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Sharpen The Knives
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Trained by Sam Kavanagh at Newcastle, Sharpen The Knives is a 4 year old mare by the sire Snitzel, out of the dam Raphie's Choice.

Sharpen The Knives is still a maiden as she is yet to win a race from 13 starts. Her career earnings are $60k, with the biggest win of her career coming at Taree on October 18th in 2024 when she won $8,950 in the Stacks Law Firm Super Mdn Showcase Plate (a set weight race over 1,000 metres).

The mare tends to run better on heavy ground, with an average prize money per start of $9k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$60k
Starts
13
Wins
0
Second
6
Third
3
Win %
0
Place %
69
Profit
-13.0
Conditions
Good
4
0-0-1
$2k
Soft
8
0-4-2
$6k
Heavy
1
0-1-0
$9k
Race Standard
All
0
0-0-0
Group 1
0
0-0-0
Group 2
0
0-0-0
Group 3
0
0-0-0
Race Distance
1000m
3
0-1-0
-3
900m
4
0-0-2
-4
1100m
3
0-2-1
-3
1250m
1
0-1-0
-1
1200m
2
0-2-0
-2
Race Track
Muswellbrook
1
0-0-0
-1
Taree
1
0-1-0
-1
Newcastle
6
0-2-2
-6
Hawkesbury
1
0-0-0
-1
Wyong
2
0-1-1
-2
Kempsey
1
0-1-0
-1
Armidale
1
0-1-0
-1
Race State
NSW
13
0-6-3
-12

Race History

Nov-18 24
2/7
0.6
2.6
Armidale
5
1100
www.armidalejockey.club Mdn Plate
$5k
$27k
Ashley Morgan
58
65.38
-
Nov-5 24
7/11
3.1
$5
Muswellbrook
4
1000
Hollydene Estate Wines Mdn Plate
$1k
$27k
S Wilkes
55
57.32
33.87
4
4,4
-3
Oct-18 24
2/11
1.3
$6
Taree
8
1000
Stacks Law Firm Super Mdn Showcase Plate
$9k
$50k
S Wilkes
55
58.36
35.12
6
6,3
+1
Oct-5 24
5/8
4.1
$6.5
Newcastle
4
900
A Plus Contracting & Polywelding Mdn Hcp
$1k
$42k
A Bullock
59
52.00
33.87
4
4
-1
Sep-7 24
8/10
5.1
$11
Hawkesbury
4
1000
Wasteflex Provincial Mdn Plate
$1k
$45k
J Van Overmeire
57
57.77
33.71
6
6,6
-2
Aug-24 24
3/9
2.3
$3.6
Newcastle
6
900
Midway Mdn Plate
$4k
$45k
J Van Overmeire
57
51.84
33.50
4
4
+1
Aug-18 24
3/10
2.0
$4.4
Wyong
6
1100
2024 WRC Trainers Premiership Peter & Paul Snowden Mdn Hcp
$4k
$42k
A Hyeronimus
58
65.49
36.25
6
6,6
+3
Jul-30 24
2/10
0.5
$1.95
Kempsey
5
1250
Akubra Hats Mdn Plate
$5k
$27k
B Looker
57
75.53
36.31
4
4,6
+4
Jul-16 24
2/8
3.3
$1.9
Newcastle
5
1200
Horsepower Mdn Plate
$7k
$42k
J Van Overmeire
58
72.59
35.92
2
2,2
Jun-29 24
2/11
1.8
$7.5
Newcastle
6
1200
Lake Macquarie Carpet Cleaning Provincial Mdn Hcp
$8k
$45k
J Van Overmeire
57½
72.59
35.41
2
2,2
Jun-13 24
2/8
2.3
$9
Wyong
5
1100
Hoodoo Gurus @ TEG 16th November Midway Mdn Plate
$8k
$45k
T Clark
57
64.81
35.53
1
1,2
Spell of 124 Days
Feb-10 24
4/7
1.5
$3.6
Newcastle
6
900
Webber Provincial Mdn Plate
$3k
$45k
K Latham
56½
52.57
33.29
5
5
+1
Jan-27 24
3/8
0.7
$21
Newcastle
4
900
Velich Advisory - Robert Thompson Midway Mdn Plate
$4k
$45k
B Osmond
55
51.66
33.06
6
6
+3