Sharpen Up
Sharpen Up | |
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Sire | Chestnut |
Breeder | Mimi van Cutsem |
Owner | Mimi van Cutsem |
Trainer | Bernard van Cutsem |
Record | 8: 5-2-0 |
Earnings | £19,888 |
Major wins | |
Seaton Delaval Stakes (1971) Middle Park Stakes (1971) | |
Awards | |
Timeform rating 127 |
Sharpen Up (17 March 1969 – 2 March 1992) was British racehorse and
Background
Sharpen Up was a chestnut horse standing 16.1
Racing career
1971: two-year-old season
As a two-year-old in 1971, Sharpen Up was undefeated in five races. He won a
Despite his successes, Sharpen Up was only the third highest rated colt of his generation in van Cutsem's stable, being ranked behind Crowned Prince and High Top in the Free Handicap.[5]
1972: three-year-old season
On his three-year-old debut, Sharpen Up ran in the
Assessment
As a two-year-old, Sharpen Up was given a rating of 127 by the independent Timeform organisation,[7] placing him seven pounds behind the top-rated Deep Diver.[8]
Stud record
Sharpen Up was retired from racing to become a breeding stallion at the Side Hill Stud at Newmarket. In 1980 he was moved to stand at the Gainesway Farm in Kentucky.[3] He was an exceptionally successful sire, whose progeny included:
- Kris (1976) St James's Palace Stakes, Sussex Stakes, Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, Lockinge Stakes
- Prix de l'Abbaye
- Diesis (1980) Middle Park Stakes, Dewhurst Stakes
- Keen (1981) 2nd St James's Palace Stakes, Heron Stakes
- Trempolino (1984) Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
- Sanglamore (1987) Prix du Jockey Club, Prix d'Ispahan
- Selkirk (1988) Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, Lockinge Stakes
Sharpen Up was also the broodmare sire of Mister Baileys, Cadeaux Genereux and Danehill Dancer.
Pedigree
Sire Atan (USA) 1961 |
Native Dancer (USA) 1950 |
Polynesian | Unbreakable |
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Black Polly | |||
Geisha | Discovery | ||
Miyako | |||
Mixed Marriage (GB) 1952 |
Tudor Minstrel | Owen Tudor | |
Sansonnet | |||
Persian Maid | Tehran | ||
Aroma | |||
Dam Rocchetta (GB) 1961 |
Rockefella (GB) 1941 |
Hyperion | Gainsborough |
Selene | |||
Rockfel | Felstead | ||
Rockliffe | |||
Chambiges (FR) 1949 |
Majano | Deiri | |
Madgi Moto | |||
Chanterelle | Gris Perle | ||
Shah Bibi (Family: 5-i)[9] |
References
- ^ a b "Sharpen Up pedigree". Equineline. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
- ^ Clive Webb-Carter (5 May 2007). "An awesome combination of genes". Thoroughbredinternet.com. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
- ^ a b Hunter, Avalyn (18 September 2007). "Doctor Dino Keeping Sharpen Up Male Line Alive". BloodHorse. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
- ^ ISBN 0-354-08536-0.
- ^ a b Sue Cameron (19 September 2006). "The legacy of Sharpen Up". the-racehorse.com. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
- ISBN 978-1-873626-15-3.
- ISBN 0-900599-40-5.
- ISBN 0-85112-902-1.
- ^ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines – Diversion – Family 5-i". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2013-07-13.