Sharpen Up (GB)

Best progeny: Selkirk (USA), Sanglamore (USA), Sure Sharp (USA)

Avg winning distance: Flat 8.7f · NH 2m½f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 7.8f · NH 2m2f
As damsire: 254 winners from 522 runners
Country: GB

Winners (GB & IRE): 31 of 55 runners (56%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 58 from 499 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 4 (3 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £936,271 GB
Best progeny: Selkirk (USA), Sanglamore (USA), Sure Sharp (USA)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


1998/99	NH	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-
1997/98	NH	2	0	9	0	0.0%	£425
1996/97	NH	2	2	13	3	23.1%	£8,162
1995	Flat	2	1	9	1	11.1%	-
1995/96	NH	4	2	19	2	10.5%	£6,234
1994	Flat	2	0	8	0	0.0%	£7,673
1994/95	NH	4	1	22	2	9.1%	£896
1993	Flat	3	0	14	0	0.0%	£2,828
1993/94	NH	5	1	16	1	6.3%	£3,096
1992	Flat	9	5	39	8	20.5%	£223,147
1992/93	NH	8	1	24	1	4.2%	£3,485
1991	Flat	24	14	103	19	18.4%	£475,143
1991/92	NH	11	0	25	0	0.0%	£2,466
1990	Flat	30	13	114	16	14.0%	£179,756
1990/91	NH	12	2	45	2	4.4%	£11,464
1989/90	NH	10	3	38	3	7.9%	£11,497

Flat seasons are calendar years; NH seasons follow the official British and Irish dates.

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Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Selkirk (USA)	I A Balding	1990-1992	12	6	5	50.0%	6	Group 1	£453,822
Sanglamore (USA)	Roger Charlton	1990-1991	5	2	3	40.0%	1	Group 2	£209,459
Sure Sharp (USA)	B W Hills	1990-1992	14	2	7	14.3%	2	Group 3	£37,654
Lunar Mover (USA)	C R Nelson	1990	3	1	0	33.3%	1	Listed	£10,868
Fichu (USA)	Lydia Richards	1992-1998	43	4	11	9.3%	0	-	£17,552
Without Equal I (USA)	Ronald Curran	1990-1998	35	4	10	11.4%	0	-	£2,778
Cardinal Point (USA)	John Gosden	1991-1992	5	3	1	60.0%	0	-	£17,052
Ensharp (USA)	Steve Gollings	1990-1993	37	3	9	8.1%	0	-	£12,750
Sharp Review (IRE)	J. R. Jenkins	1991-1995	29	3	12	10.3%	0	-	£7,673
Regal Sabre (USA)	Richard Hannon Snr	1990-1991	15	2	6	13.3%	0	-	£31,677
Stop Press (USA)	Sir Michael Stoute	1990-1991	8	2	5	25.0%	0	-	£22,388
Masnoon (USA)	Les Eyre	1990-1992	24	2	8	8.3%	0	-	£11,104
Escrime (USA)	Sir Henry Cecil	1990	5	2	2	40.0%	0	-	£10,711
Repique (USA)	Luca Cumani	1990-1991	6	2	1	33.3%	0	-	£8,232
Sharpthorne (USA)	Roger Charlton	1990-1991	8	2	1	25.0%	0	-	£8,086
Casual Flash (USA)	I A Balding	1990	10	2	2	20.0%	0	-	£7,426
Moot Point (USA)	J. R. Jenkins	1991-1993	13	2	3	15.4%	0	-	£4,550
Sharp Salute (USA)	B W Hills	1990	8	1	3	12.5%	0	-	£7,158
Rutland Water (USA)	Sue Smith	1991-1994	23	1	4	4.3%	0	-	£6,091
Surf (GB)	Julie Cecil	1991-1992	4	1	2	25.0%	0	-	£4,958
Murhaf (USA)	Deborah Cole	1990-1995	19	1	5	5.3%	0	-	£4,580
Waathig (GB)	A A Scott	1990	5	1	1	20.0%	0	-	£4,072
Becquerel (USA)	Roger Charlton	1990	5	1	0	20.0%	0	-	£3,850
Rivers Edge (GB)	Denys Smith	1990	3	1	0	33.3%	0	-	£3,780
Royal Blue Bell (USA)	Luca Cumani	1991	3	1	0	33.3%	0	-	£3,723
Shardelisada (USA)	Luca Cumani	1991	3	1	1	33.3%	0	-	£3,016
Ante Up (IRE)	John Akehurst	1990-1993	14	1	1	7.1%	0	-	£2,520
Elmayer (USA)	P A Kelleway	1990	6	1	0	16.7%	0	-	£2,320
Chatain I (USA)	Roger Charlton	1991	3	1	0	33.3%	0	-	£2,174
Triple Barrel (USA)	N A Callaghan	1990	1	1	0	100.0%	0	-	£2,154
Western Divide (USA)	J Perrett	1990-1993	10	1	0	10.0%	0	-	£1,992
Elapse (USA)	B W Hills	1990	5	0	2	0.0%	0	-	£4,494
Sword Edge (GB)	T Reid	1990	8	0	3	0.0%	0	-	£1,798
Keen Melody (USA)	Richard Hannon Snr	1990-1991	9	0	1	0.0%	0	-	£828
Shaadin (USA)	Luca Cumani	1990	3	0	2	0.0%	0	-	£741
Mahir (USA)	Dennis Bell	1990-1992	9	0	1	0.0%	0	-	£646
Point Taken (USA)	Kevin Morgan	1990-1994	20	0	1	0.0%	0	-	£563
Parang (GB)	P T Walwyn	1990-1991	3	0	1	0.0%	0	-	£364
Sharp Tradition (USA)	I A Balding	1990	1	0	1	0.0%	0	-	£343
Mohssen (FR)	L J Barratt	1990	6	0	1	0.0%	0	-	£327
Bird Of Peace (USA)	D R Laing	1990-1991	10	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-
Temporal Power (USA)	John Gosden	1990	1	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-
Sharp'n Shine (USA)	C C Elsey	1990-1991	5	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-
Sharp Song (GB)	T W Cunningham	1990-1991	5	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-
Angler (USA)	Kevin Prendergast	1991	3	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-
Child's Play I (USA)	Julie Cecil	1991	2	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-
Saracen (GB)	Mrs L C Taylor	1990-1991	4	0	1	0.0%	0	-	-
Parfum D'Automne (FR)	William Haggas	1991	5	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-
Tuppy (USA)	C R Nelson	1990	1	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-
Haloob (USA)	R W Armstrong	1991	2	0	0	0.0%	0	-	-

Ranked by best win (Group/Grade 1 first), then black-type wins, then wins. GB and IRE races only.

Quick answers

How many winners has Sharpen Up sired?: Sharpen Up (GB) has sired 31 winners from 55 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990 (56%), with 58 wins from 499 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Sharpen Up sired?: Sharpen Up (GB) has sired 4 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 3 of them at Group or Grade level.
How many Group 1 winners has Sharpen Up sired?: Sharpen Up (GB) has sired 1 Group 1 winner (1 Group 1 win) in Britain and Ireland since 1990.
Who is the best offspring of Sharpen Up?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Sharpen Up (GB) in Britain and Ireland is Selkirk (USA), a Group 1 winner with 6 black-type wins from 12 runs.
Who is the latest Group 1 winner by Sharpen Up?: The most recent Group 1 winner by Sharpen Up (GB) in Britain and Ireland is Selkirk (USA), in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Class A (Group 1) at Ascot on 28 September 1991.
What is the average winning distance of Sharpen Up's progeny?: The average winning distance of Sharpen Up (GB)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 8.7 furlongs on the Flat and 2m½f over jumps.
How much prize money have Sharpen Up's progeny won?: Sharpen Up (GB)'s progeny have earned £936,271 in Britain since 1990.
How has Sharpen Up done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Sharpen Up (GB)'s daughters include 254 winners from 522 runners in Britain and Ireland, 21 of them black-type winners.

Updated 1998-05-14

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