Sharp Edge (horse)

Sharp Edge
Sire	Silver Shark
Grandsire	Buisson Ardent
Dam	Cutle
Damsire	Saint Crespin
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	3 May 1970
Country	Ireland
Colour	Grey
Breeder	Sir John Jacob Astor
Owner	Sir John Jacob Astor
Trainer	Dick Hern
Record	10: 5-0-3
Major wins
New Ham Stakes (1972) Irish 2000 Guineas (1973) Prix Jean Prat (1973)
Awards
Timeform rating 112+ (1972), 123 (1973)

Sharp Edge (3 May 1970 – 1989) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Bred and owned by Sir John Jacob Astor and trained by Dick Hern he showed great promise a two-year-old in 1972 when he won his first three races before looking a somewhat unlucky loser when finishing third in the Royal Lodge Stakes. In the following year he improved to become a top-class miler with a marked preference for soft ground. He finished third in the 2000 Guineas and then recorded back-to-back Group One successes in the Irish 2000 Guineas and the Prix Jean Prat. When matched against older horses he was well-beaten when favourite for the Eclipse Stakes before ending his season by finishing third in a strongly-contested edition of the Champion Stakes. After his retirement from racing he stood as a breeding stallion in Europe and Australia and had some success as a sire of winners.

Sharp Edge was a "big, strong" grey colt bred in Ireland by his owner Sir John Jacob "Jakie" Astor (1918–2000). He was from the penultimate European crop of foals sired by Silver Shark, a top-class performer in France, whose wins included the Prix de l'Abbaye and the Prix du Moulin. Silver Shark was subsequently exported to Japan. Cut Above's dam Cutle was descended from Felucca, the foundation mare of Dick Hollingsworth's stud whose other descendants included Bireme, Longboat, Bolas (Irish Oaks), Dash for Cash (Australian Guineas) and Daffodil (AJC Oaks). Cutle who had been acquired by Astor in a "foal swap" with Hollingsworth went on to produce the St Leger winner Cut Above.

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