Comments on: The Art of Losing: The Poetic Journey of Sham from the Kentucky Derby to the Belmont. http://thesaturdaypost.org/blog/2010/06/01/the-art-of-losing-the-poetic-journey-of-sham-from-the-kentucky-derby-to-the-belmont/ Horse Racing: News, Culture and Interviews. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:08:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mary Walsh http://thesaturdaypost.org/blog/2010/06/01/the-art-of-losing-the-poetic-journey-of-sham-from-the-kentucky-derby-to-the-belmont/comment-page-1/#comment-1316 Mary Walsh Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:20:58 +0000 http://thesaturdaypost.org/blog/?p=582#comment-1316 Jennifer, thanks for the great article on Sham. It is always so refreshing to hear from Sham fans. With the "Secretariat" movie scheduled to be released October 8, 2010, Sham will once again be in the news. Learn more about Sham in my book: Sham, In the Shadow of a Superhorse, at www.ShamRacehorse.com. Jennifer, thanks for the great article on Sham. It is always so refreshing to hear from Sham fans. With the “Secretariat” movie scheduled to be released October 8, 2010, Sham will once again be in the news. Learn more about Sham in my book: Sham, In the Shadow of a Superhorse, at http://www.ShamRacehorse.com.

]]> By: Jennifer Wirth http://thesaturdaypost.org/blog/2010/06/01/the-art-of-losing-the-poetic-journey-of-sham-from-the-kentucky-derby-to-the-belmont/comment-page-1/#comment-1193 Jennifer Wirth Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:08:05 +0000 http://thesaturdaypost.org/blog/?p=582#comment-1193 Thanks for the great information, Marianna. I look forward to the release of your book! :) Thanks for the great information, Marianna. I look forward to the release of your book! :)

]]> By: Marianna Haun http://thesaturdaypost.org/blog/2010/06/01/the-art-of-losing-the-poetic-journey-of-sham-from-the-kentucky-derby-to-the-belmont/comment-page-1/#comment-1192 Marianna Haun Sat, 07 Aug 2010 16:51:07 +0000 http://thesaturdaypost.org/blog/?p=582#comment-1192 Ironically, Sham had the same great Princequillo heart that Secretariat had and he passed it on through his daughters just as Secretariat did. I have spent the past 18 years chasing the origin of Secretariat's heart and it is the subject of my latest book, due out this fall, "Solving the Mystery of Secretariat's Heart." Secretariat's great heart was in Rags to Riches when she beat Curlin in the Belmont Stakes. It was also in Summer Bird last year when he won the Belmont, courtesy of Summer Squall, maternal gradson of Secretariat, who was Summer Bird's broodmare sire. This year's Belmont winner, Drossellmeyer, also had the great Princequillo heart from his broodmare sire, Moscow Ballet, the stallion we used to prove the large heart inheritance on the X chromosome. It seems fitting that the sire we started with in our research should be the heart we finish with in this final book on the X Factor. Great heart in racehorses truly means a great heart. Ironically, Sham had the same great Princequillo heart that Secretariat had and he passed it on through his daughters just as Secretariat did. I have spent the past 18 years chasing the origin of Secretariat’s heart and it is the subject of my latest book, due out this fall, “Solving the Mystery of Secretariat’s Heart.” Secretariat’s great heart was in Rags to Riches when she beat Curlin in the Belmont Stakes. It was also in Summer Bird last year when he won the Belmont, courtesy of Summer Squall, maternal gradson of Secretariat, who was Summer Bird’s broodmare sire. This year’s Belmont winner, Drossellmeyer, also had the great Princequillo heart from his broodmare sire, Moscow Ballet, the stallion we used to prove the large heart inheritance on the X chromosome. It seems fitting that the sire we started with in our research should be the heart we finish with in this final book on the X Factor. Great heart in racehorses truly means a great heart.

]]> By: Horse Racing Art http://thesaturdaypost.org/blog/2010/06/01/the-art-of-losing-the-poetic-journey-of-sham-from-the-kentucky-derby-to-the-belmont/comment-page-1/#comment-910 Horse Racing Art Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:46:21 +0000 http://thesaturdaypost.org/blog/?p=582#comment-910 Nice Articles, thanks for this, looking forward to your next post. Keep your good work. Nice Articles, thanks for this, looking forward to your next post. Keep your good work.

]]> By: Jennifer Wirth http://thesaturdaypost.org/blog/2010/06/01/the-art-of-losing-the-poetic-journey-of-sham-from-the-kentucky-derby-to-the-belmont/comment-page-1/#comment-639 Jennifer Wirth Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:50:33 +0000 http://thesaturdaypost.org/blog/?p=582#comment-639 Thanks, Brian. (I enjoyed your article the other day as well!!!) Hope all is going great. :) Thanks, Brian. (I enjoyed your article the other day as well!!!) Hope all is going great. :)

]]> By: Brian Appleton http://thesaturdaypost.org/blog/2010/06/01/the-art-of-losing-the-poetic-journey-of-sham-from-the-kentucky-derby-to-the-belmont/comment-page-1/#comment-638 Brian Appleton Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:14:37 +0000 http://thesaturdaypost.org/blog/?p=582#comment-638 This is really good Jennifer, what a beautiful way to tell Sham's story. I had no idea he had such a large heart! One of the greatest rivalries in racing for sure. This is really good Jennifer, what a beautiful way to tell Sham’s story. I had no idea he had such a large heart!
One of the greatest rivalries in racing for sure.

]]> By: Jennifer Wirth http://thesaturdaypost.org/blog/2010/06/01/the-art-of-losing-the-poetic-journey-of-sham-from-the-kentucky-derby-to-the-belmont/comment-page-1/#comment-629 Jennifer Wirth Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:24:48 +0000 http://thesaturdaypost.org/blog/?p=582#comment-629 Thank you, Pamela. :) Thank you, Pamela. :)

]]> By: Pamela Evans http://thesaturdaypost.org/blog/2010/06/01/the-art-of-losing-the-poetic-journey-of-sham-from-the-kentucky-derby-to-the-belmont/comment-page-1/#comment-626 Pamela Evans Tue, 01 Jun 2010 05:22:58 +0000 http://thesaturdaypost.org/blog/?p=582#comment-626 I had a new colt the year Sham raced Secretariat in the 3 races of the Triple Crown. I love that horse and named my colt after him. This is a GREAT article! Thank you for posting it, and 'Thank You' for reminding me of the Triple Crown races that year, and my colt, Sham, who I love and miss very much... I had a new colt the year Sham raced Secretariat in the 3 races of the Triple Crown. I love that horse and named my colt after him.

This is a GREAT article! Thank you for posting it, and ‘Thank You’ for reminding me of the Triple Crown races that year, and my colt, Sham, who I love and miss very much…

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