Windsharp (USA)
February 23, 1991 – c. 2011
Lear Fan (USA) x Yes She’s Sharp (USA), by Sharpen Up (GB)
Family 5-j
February 23, 1991 – c. 2011
Lear Fan (USA) x Yes She’s Sharp (USA), by Sharpen Up (GB)
Family 5-j
A tough, staying grass mare, Windsharp was as willing to take on males as females and earned two championships in Canada as a result. She began her broodmare career brilliantly with back-to-back Grade 1 winners but tailed off afterward, and her daughters have not produced as well as might have been hoped.
Race record
29 starts, 11 wins, 4 seconds, 2 thirds, US$1,286,531 (includes converted Canadian and French earnings)
1995:
1996:
1997:
Honors
As an individual
A dark bay or brown mare, Windsharp underwent surgery to correct a soft palate issue in October 1996. She was generally at her best when coming from off the pace but had enough speed to run on or near the lead if asked to do so.
As a producer
Windsharp produced nine named foals, of which six started and four won. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Windsharp was bred by David Brillembourg. She was owned by Richard J. and Martha J. Stephen in partnership with The Thoroughbred Corporation. She was trained by Wally Dollase. As a broodmare, she was owned by The Thoroughbred Corp. In 2003, Windsharp, then in foal to Gone West, was sent to the Keeneland November mixed sale as part of The Thoroughbred Corp.'s dispersal (which followed on the death of owner Prince Ahmed bin Salman), selling for $6.1 million to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum. She was last reported in produce records as having been barren in 2011.
Pedigree notes
Windsharp is inbred 4x4 to the influential sire Turn-to, winner of the 1953 Garden State Stakes. She was the only North American foal produced by the winner Yes She’s Sharp, who was exported to Venezuela in 1992. Yes She’s Sharp is a half sister to Jazz Kitty (by Tom Cat), dam of stakes winner Purple Babe (by J. O. Tobin).
Yes She’s Sharp is out of 1969 Falls City Handicap winner Yes Sir (by Sir Gaylord), a half sister to 1974 Hollywood Invitational Turf Handicap (USA-G1) winner Court Ruling (by Traffic Judge) and 1979 Argentine champion sire Good Manners (by Nashua), a stakes winner at 2. Yes Sir is also a half sister to 1968 Camden Handicap winner King’s Palace (by Nilo) and to stakes winner Fun Palace (by Nashua), third dam of Peruvian Group 2 winner Fusilado and multiple Peruvian Group 3 winner Erasmus. In addition, Yes Sir is a half sister to Grade 1-placed stakes winner Funny Cat (by Tom Cat), third dam of 2000 Puerto Rican champion imported 2-year-old filly Collect the Brass and 2004 Puerto Rican champion imported 3-year-old colt Divac.
Yes Sir and her siblings are out of 1962 Ramona Handicap winner Fun House (by The Doge). Produced from Recess (by Count Fleet), Fun House is a half sister to 1969 Gulfstream Park Handicap winner Court Recess (by Traffic Judge) and to two-time Santa Monica Handicap winner Chop House (by Porterhouse). She is also a half sister to stakes winner Swoon’s Tune (by Swoon’s Son), dam of 1973 Kentucky Oaks (USA-G2) winner Bag of Tunes (by Herbager) and 1978 Santa Maria Handicap (USA-G2) winner Swingtime (by Buckpasser) and second dam of 1977 Jersey Derby (USA-G1) winner Cormorant, Grade/Group 2 winners Queen of Song and Triumphal March, and Grade/Group 3 winners Andaleeb and Festive. In addition, Fun House is a half sister to Momamamu (by Mount Marcy), dam of 1971 Clark Handicap winner Sado (by Mr. Brick) and second dam of eight stakes winners including 1985 American champion 3-year-old filly Mom’s Command, 1971 Wood Memorial Stakes winner Good Behaving, and Grade 3 winner Misty Native.
Fun facts
Last updated: August 26, 2024
Race record
29 starts, 11 wins, 4 seconds, 2 thirds, US$1,286,531 (includes converted Canadian and French earnings)
1995:
- Won Reloy Stakes (USA-L, 10FT, Santa Anita)
- 2nd Long Island Handicap (USA-G2, 12FT, Belmont)
- 3rd Grand Prix de Dax Docteur Branere (FR-L)
- 3rd Grand Prix d'Aquitaine (FR-L)
1996:
- Won San Luis Rey Stakes (USA-G1, 12FT, Santa Anita)
- Won San Luis Obispo Handicap (USA-G2, 12FT, Santa Anita)
- 2nd Matriarch Stakes (USA-G1, 10FT, Hollywood)
- 2nd San Juan Capistrano Handicap (USA-G1, @14FT, Santa Anita)
- 2nd Jockey Club Cup Handicap (CAN-L, 11FT, Woodbine)
1997:
- Won Beverly Hills Handicap (USA-G1, 10FT, Hollywood)
- Won Santa Ana Handicap (USA-G2, 9FT, Santa Anita)
- Won Estrapade Stakes(USA-L, 12FT, Hollywood)
- 3rd Santa Barbara Handicap (USA-G2, 10FT, Santa Anita)
Honors
- Sovereign Award, Canadian champion older female (1996)
- Sovereign Award, Canadian champion turf female (1996)
As an individual
A dark bay or brown mare, Windsharp underwent surgery to correct a soft palate issue in October 1996. She was generally at her best when coming from off the pace but had enough speed to run on or near the lead if asked to do so.
As a producer
Windsharp produced nine named foals, of which six started and four won. Her important foals are as follow:
- Johar (1999, by Gone West) won the 2002 Hollywood Derby (USA-G1) and dead-heated with High Chaparral for the 2003 John Deere Breeders’ Cup Turf (USA-G1). He sired 16 stakes winners from 422 named foals, headed by Grade/Group 1 winners Guiseppina and Joha.
- Dessert (2000, by Storm Cat) won the 2003 Del Mar Oaks (USA-G1) but was a disappointing broodmare.
- Midsummer Fun (2004, by Gone West) placed twice from four starts. She is the dam of multiple restricted stakes winner Cajun Conoseir (by Closing Argument) and is the second dam of Brazilian Group 2 winners Texport and Unorthodox.
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Windsharp was bred by David Brillembourg. She was owned by Richard J. and Martha J. Stephen in partnership with The Thoroughbred Corporation. She was trained by Wally Dollase. As a broodmare, she was owned by The Thoroughbred Corp. In 2003, Windsharp, then in foal to Gone West, was sent to the Keeneland November mixed sale as part of The Thoroughbred Corp.'s dispersal (which followed on the death of owner Prince Ahmed bin Salman), selling for $6.1 million to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum. She was last reported in produce records as having been barren in 2011.
Pedigree notes
Windsharp is inbred 4x4 to the influential sire Turn-to, winner of the 1953 Garden State Stakes. She was the only North American foal produced by the winner Yes She’s Sharp, who was exported to Venezuela in 1992. Yes She’s Sharp is a half sister to Jazz Kitty (by Tom Cat), dam of stakes winner Purple Babe (by J. O. Tobin).
Yes She’s Sharp is out of 1969 Falls City Handicap winner Yes Sir (by Sir Gaylord), a half sister to 1974 Hollywood Invitational Turf Handicap (USA-G1) winner Court Ruling (by Traffic Judge) and 1979 Argentine champion sire Good Manners (by Nashua), a stakes winner at 2. Yes Sir is also a half sister to 1968 Camden Handicap winner King’s Palace (by Nilo) and to stakes winner Fun Palace (by Nashua), third dam of Peruvian Group 2 winner Fusilado and multiple Peruvian Group 3 winner Erasmus. In addition, Yes Sir is a half sister to Grade 1-placed stakes winner Funny Cat (by Tom Cat), third dam of 2000 Puerto Rican champion imported 2-year-old filly Collect the Brass and 2004 Puerto Rican champion imported 3-year-old colt Divac.
Yes Sir and her siblings are out of 1962 Ramona Handicap winner Fun House (by The Doge). Produced from Recess (by Count Fleet), Fun House is a half sister to 1969 Gulfstream Park Handicap winner Court Recess (by Traffic Judge) and to two-time Santa Monica Handicap winner Chop House (by Porterhouse). She is also a half sister to stakes winner Swoon’s Tune (by Swoon’s Son), dam of 1973 Kentucky Oaks (USA-G2) winner Bag of Tunes (by Herbager) and 1978 Santa Maria Handicap (USA-G2) winner Swingtime (by Buckpasser) and second dam of 1977 Jersey Derby (USA-G1) winner Cormorant, Grade/Group 2 winners Queen of Song and Triumphal March, and Grade/Group 3 winners Andaleeb and Festive. In addition, Fun House is a half sister to Momamamu (by Mount Marcy), dam of 1971 Clark Handicap winner Sado (by Mr. Brick) and second dam of eight stakes winners including 1985 American champion 3-year-old filly Mom’s Command, 1971 Wood Memorial Stakes winner Good Behaving, and Grade 3 winner Misty Native.
Fun facts
- Although Windsharp won two championships in Canada, she never won a stakes race in that country. She qualified for Sovereign Award voting in 1996 by running the requisite three times in Canada in the listed Jockey Club Cup Handicap, the Canadian International Stakes (CAN-G1), and the Breeders’ Cup Turf (CAN-G1), all against males. Her best finish in these races was in the Jockey Club Cup Handicap, in which she was second; she was fourth in the International and fifth In the Turf.
- The Stephens, The Thoroughbred Corporation, and Wally Dollase campaigned champions in two different countries in 1996: Windsharp in Canada and Jewel Princess in the United States, where she was the year’s champion older female.
Last updated: August 26, 2024