Sharp Humor 4843923 151639166 2007-08-16T17:18:01Z Handicapper 1692613 {{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]]