SHAM: In the Shadow of a Superhorse
by Mary Walsh
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Author: Mary WalshEdition: Paperback
Published: 2007-10-03
ISBN: 1593305060
Number of pages: 260
Publisher: Aventine Press
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Book Review: A Forgotten Champion
Summary: 5 Stars
Sham is the forgotten champion in the titanic 1970s of Thoroughbred racing. Author Mary Walsh sheds light on a career that lasted 13 races (five wins and places, respectively, and one show finish, at ages two and three), but was pushed into the shadows by the legendary Secretariat.
In a four-race sequence in 1973, Sham (second place) defeated Secretariat (third place) in the Wood Memorial, kicked home to a pair of closing second place finishes to Big Red in the Kentucky Derby (running the second fastest time ever) and Preakness Stakes. But in the Belmont Stakes, Sham's jockey, Laffit Pincay, Jr., was instructed to challenge Secretariat every step of the race......
......Walsh does an outstanding job in exploring Sham's life, with quality summaries of the races, including a wealth of photos, and dispelling the myths surrounding his health after the Belmont Stakes, with a good analysis into the cause of the mid-July injury that forced his retirement.
Sham died at age 23 in April 1993. And even in death, the legacy of Secretariat kept him in second place. The necropsy of both racers found each with enlarged hearts, but Big Red's was larger by a couple pounds.
A biography of Sham should have made it onto the track years ago. Walsh makes the wait well worth it.
Summary of SHAM: In the Shadow of a Superhorse
An American champion at heart, "The Magnificent Sham" achieved an unofficial record for the second-fastest time in the history of the Kentucky Derby. He remains second only to the legendary Secretariat. Ironically, challenging Secretariat for the 1973 Triple Crown abruptly shattered his quest for fame and almost ended his life. This compelling book unfolds that brilliant animal's spellbinding story-the story of a courageous underdog born in the wrong place in time.Racing Books
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