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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. He raced in the green and yellow silks of his owners, Sigmund and Viola Sommer, with matching blinkers.
Sigmund Sommer (June 19, 1916 – April 30, 1979) was a Brooklyn, New York–based building contractor, philanthropist, and racehorse owner of Sham, the horse that placed second to Secretariat in two legs of the 1973 U.S. Triple Crown series. [1] At the time of Sommer's death at 62 in 1979, his estate was valued at almost $1 billion. [2]
Jenna Henley has found solace in an unexpected place — atop the very horse that was involved in her father’s tragic death. Four years after losing her father, Darrell, Henley made the ...
Donald Nicholson, killed in the 1885 Caulfield Cup fall, when 17 of the 44 runners fell. [6] Ray Oliver, killed in a fall at Kalgoorlie Western Australia. Jason Oliver, killed in a fall at Belmont when his horse broke a front leg. Álvaro Pineda, Mexican jockey, died in 1975 through a blow to the head in the starting gates; brother of Roberto ...
A driver struck a horse early Sunday on the 15 Freeway in Norco, according to a Riverside County fire official. It was unclear how the horse got onto the freeway.
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A tractor-trailer crash on Bluegrass Parkway in Kentucky left three horses dead and four more horses injured on March 25, 2024. Officials were on-scene for approximately 10 hours.