Oh So Sharp Stakes

Group 3 race
Oh So Sharp Stakes

Location	Rowley Mile Newmarket, England
Race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor	Shadwell
Website	Newmarket
Race information
Distance	7f (1,408 metres)
Track	Turf, straight
Qualification	Two-year-old fillies
Weight	8 st 12 lb Penalties 5 lb for G1 / G2 winners 3 lb for G3 winners
Purse	£34,000 (2011) 1st: £19,281.40

The Oh So Sharp Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain which is open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late September or early October.

The event is named in honour of Oh So Sharp, a successful filly trained at Newmarket in the mid 1980s. She won the fillies' version of the Triple Crown in 1985. The race was given Listed status in 1993, and it was promoted to Group 3 level in 2007.

The Oh So Sharp Stakes is now held on the second day of Newmarket's three-day Cambridgeshire Meeting. It is currently sponsored by Shadwell, and its full title includes the name of Sakhee, a Shadwell stallion.

Records

Leading jockey since 1987 (4 wins):

• Richard Hills – Hiwaya (1994), Sarayir (1996), Khulood (2002), Tabassum (2009)

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Leading trainer since 1987 (5 wins):

• Sir Michael Stoute – Arsaan (1988), Dartrey (1990), Lilium (2000), Top Romance (2003), Tabassum (2009)

Winners since 1987

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1987	Intimate Guest	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	1:27.35
1988	Arsaan	Tony Kimberley	Michael Stoute	1:28.20
1989	Va Toujours	Mark Rimmer	Hugh Collingridge	1:25.44
1990	Dartrey	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	1:25.56
1991	Rose Indien	Tony Cruz	Mohammed Moubarak	1:24.21
1992	Yawl	Darryll Holland	Barry Hills	1:28.98
1993	Bulaxie	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	1:31.98
1994	Hiwaya	Richard Hills	Harry Thomson Jones	1:29.07
1995	Ruznama	Willie Carson	Barry Hills	1:25.33
1996	Sarayir	Richard Hills	Dick Hern	1:24.05
1997	Name of Love	Kieren Fallon	David Loder	1:24.22
1998	Smittenby	Simon Whitworth	Nerys Dutfield	1:27.74
1999	Agrippina	Pat Eddery	Alan Bailey	1:29.14
2000	Lilium	Jimmy Fortune	Sir Michael Stoute	1:26.47
2001	Protectress	Richard Quinn	Henry Cecil	1:26.61
2002	Khulood	Richard Hills	John Dunlop	1:23.02
2003	Top Romance	Jamie Spencer	Sir Michael Stoute	1:24.22
2004	Penkenna Princess	Paul Hanagan	Ralph Beckett	1:26.22
2005	Race for the Stars	Kieren Fallon	Aidan O'Brien	1:25.47
2006	Selinka	Ryan Moore	Richard Hannon	1:28.28
2007	Raymi Coya	Kerrin McEvoy	Marco Botti	1:27.51
2008	Souter's Sister	Jimmy Fortune	Richard Hannon	1:22.47
2009	Tabassum	Richard Hills	Sir Michael Stoute	1:23.90
2010	Havant	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	1:28.74
2011	Alsindi	Tom Queally	Clive Brittain	1:24.46

References

• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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• galopp-sieger.de – Oh So Sharp Stakes.
• horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Oh So Sharp Stakes (2009).
• pedigreequery.com – Oh So Sharp Stakes – Newmarket.

See also

• Horseracing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races