{{Short description|New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse}}
{{Infobox racehorse | name = Sharp 'N' Smart | sire = Redwood | grandsire = [[High Chaparral]] | dam = Queen Margaret | damsire = Swiss Ace | sex = Gelding | foaled = 28 September 2019 | country = [[New Zealand]] | colour = Bay | breeder = [[Gerry Harvey]] | owner = [[Graeme Rogerson]], Todd Bawden, Craig Leishman, NZ Thoroughbred Holdings Ltd, Merv & Meg Butterworth & Martin Waddy | trainer = [[Graeme Rogerson|Team Rogerson]] | record = 11:6-4-0 | earnings = NZ$3,027,166 | race = [[New Zealand Derby]] (2023)<br>[[New Zealand International Stakes|Herbie Dyke Stakes]] (2023)<br>[[Spring Champion Stakes]] (2022) }}
'''Sharp 'N' Smart''' (foaled 28 September 2019) is a [[New Zealand]] [[racehorse]] which has won at Group One level in both New Zealand and Australia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://loveracing.nz/Breeding/402568/Sharp-N-Smart-NZ-2019.aspx#bm-overview|title=Sharp 'N' Smart (NZ) 2019 / Breeding / LOVERACING.NZ|website=loveracing.nz}}</ref>
==Background==
Sharp 'N' Smart was bred by [[Gerry Harvey]] and is a son of Westbury Stud stallion Redwood.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://westburystud.com/index.php/stud-farm/keep-up-to-date/news/plenty-more-come-derby-hero-1|title=Plenty More to Come from Derby Hero :: Westbury|website=westburystud.com}}</ref>
Bought by [[New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame]] inductee [[Graeme Rogerson]] for $55,000 at the 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale at Karaka,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzb.co.nz/sales/search?search=sharp+%27n%27+smart|title=New Zealand Bloodstock | Thoroughbred Auction House|website=www.nzb.co.nz}}</ref> Sharp 'N' Smart is raced by Rogerson in partnership with a syndicate that includes Harvey, Merv & Meg Butterworth, Craig Leishman and Todd Bawden.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.racingnews.co.nz/sharp-n-smart-set-to-embellish-stable-record-in-derby/|title=Sharp ‘N’ Smart set to embellish stable record in Derby | NZ Racing News|publisher=Racing News}}</ref>
==Racing career==
Sharp 'N' Smart made a promising start to his career as an autumn two-year-old, winning at Listed level in New Zealand before a Queensland campaign that produced a second in the Listed The Phoenix and a fourth in the Group One [[J. J. Atkins]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.racingnews.co.nz/sharp-n-smart-too-tough-in-gloaming/|title=Sharp ‘N’ Smart too tough in Gloaming | NZ Racing News|publisher=Racing News}}</ref>
The gelding took a big step forward in the spring of his three-year-old season, scoring back-to-back Group wins in Sydney in the [[Gloaming Stakes]] and the Group One [[Spring Champion Stakes]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.racingnews.co.nz/sharp-n-smart-all-heart-in-spring-champion/|title=Sharp ‘N’ Smart all heart in Spring Champion | NZ Racing News|publisher=Racing News}}</ref> He then lined up in the Group One [[Victoria Derby]] after only a seven-day turnaround, finishing second behind Manzoice.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.racingnews.co.nz/dream-derby-result-for-cambridge-stud/|title=Dream Derby result for Cambridge Stud | NZ Racing News|publisher=Racing News}}</ref>
Sharp 'N' Smart resumed in the summer with a second placing in the [[Thorndon Mile]], then scored a rare victory by a three-year-old against older horses in the weight-for-age [[New Zealand International Stakes|Herbie Dyke Stakes]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.racingnews.co.nz/smart-three-year-old-too-sharp-in-te-rapa-feature/|title=Smart three-year-old too sharp in Te Rapa feature | NZ Racing News|publisher=Racing News}}</ref>
Sharp 'N' Smart was rated a $1.40 favourite for the [[2023 New Zealand Derby]], which was run at Te Rapa Racecourse.<ref name="auto"/> Confidently ridden by Ryan Elliot, Sharp 'N' Smart launched a powerful run approaching the home turn and was too strong down the straight, scoring by a long neck.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.racingnews.co.nz/favourite-wins-new-zealand-derby/|title=Favourite wins New Zealand Derby | NZ Racing News|publisher=Racing News}}</ref>
He was named [[New Zealand Horse of the Year]] in the 2023 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/racing/300967908/sharp-n-smart-becomes-first-male-galloper-since-2016-to-win-horse-of-the-year-title|title=Sharp ‘N’ Smart becomes first male galloper since 2016 to win Horse of the Year title|website=www.stuff.co.nz}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[2023 New Zealand Derby]]
== References == {{Reflist}}
[[Category:Racehorses bred in New Zealand]] [[Category:Racehorses trained in New Zealand]] [[Category:2019 racehorse births]]