Oh So Sharp | |
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Sire | Kris |
Grandsire | Sharpen Up |
Dam | Oh So Fair |
Damsire | Graustark |
Sex | Mare |
Foaled | 30 March 1982[1] |
Country | Ireland |
Colour | Chestnut |
Breeder | Sheikh Mohammed |
Owner | Sheikh Mohammed |
Trainer | Henry Cecil |
Record | 9: 7-2-0 |
Major wins | |
Solario Stakes (1984) Fillies' Mile (1984) Nell Gwyn Stakes (1985) 1,000 Guineas (1985) Epsom Oaks (1985) St. Leger Stakes (1985) | |
Awards | |
Top-rated European three-year-old filly (1985) Timeform top-rated three-year-old filly (1985) Timeform rating 131 | |
Honours | |
Oh So Sharp Stakes at Newmarket |
Oh So Sharp (1982–2001) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the English Fillies' Triple Crown in 1985. In a racing career which lasted from August 1984 until September 1985, she won seven of her nine races, starting favourite on each occasion and never at odds of more than 2/1. She was one of the leading two-year-old fillies of 1984 when she was unbeaten in three races, including the Fillies' Mile. In the following year Oh So Sharp won the 1000 Guineas in record time and then took the Oaks by six lengths before being narrowly beaten in her next two starts in major weight-for-age races. The filly completed the Triple Crown in the St Leger Stakes. She was retired at the end of the season and became a successful broodmare. Oh So Sharp died in 2001 at the age of nineteen.