Sham's Derby time was thus no worse than the fourth fastest time in history (behind Secretariat, Monarchos, and Northern Dancer), and may have been the second fastest time in history, with the only faster time run by another horse in the same race.
August is a very popular first name for males (#551 out of 1220, Top 45%) and also a very popular last name for all people (#5265 out of 150436, Top 3%).
Mariska and her husband, Peter Hermann, had their first child, a boy, on June 28, 2006 by C-section. Named him, August Miklos Friedrich. August in German means revered and exalted. His name also is for the month of, August, which is when Mariska and Peter married, two years before. Congratulations to the both of them.