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Belmont Stakes (June 9) Stud career. See also. References. External links. Sham (horse) Sham (April 9, 1970 – April 3, 1993) was an American thoroughbred race horse and leading three year-old in 1973, who was overshadowed by his more famous peer, Secretariat. Sham was dark bay, almost black in color.
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The 1973 Belmont Stakes was the 105th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, held on June 9, 1973. Facing a field of five horses, Secretariat won by 31 lengths, the largest margin of victory in Belmont history, in front of a crowd of 69,138 spectators.
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- June 9, 1973
Jun 7, 2023 · Secretariat had run the fastest 3/4-mile in Belmont history in just under 70 seconds. By the time he pulled 10 lengths ahead of Sham, the camera had to pan out to show how massive the lead was. “Secretariat is widening now!” track announcer Chic Anderson said during one of the most memorable race calls in history.
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Apr 13, 2017 · My father was sticking to his guns. All week long he had been saying he was going to bet Sham in the Belmont Stakes. Sounds a little crazy after the fact, but keep in mind, he was a horse who had run just about as good a combination of Kentucky Derby and Preakness as had ever been done, save one. And that one, was being sent off as a prohibitive favorite at 1-10, while Sham was being let go at ...
Dec 29, 2020 · Best remembered as Secretariat’s key rival during the latter’s spectacular 1973 Triple Crown sweep, Sham wasn’t in quite the same league as racing’s immortal superhorse. But on his best day, the bay colt was close — very close.
Jun 9, 2023 · At that point the Big Red horse continued to power ahead, and Sham, a mere mortal, began to slip backward. Secretariat reached the halfway point in 1:09 4/5, a winning time sprinting in a six ...
Jul 7, 2021 · It is currently carded for 3-year-olds at 1 mile on the dirt at Santa Anita and is a Grade 3 event. While Sham was not diagnosed with a leg fracture until some time after the Belmont Stakes (USA-G1), there is reason to think all was not well with him when he made his final attempt at defeating Secretariat.
