Sharp Humor
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| Sharp Humor | |
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| Sire | Distorted Humor |
| Grandsire | Forty Niner |
| Dam | Bellona |
| Damsire | Hansel |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 2003 |
| Country | United States  |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Patricia Purdy |
| Owner | Purdedel Stable & WinStar Farm |
| Trainer | Dale L. Romans |
| Record | 8: 4-1-1 |
| Earnings | $$456,410 |
| Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours | |
| Major Racing Wins | |
| Bertram F. Bongard Stakes (2005) Sleepy Hollow Stakes (2005) Swale Stakes (2006) |
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| Infobox last updated on: September 24, 2006. | |
Sharp Humor is a thoroughbred race horse born April 21, 2003.
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[edit] Connections
Sharp Humor is co-owned by the Purdedel Stable, trained by 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.
[edit] Breeding
Sharp Humor is the son of Distorted Humor out of the mare Bellona. His sire is a son of 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.
[edit] Races
| Finish | Race | Distance | Track | Condition |
| 2nd | Hudson Handicap | Six furlongs | 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.
