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Horse profile

Sharp Tradition

Sharpen Up (GB) × Nice Tradition (ARG) (Search Tradition)

Sex: filly
Foaled: 1988

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £343 GB
Last run (GB & IRE): 4 Oct 1990, Lingfield (3/11)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Future form
4 Oct 90	Lingfield	3/11	12/1	2½	S O'Gorman	I A Balding	EBF Sleeping Partner Maiden Stakes (Div I)	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	6f	Good	8-4	Wolf Hall I (IRE)	£2,564	0/9

3/114 Oct 90 · Lingfield12/1
EBF Sleeping Partner Maiden Stakes (Div I)
Non-handicap (unclassified)6fGood
All fields
Date
4 Oct 90
Course
Lingfield
Pos
3/11
SP
12/1
Btn
2½
Jockey
S O'Gorman
Trainer
I A Balding
Race
EBF Sleeping Partner Maiden Stakes (Div I)
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
6f
Going
Good
Wgt
8-4
Winner / 2nd
Wolf Hall I (IRE)
Winner prize
£2,564
Future form
0/9

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
I A Balding	4 Oct 90	4 Oct 90	3/11	1	0	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£343	€0

I A Balding

Trainer: I A Balding
First run: 4 Oct 90
Last run: 4 Oct 90
First run for yard: 3/11
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £343
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
Flat	1	0	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£343	€0	4 Oct 90	4 Oct 90

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £343
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 4 Oct 90
Last run: 4 Oct 90

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchSharpen Up (GB)

Parent · 1

SireSharpen Up (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireNot traced
Sire's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchNice Tradition (ARG)

Parent · 1

DamNice Tradition (ARG)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireSearch Tradition
Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Sharpen Up (GB)

Nice Tradition (ARG)

Not traced

Search Tradition

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseSharp Tradition (USA)

Sexfilly

Foaled1988

SireSharpen Up (GB)

DamNice Tradition (ARG)

DamsireSearch Tradition

Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Nice Tradition (ARG) · 0 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Sharpen Up (GB)	Nice Tradition (ARG)	Search Tradition	filly	Flat 8.7f · NH 2m½f	Flat 8.5f

Sharpen Up (GB)

Sire: Sharpen Up (GB)
Dam: Nice Tradition (ARG)
Damsire: Search Tradition
Sex: filly
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.7f · NH 2m½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.5f

Progeny of Sharpen Up (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All Flat runs	287	44	108	15.3%	37.6%	1
At 5f to 6f	30	5	13	16.7%	43.3%	1
On Good going	100	11	39	11.0%	39.0%	1
At 5f to 6f on Good going	8	2	5	25.0%	62.5%	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 287
Wins: 44
Placed: 108
Win %: 15.3%
Place %: 37.6%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 5f to 6f

Condition: At 5f to 6f
Runs: 30
Wins: 5
Placed: 13
Win %: 16.7%
Place %: 43.3%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 100
Wins: 11
Placed: 39
Win %: 11.0%
Place %: 39.0%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 5f to 6f on Good going

Condition: At 5f to 6f on Good going
Runs: 8
Wins: 2
Placed: 5
Win %: 25.0%
Place %: 62.5%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Sharpen Up (GB) × Search Tradition mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	1	0	0.0%	0	1	0	1	0.0%	£343	€0

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £343
Prize IRE (€): €0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Sharp Tradition (USA)	1	0	0	£343	€0

Sharp Tradition (USA)

Horse: Sharp Tradition (USA)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £343
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Nice Tradition (ARG)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Sharp Tradition is the only foal out of Nice Tradition (ARG) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Sharp Tradition is the only foal out of Nice Tradition (ARG) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Nice Tradition (ARG)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

View full Nice Tradition family

In brief

When was Sharp Tradition foaled?

Sharp Tradition (USA) was foaled in 1988.

Who are the sire and dam of Sharp Tradition?

Sharp Tradition (USA) is by Sharpen Up (GB) out of Nice Tradition (ARG), a daughter of Search Tradition.

Who trained Sharp Tradition?

Sharp Tradition (USA) was trained by I A Balding and owned by Mrs Ronald K Kirk at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Sharp Tradition's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Sharp Tradition (USA) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Sharp Tradition still racing?

Sharp Tradition (USA) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 4 October 1990 at Lingfield in the EBF Sleeping Partner Maiden Stakes, finishing 3rd of 11, and has not run there since.