People forget, No Kentucky Derby winner has ever equaled Sham's 2nd place record time finish to Secretariat. Sham's losing time of 1:59 4/5 still stands as the 2nd fastest Derby ever. If Sham had run his normal Belmont He would have beaten the rest of the field by 5 maybe 10 lengths. Two great horses, Sham's name belongs up with all the greats. 2nd best to the greatest Race horse of all time. That's still pretty damned good.
Some would say he only did that because horses are competitive and he had a horse as good as secretariat to push him. No other horses had and for like secretariat
this is true he certainly was a great race horse., He tried his best every time. I think a different rider would have made him better. you cant beat a horse like Pincay did.
@Robert Montagna His jockey was was ordered to stay with Secretariat for the entire length of the Belmont. Unfortunately for Sham he was up against a God that day. Secretariat’s jockey never went to the whip once, while Sham was whipped like Hell just to stay with him for half the race. There was no way he could keep up that pace and also ended up breaking a bone in his front right leg. I’m sure that’s why he went from 10-12 lengths ahead of the pack and ultimately finished last.
Sham such a great horse was unfortunate to be racing against a super horse will always be remembered and contributed to secretariat greatness may they both R.I.P
Sham was so brave! Love this horse. We all know and love Secretariat. We know studies proved Secretariat had a large heart. Well, let me just say, "It took a lot of Heart and bravery to run with and next to Secretariat." Sham also had a lot of heart!
Stuck In NY Sham also had a larger heart if I remember correctly. He broke his leg running along with Secretariat in the Belmont and still finished. They got him back mended but didn't want to risk running him after the infury so he was retirer. It's a pitty a lot of people don't know him. I felt bad for him not being recognized, as you pointed out, for his bravery.
Sham and Secretariat were made for each other, one without the other and those times probably wouldn't have happened, they complimented each other beautifully
Sham was the only horse that could even come close to the great one. I weep when I think of Sham, such a great horse, he almost died trying to compete with big red. That tells you all you need to know about his heart and love if running, if you notice in all 3 races he was the only competitor for the horse that would become the greatest horse that ever lived. Sham will always be remembered for his efforts and his love of running
Absolutely, he could’ve easily won TC that year if it weren’t for Red. Yes, we all get emotional watching Red run at Belmont but Sham showed tremendous heart until his unfortunate injury. Always felt that Pincay was too rough on Sham. He already had the will to win.
@@cherylmacvane8791 and vice versa, they were directly related after all. Like to tell myself they ran together as opposed to against each other, it’s obvious Sham motivated Red to go to another gear at Belmont, let alone Derby.
@Regina Collins I think he is by most people who know horse racing. Back in 1999 Blood-Horse Magazine put together a panel of 7 “horse racing experts” and they voted on the Top 100 U.S. race horses of the 20th century. They ended up ranking him third. Man o War was #1 and Secretariat was #2. So they ranked Sham higher than every Triple Crown Winner except for Secretariat. Man o War almost certainly would have won in 1920, but his owner chose not to enter him in the Kentucky Derby. But even still, to be ranked third behind only Man o War and Secretariat is quite an accomplishment.
Ahhh yes! The mighty Sham....if only...if only you had been born in another year.....! But everyone knows, if only you had'nt been racing with god's horse Secretariat, it would have been you all day long gorgeous boy!!! You were the chosen one created to compliment the immortal Secretariat...Wow....makes me emotional...
Same, that film of he and Red coming around the first turn together at Belmont is easily my favorite racing footage. Sham was magnificent, he just had unfortunate task of taking on Pegasus.
Sham was a horse who was far far better than others who have been honored. Any other year would have been his. he also set the record at the Kentucky derby, but nobody thinks about it. He was a wonderful racer, a beautiful horse, and he deserves to be remembered.
A once in a lifetime horse that did his best against against a once in a millennium horse. Sham made the races exciting. His speed was well above most of todays winners. Most people do not know he and Secretariat were both damsired by the great Pricequillo.
Sham was my favorite racehorse ever. He was the only one who even tried to stay with Secretariat in the Belmont; pushed himself till he broke, literally, but never gave up. He was all heart and courage. I don't care that he didn't win; that was almost an accident, a quirk of timing. He tried, against the best there ever was, and he kept trying every single time, no matter how often he got beaten.
Man, well put. He’s my 2nd favorite behind guess who. Such a handsome horse with incredible heart, Pincay will get what’s coming to him. Fully believe he broke Shams stride in all 3 races, put Turncotte on him and it’s an easy TC.
Actually that honor would probably go to Man o War. He won the 1920 Preakness and Belmont, but his owner chose not to enter him into the Kentucky Derby.
He was a beautiful horse. He would have won in a different time. But, he was racing next to a heavenly creature, Secretariat. I bet you any money, they are both up there in Heaven hanging out, racing. He was there for a purpose. God Bless them both. If you don't believe in God, just watch this.
History isn't always sunshine and rainbows... He deserves so much more he would have been a triple crown champion if it wasn't for the great Secretariat. He litteraly was born in the wrong year although it was Sham that made them push Big Red what ultimatly made him so great in the Belmont.
Think the truth is somewhere between the two, Secretariat would have won the triple crown whatever, but Sham was a level above the rest of the field in the races, and having that level of horse in the field made secretariat go that little faster that created the records that still stand to this day.
paul lav Secretariat was not granted rest preparing for the belmont because of Sham. They couldn't afford to lose him so they realy did push him that is why he ran so great. Sham ran the second fastest Derby and Preakness and held on so long in that pace over such a distance. I guess it is pretty sure he would have won the tripple crown in a different year....
PEOPLE FEEL SORRY FOR SHAM.....WHY????......I DONT......HE MADE HIMSELF LOOK GREAT ATLEAST HE COULD SAY HE WAS NECK IN NECK AT SOME POINTS IN A RACE WITH THE LEGENDARY....SECRETARIAT....THAT IS SOMETHING TO BE VERY PROUD OF...GOD BLESS SHAM FOR GOING HEAD TO HEAD WITH A HORSE THAT WAS BLESSED FROM GOD TO RUN.
I have a special place for both Secretariat and Sham in my heart. The Lord gave the world two amazing horses, two horses who were destined to compete, but one had the overall success. And the Lord planned it as such: Sham was the most important piece of the puzzle to Secretariat’s glory. Because no great comes without another great rival. Sham was that piece of the puzzle for an overall higher cause. And when the Lord called Sham back to him, he told Sham: “Well done, you have done everything you were sent to do”
Sham was a fantastic horse whose only misfortune was to be born in the same era as Secretariat .Any other time period ans Sham would also have been a legend..I cant imagine we will see the likes of either of them if ever again.
Wasn't a misfortune in a way, Sham was the only horse to push Secretariat, so he would have been a triple crown winner, but perhaps without the magnificent times, as without Sham, might have ran a more even pace and won the races a few seconds slower, the two together have left a more lasting memory.
738polarbear: We won't see the likes of them again. Thoroughbred breeding is just an industry now, interested in nothing but money. There is precious little concern for the quality of bloodlines, the careful matching-up of desirable and compatible traits. It's all about the hot, trending sires, and how much you can sell their offspring for. Money has always been necessary in horse-racing--that's why it's called the sport of kings--but these days the money thrown around on Thoroughbreds is just obscene.
No, never again both were legends. They were destined to challenge each other, cousins at birth. Was handled poorly imo, makes me sick to my bones to know his grave is unmarked, or so I heard.
Sham and Secretariat remain in the history of racing, Sham was a strong and brave horse. Their duels were show in the world of horse racing ...thanks for giving us so much emotions. R.I.P ❤🏇
He really was such a valiant boy, the ONLY competitor for Red. The Belmont gets me emotional for obvious reasons but another is how he ran it out with Red, the only horse the remotely challenged the great one.
@@Psyfi85 I have looked at the Belmont I do not know how many times, every time for me it a strong emotion. Two extraordinary Champions, two legends will always be in my heart ❤
Sham was one of the fastest racehorses of the 20th century. His time in the 1973 Kentucky Derby (1:59 4/5) would have won any other year. Yes, he was faster than both Monarchos (1:59.97) and Northern Dancer (2:00.00).
I need sham support 4 our perspective! The real champion not always look at the throphy but in his heart:he keeps forward no matter hundred times he fell.
Sham and Secretariat both deserve a spot with the greats. He was second best, but that’s still better then a lot of race horses that went down in history. If Sham and Justify were to race I’d put all my money on Sham, so why can’t he be recognized? I actually want someone to beat his second place record so maybe people will remember how brilliant he was.
It is like that scene in Chariots of Fire when Harold Abrahams loses the 100 yard race to Eric Liddell and is sitting with his fiancee Sybil after the race, miserable, wondering why he lost, the first time ever. Sybil says "but you were marvellous, you ran like a god...he was just more marvellous".
I'm a big Secretariat fan, but I'm also a great admirer of Sham, who gave everything he had in those three races. I agree with Robert Montagna, Sham is one of the greats, and deserves to be remembered and respected for his competitive spirit and heart.
I don't understand something sham ran his heart out but yet in the tape it shows his jockey gave him the beating of his life I don't think that was right and I don't think it's fair sham is a champ
@@debbieriley2347 Also, I believe it was another horse (Twice a Prince?) kicked the starting gate into Sham's face, and Sham ran the Derby with two teeth hanging loose in his mouth.
Sham was no doubt a great horse. But Secretariat needed no help being Secretariat. He proved that in the Belmont when without anyone pushing he still kept opening up the lead. Perhaps if Sham could have pushed him he'd have run it in 2:23 flat, who knows?, with Sham at 2;23.4 That would have been something to behold. But we shall never know.
If he had raced any other year except that year he would’ve won all he would’ve won the Triple Crown he was definitely a brilliant horse it was so sad what happened to him in the Belmont I literally cried about that because he was definitely a great horse you can’t take anything away from sham it’s just it was secretariat no horse measures up to him
Sham was needed to show the world big reds greatness. Without Sham Big Red would not been pushed to his all time greatness. Sham would have been a triple crown winner if he had been born in 69 or 71
There is no Jordan without Pipoen. I think Sham made Secretariat better…they pushed each other …like any true athlete. I wonder if they raced 50 times if Sham doesn’t win many of them? They were so close in 2 of the 3 races and I read that Sham hurt himself in the Belmont..discovered later…which I assume is why he dropped to last…I wonder if it was due to such a blistering pace! Sham was such an amazing Horse! I hope Sham gets a movie too some day…he could have beaten any other horse alive from what I saw.
Sham definitley was a legend, unfortunately he just had to be in the same era as secretariat ! If he was born in a different era he would no doubt have won a lot more there was no other horse like him either !
Sham was in such a hurry to run he smashed face first into the starting gate at the Kentucky Derby and lost two teeth and that hampered him greatly in the trilogy.
Sham was indeed unlucky, but besides the obvious and much talked about reasons, how about Frank Martin deciding after a romp in the Santa Anita Derby that it was a good idea to ship him 3000 miles to New York to take on Secretariat in the Wood instead of just waiting for the Derby? 2 1/2 lengths he lost by...as much as I love Secretariat and believe he wins the triple crown regardless, Sham was a hell of a horse that might have been right there at the wire. The real shame was that he was never able to come back - had he been healthy and retained his early 3YO form, he very well could have dominated as a 4YO the way Spectacular Bid did.
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Someone has probably already said this in the comments, but i just watched this. It should be noted that without Sham's challenge for the first half of the Belmont, Secretariats longstanding record would not have been taken. Secretariat would have won, he was the best, but Sham made him the all time best (there will always be debates when that claim is made).
Vince Lentini because they pushed Secretariat bc Sham. They couldn't afford to loose the Tripple Crown as they would be broke and in deep dept. Sham formed a threat to Secretariat going into the Belmont as he was bred for distance and excelled in it. Probably would have been more of a challenge hadn't he broken his canon bone suring the Belmont. Anyway bc of Sham they trained Secretariat harder for the Belmont.
Normally I would agree with you. But the reason I don't is because Red jumped right out in front. Red wasn't racing anybody. He was just running. Sham was trying to keep up. tried like hell. Penny said it best. he just felt like running that day.
@@davidotis5598 Yes...and you know what, Secretariat had more.He was still accelerating when they crossed the finish line.They don't know what his top speed was.But Sham you lead the rest of the pack like a boss!!! Second to Secretariat, BRAVO!!!
"Sham spent most of his long stallion career at Spendthrift Farm, where he enjoyed a successful, but not spectacular career as a stallion, before later moving on to Walmac Farm. He sired many stakes winners, but none of his progeny would possess the great talent or the heart of their sire. It would be that great heart that eventually gave way. On the morning of April 3, 1993, Sham was found dead in his stall, felled by a heart attack. Sham was 23."
Sham with a good horse Secretariat may have been better but sham was a good horse I hope when they got to delete your well done my good and faithful servant
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I meant to say my good and faithful servant because we know without a doubt that sham is in heaven he doesn't have to race anymore all he has to do is be loved
Sham ran 13 times won FIVE....so taking out the TC races ..he ran 10 times and lost half of them.....Forego actually and Annihilate Em were every bit as good at 3 if one looks at the entire 1973 season...Sham was more precocious and was better the 1st half of that year
Very true, Sham made Secretariat legend more memorable by pushing him, (no other horse did), so would have won triple crown, but probably not in the times and distances he did, as wouldn't have had too.
People forget, No Kentucky Derby winner has ever equaled Sham's 2nd place record time finish to Secretariat. Sham's losing time of 1:59 4/5 still stands as the 2nd fastest Derby ever. If Sham had run his normal Belmont He would have beaten the rest of the field by 5 maybe 10 lengths. Two great horses, Sham's name belongs up with all the greats. 2nd best to the greatest Race horse of all time. That's still pretty damned good.
Some would say he only did that because horses are competitive and he had a horse as good as secretariat to push him. No other horses had and for like secretariat
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this is true he certainly was a great race horse., He tried his best every time. I think a different rider would have made him better. you cant beat a horse like Pincay did.
@Robert Montagna His jockey was was ordered to stay with Secretariat for the entire length of the Belmont. Unfortunately for Sham he was up against a God that day. Secretariat’s jockey never went to the whip once, while Sham was whipped like Hell just to stay with him for half the race. There was no way he could keep up that pace and also ended up breaking a bone in his front right leg. I’m sure that’s why he went from 10-12 lengths ahead of the pack and ultimately finished last.
I couldn’t agree with this more.
Sham such a great horse was unfortunate to be racing against a super horse will always be remembered and contributed to secretariat greatness may they both R.I.P
Standing stud he was better a great baby maker.
Sham was so brave! Love this horse. We all know and love Secretariat. We know studies proved Secretariat had a large heart. Well, let me just say, "It took a lot of Heart and bravery to run with and next to Secretariat."
Sham also had a lot of heart!
Stuck In NY Sham also had a larger heart if I remember correctly. He broke his leg running along with Secretariat in the Belmont and still finished. They got him back mended but didn't want to risk running him after the infury so he was retirer. It's a pitty a lot of people don't know him. I felt bad for him not being recognized, as you pointed out, for his bravery.
i agree. Sham is an amazing horse with a big heart ❤! he fought hard 'till the end and finished the race second.
I believe Sham also had a larger than normal heart. Just a little short of what God gave Secretariat.
@@robertmontagna4943 your comment called me back to revisit this. I can see you are also here to revisit.
@@robertmontagna4943 I read that too. Those 2 made each other better…for sure.
I just wish Sham was born in another year
Sham broke a cannon bone in the Belmont S
Sham and Secretariat were made for each other, one without the other and those times probably wouldn't have happened, they complimented each other beautifully
Well Nathaniel is the sham.
The problem Sham was born when the Superhorse was also born that's Secretariat! He can't match the power of Secretariat.
I just wish I had one million dollars. If I had a wish I'd wish for something worth a f..k. but I quess you owend sham ??
Sham was the only horse that could even come close to the great one. I weep when I think of Sham, such a great horse, he almost died trying to compete with big red. That tells you all you need to know about his heart and love if running, if you notice in all 3 races he was the only competitor for the horse that would become the greatest horse that ever lived.
Sham will always be remembered for his efforts and his love of running
Absolutely, he could’ve easily won TC that year if it weren’t for Red. Yes, we all get emotional watching Red run at Belmont but Sham showed tremendous heart until his unfortunate injury. Always felt that Pincay was too rough on Sham. He already had the will to win.
What a beautiful tribute to this magnificent horse. I think in his own way he admired Secretariat. Sham was great, but humble.
@@cherylmacvane8791 and vice versa, they were directly related after all. Like to tell myself they ran together as opposed to against each other, it’s obvious Sham motivated Red to go to another gear at Belmont, let alone Derby.
Sham had his own magnificence. I have never forgotten him. Absolutely gorgeous horse and so fast.
When sham got to heaven the lord said well done
That’s beautiful!
I believe Sham was a remarkable horse, I wish he could be recognized as the great horse he was, beautiful horse.
@Regina Collins I think he is by most people who know horse racing. Back in 1999 Blood-Horse Magazine put together a panel of 7 “horse racing experts” and they voted on the Top 100 U.S. race horses of the 20th century. They ended up ranking him third. Man o War was #1 and Secretariat was #2. So they ranked Sham higher than every Triple Crown Winner except for Secretariat. Man o War almost certainly would have won in 1920, but his owner chose not to enter him in the Kentucky Derby. But even still, to be ranked third behind only Man o War and Secretariat is quite an accomplishment.
Ahhh yes! The mighty Sham....if only...if only you had been born in another year.....! But everyone knows, if only you had'nt been racing with god's horse Secretariat, it would have been you all day long gorgeous boy!!! You were the chosen one created to compliment the immortal Secretariat...Wow....makes me emotional...
Same, that film of he and Red coming around the first turn together at Belmont is easily my favorite racing footage. Sham was magnificent, he just had unfortunate task of taking on Pegasus.
Beautifully stated!
😢 Sham was a very beautiful horse. ❤️
Sham was a horse who was far far better than others who have been honored. Any other year would have been his. he also set the record at the Kentucky derby, but nobody thinks about it. He was a wonderful racer, a beautiful horse, and he deserves to be remembered.
unluckiest horse in history. has 2nd fastest derby time but never won. Had 2nd biggest heart ever recorded only secretariats was bigger. so unlucky
Sham was a great horse, i respect him to the highest level.
A once in a lifetime horse that did his best against against a once in a millennium horse. Sham made the races exciting. His speed was well above most of todays winners. Most people do not know he and Secretariat were both damsired by the great Pricequillo.
Sham was my favorite racehorse ever. He was the only one who even tried to stay with Secretariat in the Belmont; pushed himself till he broke, literally, but never gave up. He was all heart and courage. I don't care that he didn't win; that was almost an accident, a quirk of timing. He tried, against the best there ever was, and he kept trying every single time, no matter how often he got beaten.
Man, well put. He’s my 2nd favorite behind guess who. Such a handsome horse with incredible heart, Pincay will get what’s coming to him. Fully believe he broke Shams stride in all 3 races, put Turncotte on him and it’s an easy TC.
113/5000
Sham was an exceptional horse that had the bad luck to have as rival to the best of History, Secretariat.
Any other year Sham would've been a triple crown winner. He just faced the fastest horse of all time.
Sham was the best horse to never win the Triple Crown.
Actually that honor would probably go to Man o War. He won the 1920 Preakness and Belmont, but his owner chose not to enter him into the Kentucky Derby.
Sham gave all of himself ❤❤❤
He was a beautiful horse. He would have won in a different time. But, he was racing next to a heavenly creature, Secretariat. I bet you any money, they are both up there in Heaven hanging out, racing. He was there for a purpose. God Bless them both. If you don't believe in God, just watch this.
Two magnificent Horses, a compliment to each other
Wow this is upsetting. Crying over here... sham was a great champion. RIP
History isn't always sunshine and rainbows... He deserves so much more he would have been a triple crown champion if it wasn't for the great Secretariat. He litteraly was born in the wrong year although it was Sham that made them push Big Red what ultimatly made him so great in the Belmont.
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Think the truth is somewhere between the two, Secretariat would have won the triple crown whatever, but Sham was a level above the rest of the field in the races, and having that level of horse in the field made secretariat go that little faster that created the records that still stand to this day.
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paul lav Secretariat was not granted rest preparing for the belmont because of Sham. They couldn't afford to lose him so they realy did push him that is why he ran so great. Sham ran the second fastest Derby and Preakness and held on so long in that pace over such a distance. I guess it is pretty sure he would have won the tripple crown in a different year....
PEOPLE FEEL SORRY FOR SHAM.....WHY????......I DONT......HE MADE HIMSELF LOOK GREAT ATLEAST HE COULD SAY HE WAS NECK IN NECK AT SOME POINTS IN A RACE WITH THE LEGENDARY....SECRETARIAT....THAT IS SOMETHING TO BE VERY PROUD OF...GOD BLESS SHAM FOR GOING HEAD TO HEAD WITH A HORSE THAT WAS BLESSED FROM GOD TO RUN.
When sham got to Heaven he heard well done my faithful servant you're a champ
I have a special place for both Secretariat and Sham in my heart. The Lord gave the world two amazing horses, two horses who were destined to compete, but one had the overall success. And the Lord planned it as such: Sham was the most important piece of the puzzle to Secretariat’s glory. Because no great comes without another great rival. Sham was that piece of the puzzle for an overall higher cause. And when the Lord called Sham back to him, he told Sham:
“Well done, you have done everything you were sent to do”
Sham was a fantastic horse whose only misfortune was to be born in the same era as Secretariat .Any other time period ans Sham would also have been a legend..I cant imagine we will see the likes of either of them if ever again.
Wasn't a misfortune in a way, Sham was the only horse to push Secretariat, so he would have been a triple crown winner, but perhaps without the magnificent times, as without Sham, might have ran a more even pace and won the races a few seconds slower, the two together have left a more lasting memory.
738polarbear: We won't see the likes of them again. Thoroughbred breeding is just an industry now, interested in nothing but money. There is precious little concern for the quality of bloodlines, the careful matching-up of desirable and compatible traits. It's all about the hot, trending sires, and how much you can sell their offspring for. Money has always been necessary in horse-racing--that's why it's called the sport of kings--but these days the money thrown around on Thoroughbreds is just obscene.
738polarbear Sham has nothing to be ashamed of! He just got bested by a superhorse. I am glad to have seen Sham run.
No, never again both were legends. They were destined to challenge each other, cousins at birth. Was handled poorly imo, makes me sick to my bones to know his grave is unmarked, or so I heard.
People who Compare Secretariat with other horses, I just tell them "You First had to BEAT Sham"
I never forget this Horse 🐎 BOSRA SHAM the Love 💕
He deserved so much better.. hes such a handsome.too bad ppl never appreciated him.
Sham and Secretariat remain in the history of racing, Sham was a strong and brave horse. Their duels were show in the world of horse racing ...thanks for giving us so much emotions. R.I.P ❤🏇
He really was such a valiant boy, the ONLY competitor for Red. The Belmont gets me emotional for obvious reasons but another is how he ran it out with Red, the only horse the remotely challenged the great one.
@@Psyfi85 I have looked at the Belmont I do not know how many times, every time for me it a strong emotion. Two extraordinary Champions, two legends will always be in my heart ❤
@@musicislife4547 Recently found out Risen Star is buried next to Sham, certainly made my day. Can’t seem to stop watching these races.
Shams heart is no longer broken our lord is the great physician god said welcome to heaven your a champ
How beautiful!
Sham was one of the fastest racehorses of the 20th century. His time in the 1973 Kentucky Derby (1:59 4/5) would have won any other year. Yes, he was faster than both Monarchos (1:59.97) and Northern Dancer (2:00.00).
Sham was great you feel for him his times speak for themselves.
Sham and Dan Marino are two historical figures that will never get their due!
sham is all great and all but secretariat was just impossible to beat! i love red alot :3
I need sham support 4 our perspective! The real champion not always look at the throphy but in his heart:he keeps forward no matter hundred times he fell.
Sham and Secretariat both deserve a spot with the greats. He was second best, but that’s still better then a lot of race horses that went down in history. If Sham and Justify were to race I’d put all my money on Sham, so why can’t he be recognized? I actually want someone to beat his second place record so maybe people will remember how brilliant he was.
A worthy competitor....born one year too soon....he sure gave big red a run for his money....Sham 💕
If Sham would have been born a year prior or after the great Secretariat we would have had 2 horses win the triple crown back to back. 2 great horses
Sham when you got to heaven i know the lord said well done you have nothing to be ashamed of
Sham is beautiful horse and perfect horse
It is like that scene in Chariots of Fire when Harold Abrahams loses the 100 yard race to Eric Liddell and is sitting with his fiancee Sybil after the race, miserable, wondering why he lost, the first time ever. Sybil says "but you were marvellous, you ran like a god...he was just more marvellous".
nice video for underrated but amazing horse! thumbs up for Sham👍👍
I'm a big Secretariat fan, but I'm also a great admirer of Sham, who gave everything he had in those three races. I agree with Robert Montagna, Sham is one of the greats, and deserves to be remembered and respected for his competitive spirit and heart.
I don't understand something sham ran his heart out but yet in the tape it shows his jockey gave him the beating of his life I don't think that was right and I don't think it's fair sham is a champ
@@debbieriley2347 Also, I believe it was another horse (Twice a Prince?) kicked the starting gate into Sham's face, and Sham ran the Derby with two teeth hanging loose in his mouth.
Facing the greatest opponent well for me that's the real heart!
I say
Sham is the one who made secretariat, secretariat.
Sham was no doubt a great horse. But Secretariat needed no help being Secretariat. He proved that in the Belmont when without anyone pushing he still kept opening up the lead. Perhaps if Sham could have pushed him he'd have run it in 2:23 flat, who knows?, with Sham at 2;23.4 That would have been something to behold. But we shall never know.
Sham was plenty good enough... He was just unlucky in that he had to run against possibly the greatest horse that ever lived... Secretariat
Just watched Secretariat. Have to say this song really got to me. Sham what a great horse. I love these race horses they are truly amazing!
Sham you fought the good fight you were you are no quitter
I was at the Kentucky Derby when this happened I saw I saw it happen I love Secretariat but I love sham 2
A great horse that csme along at the wrong time. Like Allydar and Affirmed head to head.
Hermoso sham!! Todo el respeto para ti!! Fuiste gran rival de grandes caballos hiciste muy bonita historia!
If Sham had come along a year earlier, or a year later, he might have been a Triple Crown winner himself.
If he had raced any other year except that year he would’ve won all he would’ve won the Triple Crown he was definitely a brilliant horse it was so sad what happened to him in the Belmont I literally cried about that because he was definitely a great horse you can’t take anything away from sham it’s just it was secretariat no horse measures up to him
I always felt sorry for Sham. He would have been the triple crown winner if not for Secretariat.
Sham was needed to show the world big reds greatness. Without Sham Big Red would not been pushed to his all time greatness. Sham would have been a triple crown winner if he had been born in 69 or 71
Sham
(April 9, 1970 - April 3, 1993)
* Sire: Pretense
* Grandsire: Endeavour
* Dam: Seqoia
* Damsire: Princequillo
* Sex: Stallion
* Breeder: Claiborne Farm
* Owners: Claiborne Farm & Sigmund Sommer (R.I.P.)
* Trainer: Frank "Pancho" Martin (R.I.P.)
* Jockey: Laffit Pincay Jr. (5 for 13)
* 13 Starts
* 5 Wins
* 5 Seconds
* 1 Third
* $ 204,808 earned (Current $ 1,348,386)
* Sham Stakes at Santa Anita Park since 2001🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇
* Rest In Peace, Champion! We will always remember you!
* Greetings from Venezuela
Sham
(9 de Abril, 1970 - 3 de Abril, 1993)
* Padre: Pretense
* Abuelo paterno: Endeavour
* Madre: Seqoia
* Abuelo paterno: Princequillo
* Sexo: Semental
* Criador: Claiborne Farm
* propietarios: Claiborne Farm & Sigmund Sommer (Q.E.P.D.)
* Entrenador: Frank "Pancho" Martín (R.I.P.)
* Jinete: Laffit Pincay Jr. (De 13-5)
* 13 Salidas
* 5 Primeros
* 5 Segundos
* 1 Tercero
* $ 204,808 producidos ($ 1,348,386 actuales)
* Clásico Sham en Santa Anita Park desde 2001🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇
* ¡Descansa En Paz, Campeón! ¡Siempre te recordaremos!
* Saludos desde Venezuela
My dad had a picture of sham and ruffian in his bar his 2 favorite horses i actually still have a ruffian button
He was fast enough and good enough to enter the Kentucky Derby and that's an honor makes me cry
There is no Jordan without Pipoen. I think Sham made Secretariat better…they pushed each other …like any true athlete. I wonder if they raced 50 times if Sham doesn’t win many of them? They were so close in 2 of the 3 races and I read that Sham hurt himself in the Belmont..discovered later…which I assume is why he dropped to last…I wonder if it was due to such a blistering pace! Sham was such an amazing Horse! I hope Sham gets a movie too some day…he could have beaten any other horse alive from what I saw.
He kick out more grade stakes winner boy made great babies.
Sham definitley was a legend, unfortunately he just had to be in the same era as secretariat ! If he was born in a different era he would no doubt have won a lot more there was no other horse like him either !
the greatest of all losers. RIP Sham.
RIP boy 2nd is still very good it is rare for a horse to come in 2nd or 1st RIP boy
R. I. P Sham
Sham had greatness too. Id love to have seen a son of his bred to Ladys Secret.
3:39 pra mim a melhor imagem do mundo dessas duas lendas. Que imagem maravilhosa 🙏🙏🙏
A horse nobody mentions enough as great was Damascus.
Quohavoc up You mean Sham?
Sham was in such a hurry to run he smashed face first into the starting gate at the Kentucky Derby and lost two teeth and that hampered him greatly in the trilogy.
Woah, I didn't know that!
Twice a Prince kicked the starting gate into Sham's face at the break.
Always at front.....suddenly the 3 white socks appears in scene [secretariat]
This is like when usain bolt was in his peak...others were ignored eventhough they are faster...
Big Red was sitting in the gate and said to himself. I don't feel like racing today. I think I'll just go for a good run.
Yes, you are doing wonderful videos☺
He chased Big Red two freaks
Was Sam's speed is likely but pushed Secretariat to run faster some horses should run better with competition
I agree 1000%
If there were no sham the race would be to easy for secretariat..
TRES Cool
Sham was indeed unlucky, but besides the obvious and much talked about reasons, how about Frank Martin deciding after a romp in the Santa Anita Derby that it was a good idea to ship him 3000 miles to New York to take on Secretariat in the Wood instead of just waiting for the Derby? 2 1/2 lengths he lost by...as much as I love Secretariat and believe he wins the triple crown regardless, Sham was a hell of a horse that might have been right there at the wire.
The real shame was that he was never able to come back - had he been healthy and retained his early 3YO form, he very well could have dominated as a 4YO the way Spectacular Bid did.
Had Forego not been such a late bloomer he'd have been sitting off that wicked pace in the Belmont and the final time would have been like 2:23.2.
First = I love Secretariat( called BIG RED)
second=I love sham
Third = can anyone tell what’s the name of the song?? Please thanks 🙏
The title of the song used is in every tribute video between the {} should you be wondering if you happen to watch any other videos of mine. Although I changed the pitch due to copyright. It's by Little Mix if I remember right. Stay safe and have a wonderful day 😊
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He is related to my horses in Pakistan his great grand son in olatha he is also in Pakistan
El virrey Sham.
Someone has probably already said this in the comments, but i just watched this. It should be noted that without Sham's challenge for the first half of the Belmont, Secretariats longstanding record would not have been taken. Secretariat would have won, he was the best, but Sham made him the all time best (there will always be debates when that claim is made).
Well dont worry guys. I think Nathaniel is the New Sham! He was a sire to Unable.
Did u know ruffian was kind to animals even ones that were about to hurt her did u know!!!???
And this video is perfect!!!
Rabbit Zamindar 3 Thank you that means a lot. I hope you enjoyed the video and my channel 😁
i am saying this if sham wasnt there secretariat would have never won by 31 lenghths
why
Vince Lentini because they pushed Secretariat bc Sham. They couldn't afford to loose the Tripple Crown as they would be broke and in deep dept. Sham formed a threat to Secretariat going into the Belmont as he was bred for distance and excelled in it. Probably would have been more of a challenge hadn't he broken his canon bone suring the Belmont. Anyway bc of Sham they trained Secretariat harder for the Belmont.
Harish Y
thats not true
Normally I would agree with you. But the reason I don't is because Red jumped right out in front. Red wasn't racing anybody. He was just running. Sham was trying to keep up. tried like hell. Penny said it best. he just felt like running that day.
@@davidotis5598 Yes...and you know what, Secretariat had more.He was still accelerating when they crossed the finish line.They don't know what his top speed was.But Sham you lead the rest of the pack like a boss!!! Second to Secretariat, BRAVO!!!
But ruffian is always the best queen
Poor sham.. Theres was a new sham u know Frosted and exagerator
How was Sham as a stud? He had good bloodlines. And the large heart gene.
"Sham spent most of his long stallion career at Spendthrift Farm, where he enjoyed a successful, but not spectacular career as a stallion, before later moving on to Walmac Farm. He sired many stakes winners, but none of his progeny would possess the great talent or the heart of their sire. It would be that great heart that eventually gave way. On the morning of April 3, 1993, Sham was found dead in his stall, felled by a heart attack. Sham was 23."
I like sham but love secretariat he’s just such a cute horse
So is sham tho
Sham was the second best ever only secretariat was better
Sham with a good horse Secretariat may have been better but sham was a good horse I hope when they got to delete your well done my good and faithful servant
Sham was a great horse.
Plz make another sham tribute and. Frosted
Hi, I am trying to get up to speed with this channel again. As I was checking for requests I stumbled upon yours. Do you have any music preferences etc? Let me know! Have a nice day
Hello.i'll answer "300" how about that?
The violin orchestra? That could work. For Sham or Frosted or another horse?
I meant to say my good and faithful servant because we know without a doubt that sham is in heaven he doesn't have to race anymore all he has to do is be loved
That's really sweet
He is running! And he’s running without pain or fear or limitations . And he’s running alongside his cousin, secretariat!
Sham ran 13 times won FIVE....so taking out the TC races ..he ran 10 times and lost half of them.....Forego actually and Annihilate Em were every bit as good at 3 if one looks at the entire 1973 season...Sham was more precocious and was better the 1st half of that year
hector vs achilles
Sham
if sham wasnt there secretariat wouldnt have won by 31 lengths
Very true, Sham made Secretariat legend more memorable by pushing him, (no other horse did), so would have won triple crown, but probably not in the times and distances he did, as wouldn't have had too.
Boy you are great at reading those tea leaves aren't you? hahahaha