Sham

[GenuineRisk]

Oh my goodness; a post like this is google catnip to a nerd such as myself...

From Wikipedia:

<<While Sham did not race again after the Belmont Stakes he was not retired, contrary to the perception of a Belmont breakdown, until July of 1973 while preparing to meet Secretariat again at Saratoga. It was in mid July that a hairline fracture of his leg was detected and he was retired. Sham was sent to stud duty at Walmac International near Lexington, Kentucky. Some of his progeny included stakes winners Arewehavingfunyet (f), Jaazeiro, and Safe Play. He died of a heart attack on April 3, 1993 at age 23 and is buried on the Walmac farm......... It was not in mid-July! Sham was operated on for a pin to be placed in the right front cannon bone on July 6th! EVERYONE involved agreed that it appeared to have happened in LATE June. They couldn't tell if it happened in the Belmont Stakes or shortly after.>>

Here's the link to the entire piece on him:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sham_%28horse%29