| Sharpo | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Sharpen Up |
| Grandsire | Atan |
| Dam | Moiety Bird |
| Damsire | Falcon |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | 1977 |
| Country | Great Britain  |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | K. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Chestnut is a hair coat color of Horses consisting of a reddish-to-brown coat with a mane and tail the same or lighter in color than the coat V. Stenborg & R. E. Shingles |
| Owner | Monica Sheriffe |
| Trainer | Jeremy Tree |
| Record | 18: 7-4-3 |
| Earnings | $247,353 |
| Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours | |
| Major Racing Wins | |
| Temple Stakes (1980) William Hill Sprint Championship (1980, 1981, 1982) Prix de Saint-Georges (1981) July Cup (1982) Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp (1982) |
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| Infobox last updated on: January 16, 2008. The Temple Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old and above Thoroughbreds It is run over a distance The Nunthorpe Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to Thoroughbreds which are two-years-old or above The Prix de Saint-Georges is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to Thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above The July Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to Thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above The Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to Thoroughbreds which are two-years-old or above | |
Sharpo (1977-1994) was the champion British Thoroughbred sprinter of 1981. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Thoroughbred is a horse breed He won seven races and more than £230,000 in prize money during a career which was restricted by his marked preference for soft ground. He developed a particular liking for York Racecourse, winning the Willian Hill Sprint Championship - then known as the Nunthorpe Stakes - three times from 1980, becoming the first to do so since Tag End in the 1920s. York Racecourse is a horse racing track in the southwest of the city of York in North Yorkshire, England with a spectator capacity of 60000 The Nunthorpe Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to Thoroughbreds which are two-years-old or above He also won the July Cup at Newmarket Racecourse and the Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp, as well as twice being second in major French sprint. The July Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to Thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above The town of Newmarket, in Suffolk, England, is the headquarters of British horseracing, home to the largest cluster of training yards in the country and The Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to Thoroughbreds which are two-years-old or above
Sharpo went on to become a very successful sire before his death in June 1994, the winners of 216 races on the flat worth $1. Flat racing is a term commonly used to denote a form of Horse racing which is run over a level track at a predetermined distance 7 million. He best winners were College Chapel, Risk Me, Cutting Blade and Lavinia Fontana.
References
- The Complete Encyclopedia of Horse Racing - written by Bill Mooney and George Ennor
- Sharpo's pedigree and racing stats
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