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%).
Until 8BC, the Romans called August âSextilisâ as it was the sixth month of their year. 3. The Anglo-Saxons called August by the name Weod-monath (weed month) as it is the month when weeds grow most rapidly. 4. âAugustâ is the only name of a month that features among the top 1,000 menâs names.