Sharp Humor
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{{Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
| horsename = Sharp Humor
| image =
| caption =
| sire = [[Distorted Humor]]
| grandsire= [[Forty Niner (horse)|Forty Niner]]
| dam = Bellona
| damsire = [[Hansel (horse)|Hansel]]
| sex = [[Stallion (horse)|Stallion]]
| foaled = 2003
| country = [[United States]] {{Flagicon|USA}}
| colour = [[Chestnut (coat)|Chestnut]]
| breeder = Patricia Purdy
| owner = Purdedel Stable & [[WinStar Farm]]
| trainer = [[Dale L. Romans]]
| record = 8: 4-1-1
| earnings = $$456,410
| race = [[Bertram F. Bongard Stakes]] (2005)<br>[[Sleepy Hollow Stakes]] (2005)<br>[[Swale Stakes]] (2006)
| awards=
| honours =
|updated= September 24, 2006
}}
'''Sharp Humor''' is a [[thoroughbred]] [[race horse]] born April 21, 2003.
==Connections==
Sharp Humor is co-owned by the Purdedel Stable, trained by [[Dale L. Romans|Dale Romans]], and ridden by [[Mark Guidry]]. Sharp Humor was bred in [[New York]] by Patrica S. Purdy. Just before the running of the [[Kentucky Derby]] of 2006, [[WinStar Farm]] in [[Versailles, Kentucky]], (where his sire, [[Distorted Humor]] stands), acquired a share in him.
==Breeding==
Sharp Humor is the son of Distorted Humor out of the mare Bellona. His sire is a son of [[Forty Niner (horse)|Forty Niner]] out of the very influential [[Mr. Prospector]]. He is a half brother to [[Funny Cide]], the winner of the 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, as well as half brother to [[Flower Alley]], winner of the 2005 [[Jim Dandy Stakes]] and the [[Travers Stakes]], and Commentator, the winner of the 2005 [[Whitney Stakes]].
==Races==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|'''Finish'''
|'''Race'''
|'''Distance'''
|'''Track'''
|'''Condition'''
|-
|2nd
|Hudson Handicap
|Six [[furlong]]s
|[[Belmont Park]]
|Fast
|-
|19th
|[[Kentucky Derby]]
|One and One-Quarter Miles
|[[Churchill Downs]]
|Fast
|-
|2nd
|[[Florida Derby]]
|One and One-Eighth Miles
|[[Gulfstream Park]]
|Fast
|-
|-
|1st
|[[Swale Stakes]]
|Seven Furlongs
|[[Gulfstream Park]]
|Fast
|-
|1st
|[[Sleepy Hollow Stakes]]
|One Mile
|[[Belmont Park]]
|Sloppy
|-
|1st
|[[Bertram F. Bongard Stakes]]
|Seven Furlongs
|[[Belmont Park]]
|Fast
|-
|3rd
|New York Breeders' Futurity
|Six Furlongs
|Finger Lakes
|Fast
|-
|4th
|Allowance
|Six Furlongs
|[[Saratoga Race Course]]
|Fast
|-
|1st
|Maiden
|Five Furlongs
|[[Belmont Park]]
|Fast
|}
Sharp Humor fractured his knee in the Kentucky Derby and underwent surgery on the 11th of May, 2006 at the Rood and Riddle equine clinic in [[Lexington]]. After recovering, he underwent therapeutic swimming at the Kesmark Equine Rehabilitation Center also in Lexington. As of mid-July, Sharp Humor is back in training.
==References==
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/sharp+humor Sharp Humor's pedigree]
* [http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=17290 NTRA bio]
[[Category:Thoroughbred racehorses]]
[[Category:Northern Dancer bloodline]]
[[Category:Racehorses bred in New York]]
[[Category:American racehorses]]
[[Category:2003 racehorse births]]