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Originally Posted by cmorioles
They haven't ran many times at 10f on the synthetic stuff at SA, but I would venture a guess that the pace figure for the Big Cap is about 60 Beyer points or so faster to the 6f call than the aptly named Sham. For those not up on the Beyer scale, that is only about 24 lengths.
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Just because of how the Sham fits on the Stakes Schedule (two weeks before the 8.5 furlong San Felipe, four weeks after the 8.5 furlong Bob Lewis, and three weeks after the 7f San Vincente) - and the fact that it's a Grade 3 while the three other stakes are Grade 2's - it is the one single race every year that is guaranteed to be run at a snail's pace.
The only good horses it ever attracts are the ones who want to stay. You would think a few trainers would catch on and point a cheaper speed horse for this race - you never get more than one to enter though - and some years you get none. And they always totally outrun their odds.
It really does underline how dumb trainers are - that year in and year out - more slow plodding cheaper horses are pointed for this race than speedy cheaper horses. Those types obviously always run HORRIBLE because they get no pace.