cf1970 (July 20, 2008 at 6:21 am)

Yes, it was officially listed as fast.

blackhorse1818 (July 20, 2008 at 4:53 am)

was the track condition fast?

snoopy9987 (July 9, 2008 at 7:46 pm)

I agree. For both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness there was a big gap between Sham and the third place horse. Sham was amazing too, he just came along at the wrong time - to race Secretariat.

heraclid13 (July 9, 2008 at 12:20 am)

Sham would've almost surely had the TC were it not for Secretariat. His jockey was told to stay with Secretariat from the start at Belmont. Ran Sham too hard for too long. With no Secretariat he'd have been run a bit easier and won the Belmont.Someone mentioned Forego. GREAT horse. But remember that Forego was also the same age as Secretariat. He was held out of races where he'd have had to face Secretariat. Wasn't close when they did face each other (4th in Derby).

khotw (June 29, 2008 at 5:27 am)

you know i think no matter what anybody else says or thinks secretariat was the most badass race horse of all time hands down

vegasguy07 (June 16, 2008 at 2:02 am)

that is until the belmont, when sham had enough and was gassed

nuness20 (June 8, 2008 at 10:25 pm)

The only reason Secretariat finished second on that list was because one person on the seven-person panel didn't even place him in the top ten. William Nack was on that panel, and he never found who it was who ranked Secretariat that low. He thought the person didn't know what he or she was talking about. Nobody takes that poll seriously.

lnghrnfn (June 8, 2008 at 7:50 pm)

So true...I feel bad for Sham, poor baby. But I LOVE Secretariat!!! He will always be in my heart.

Venya9 (June 8, 2008 at 6:37 pm)

Sham got really unlucky that he had this blazing fast colt in the same age as him.

jiclejicle (June 8, 2008 at 4:46 pm)

sham always ran a hell of a race with secratariat