Secretariat vs. Sham in the 1973 Wood Memorial

2 weeks before the 1973 Kentucky Derby, the 2 heavily favored horses met head to head in the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct in New York City

INTRODUCTION from The Sports Time Traveler™

I’ve been preparing for months to travel back to Churchill Downs in Louisville to experience the 1973 Kentucky Derby featuring Secretariat vs Sham. That trip will be in a couple weeks.

But recently I learned that Secretariat, and his worthy rival Sham, met for the 1st time 2 weeks prior to the Kentucky Derby in…