN 1:47.51" . Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Patience pays off with Sharp Samurai's win in La Jolla Handicap" . Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Sharp Samurai outmaneuvers foes to win Del Mar Derby" . Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Sharp Samurai Sharper Than Ever in Twilight Derby" . Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Sharp Samurai By A Nose In City Of Hope Mile" . Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "United Stays Perfect in 2020 With Eddie Read Win" . Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "Sharp Samurai" . Retrieved 9 January 2020.
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