Sharp Humor


Sharp Humor was a Thoroughbred race horse.

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,, acquired a share in him.

Breeding

Sharp Humor is the son of Distorted Humor out of the mare Bellona. His sire is a son of Forty Niner who is in turn a son of the very influential Mr. Prospector.

Races

FinishRaceDistanceTrackCondition
2ndHudson HandicapSix furlongsBelmont ParkFast
19thKentucky DerbyOne and One-Quarter MilesChurchill DownsFast
2ndFlorida DerbyOne and One-Eighth MilesGulfstream ParkFast
1stSwale StakesSeven FurlongsGulfstream ParkFast
1stSleepy Hollow StakesOne MileBelmont ParkSloppy
1stBertram F. Bongard StakesSeven FurlongsBelmont ParkFast
3rdNew York Breeders' FuturitySix FurlongsFinger LakesFast
4thAllowanceSix FurlongsSaratoga Race CourseFast
1stMaidenFive FurlongsBelmont ParkFast

Sharp Humor fractured his knee in the Kentucky Derby and underwent surgery on May 11, 2006 at the Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington. After recovering, he underwent therapeutic swimming at the Kesmark Equine Rehabilitation Center also in Lexington. Sharp Humor was exported to South Korea in 2011 and stood at stud at the Let's Run Stud Farm on Jeju Island. He sustained a paddock accident in March and his death was reported to the media on March 31, 2015.