Sharp 'N' Smart (foaled 28 September 2019) is a

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which has won at Group One level in both New Zealand and Australia.

Background

Sharp 'N' Smart was bred by

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and is a son of Westbury Stud stallion Redwood. Bought by

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for $55,000 at the 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale at Karaka, Sharp 'N' Smart is raced by Rogerson in partnership with a syndicate that includes Harvey, Merv & Meg Butterworth, Craig Leishman and Todd Bawden.

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. 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

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and the Group One

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. He then lined up in the Group One

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after only a seven-day turnaround, finishing second behind Manzoice. 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. Sharp 'N' Smart was rated a $1.40 favourite for the 2023 New Zealand Derby, which was run at Te Rapa Racecourse. 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. He was named

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in the 2023 season.

References

{{Reflist Racehorses bred in New Zealand Racehorses trained in New Zealand 2019 racehorse births

Background

Racing career

See also

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