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Sham, a word found in Arabic, English and Chinese, may refer to:
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Arabic use [link]
- Sham, or Alsahm, the Arabic name for the star Alpha Sagittae
- Sham, (Arabic: شام), al-Sham, or Bilad al-Sham, endonym of the region bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea, usually known as the Levant or Greater Syria, comprising modern Syria, Lebanon, Israel, the Palestinian Territories and Jordan
- ash-Shām, or Sham (الشام), another name for Damascus, the largest city in the region
- Sham el-Nessim, Egyptian holiday marking the beginning of spring
- Jund al-Sham, terrorist group based in Afghanistan
English use [link]
- Sham 69, English punk band
- Sam the Sham, stage name of US rock singer Domingo “Sam” Samudio
- Sham, a name for the cover of a pillow
- Sham-operated group, a control group in laboratory experiments involving surgical procedures
- Sham election, another name for a Show election
- Sham marriage, a marriage entered into with intent to deceive
- Sham surgery, surgery omitting the therapeutic component
- Sham peer review, a fraudulent or malicious form of peer review
- Sham, a beer glass that is twice as tall as it is wide, normaly wider at the top, and having a half inch thick glass base.
Chinese use [link]
- Kohn–Sham equations, named after Walter Kohn and Lu Jeu Sham
- Sham Chun River, on the border of Hong Kong and mainland China
- Sham Shui Po District, a district of Hong Kong
- Sham Kwok Fai, association football player from Hong Kong
Other uses [link]
- Sham (horse), American Thoroughbred horse born in 1970 who won multiple graded stakes races (name origin unknown)
- Sham Stakes, a race named for the horse
- Sham, a character in the X-Men 2099 comic book series (name origin unknown)
- The acronym SHAM, which is shorthand for Southern Hemisphere Annular Mode, a climate pattern
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Sham (horse)
Sham (April 9, 1970 – April 3, 1993), an American thoroughbred race horse, was one of the leading racehorses of the 20th century but was overshadowed by his more famous peer, Secretariat. Sham was a dark seal brown in color. While racing, he wore green and yellow blinkers. His preferred running style was that of a closer, stalking from behind to make a late rally.
Sham was a large horse at 16.2hh. He also had a very large heart, about twice the size of the average horse's, according to Dr. Thomas Swerczek, a University of Kentucky veterinary scientist.
Kentucky Derby preparation
In 1973 at the age of three, Sham won the Santa Catalina Stakes (G2) and took second place in the Wood Memorial Stakes (G1) beating Secretariat, who finished third. Prior to the Santa Anita Derby, he was easily beaten by Linda's Chief in the San Felipe.
On March 31, 1973, in the Santa Anita Derby (GI), California's primary Kentucky Derby prep race, Sham under jockey Laffit Pincay Jr. scored a 2 ½ length surprise victory over 1-2 favorite Linda's Chief. Sham's winning time equalled the Santa Anita Derby record for the 11⁄8 miles of 1:47, set in 1965 by Lucky Debonair. Sham provided Pincay with his third win in the Santa Anita Derby.
Sham (film)
Sham is a 1921 American silent romantic drama directed by Thomas N. Heffron and starring Ethel Clayton and Theodore Roberts. The film is based on the 1905 play of the same name written by Elmer Harris and Geraldine Bonner, and was adapted for the screen by Douglas Z. Doty.
Plot
Based upon a description in a film publication, Katherine Van Riper (Clayton) is an extravagant young society girl who is very much in debt, and her wealthy aunts and uncle refuse to give her any money. Katherine is desperate enough that she is considering marrying the wealthy Montee Buck (Hiers), although she is in love with the westerner Tom Jaffrey (Fillmore), who says he is poor. Finally, Katherine decides to sell the famous Van Riper pearls, pay off her debts, and marry Tom. However, upon examination the jewelry turns out to be paste, with her father having sold the genuine pearls several years earlier before his death. Montee is assured by the aunts that Katherine will marry him and tells this to Tom. Tom is about to leave town when Uncle James (Ricketts) steps in and pays off Katherine's debts, leaving the niece free to marry Tom.
