Sham The Twilight of Greatness Part V

Sham is the epic tragic hero - being the ill-fated Colt born the same year as the wondrous Secretariat. Undoubtedly, Sham would have won a Triple Crown any other year. This video is a project of mine that I was working on almost a year ago. I dusted it off the shelf and started working on it again. I hope that it will eventually constitute 8 Parts; hence The title "Part V", that being the one closest to completion. In the future I will delete this one(for it is a rough draft) as I fine-tune the Sham Chronicles. I apologize to everyone who has wondered where I have been. My life has been rather hectic over the last year or so. Unfortunately, I do not have at the moment a lot of time so I will try to get on when I can.

Thank You

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Secretariat
• Sham
• Preakness
• Stakes
• 1973
• Triple
• Crown

[bennytherotty]

I've always thought Sham was one of the all-time greats. I really was surprised that, when asked during an interview, Pincay said the greatest horse he ever rode was Affirmed (not Sham). I think it's too bad that they pushed Sham so hard in the Belmont. I've wondered whether it somehow weakened him, ultimately leading to his career-ending injury? Because otherwise, with Secretariat out of the picture after 1973, Sham could have racked up some wins as a 4-year old and beyond.

[cmdomino2000]

Thank you for taking the time to make this wonderful video. Sham was truly a winner. Most casual racing fans could probably not name all the KY Derby winners from just the past 3 years, but this colt lives on in memory 30 years after losing his races. If that is not greatness I don't know what is.

[drexhaustus]

Ruffian would have beaten Sham by many lengths? Like she always did? She never raced Sham. Sham was faster than Ruffian. She was only ahead by half a length when she suffered her tragic and fatal injury against Foolish Pleasure in that match race. It highly questionable whether she would have been ahead at the finish line if she hadn't suffered the injury.

[addiev1]

I think Ruffian and Secretariat are the best horses. Ruffian would have beaten Sham by many lengths like she always did. R.I.P. Ruffian, Queen of the Racetrack

[dickran2142battle]

@drexhaustus thnx mate

[drexhaustus]

@dickran2142battle

Seabiscuit? War Admiral won all those other races, and you put Seabiscuit ahead of it because of a challenge race?! No Citation, no Seattle Slew? Ruffian better than Seattle Slew?! Sham would have buried Ruffian, Foolish Pleasure, etc. Anyway, we'll never know. And poor Ruffian suffered the greatest loss for the so-called "sport of kings." Cheers.

[drexhaustus]

Ruffian number 5? Please! Better than Seattle Slew? Citation? Please. Finishing last at the Belmont is not a big deal. Racehorses always finish in wildly diffenent positions if they race more than four or five races. SPORTSGUY, please.... Sham won 5 of 13 races. Including Santa Anita. This was the year of Secretariat. He has the second fastest time at the Derby.

[dickran2142battle]

GUYS PLEASE WHATS THE DNING MUSIC WHEN THEY SHOW THE CREDITS??!

TELL ME ASAP!!!!

[dickran2142battle]

i agree with Sportsguy but i have to say this:

1 Man O War

2 Secretariat

3 Phar Lap

4 Seabiscuit

5 Ruffian

I AM TRULLY SORRY!

but Sham actually was not better than any of those i mentioned above

[gracwalk]

@Dojocho, Sham and Secretariat, are half cousins they share the same damsire Princequillo.

[mrlove1961]

@eckythimble Laffit Pincay was Alydar's jockey not Affirmed. Steve Cauthen was Affirmed's jockey. They were the greatest of rivals even as 2 year olds. Alydar is the first and I believe still the only horse to finish 2nd in all three TC races finishing behind Affirmed each time.

[80cathryn]

@Sportsguy574 Sham's place in horse racing history is assured. However his placement among the greatest would be stretching a bit: He finished dead last, figuratively and literally at Belmont - Sec broke his heart and he never raced again. Sham's Win place show record is suspect..try finding it somewhere. For certain Sham ranks among the 7 previous horses that won the Derby and Preakness which is amazing cause he didn't. The video is nice but doesn't show sham winning any races?