What happened to the racehorse, Shergar?
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"Volatile" may not be the right word for his temperment. His jockey (Walter Swinburn) said that the horse had a "fantastic" temperament, Richard Stone Reeves said he was "the most docile and friendly stallion I had ever seen" and Reeves also watched while the farm managers young sons brushed and petted the horse. Now, put him under stress, and who can say how he'll react, but "volatile" seems a too strong to describe his everyday demeanor.  \n\nAlso, he was kidnapped from Ballymany Stud Farm, not from Giltown.\n\nAs far as living or dying, there are two major theories.\nFirst, there was a ransom note demanding two million from the Aga Khan, because they thought the horse was his. They were wrong- the horse was syndicated, and the Aga Khan only owned something like 15% or 20% of the horse when it was kidnapped, so all the owners would need to agree to the ransom, because they were all on the insurance policy. As it turned out, all of the owners were unwilling to pay, because they were afraid of encouraging copycat kidnappers. \n\nSo, in theory one, the kidnappers kill the horse because he's now worthless to them, and what do you do with an iconic horse like Shergar when you can't make money off him? Kill him and dump him the body.\n\nIn theory two, Shergar acts up and hurts himself, and then has to be put down.\n\nTo answer your question, he was almost certainly killed, and almost everyone agrees that the IRA were behind the kidnapping. But there is no body. However, Shergar sired several horses before he died. His best was probably Authaal, who was a grade1 winner for Sheikh Mohammed. Another horse is a stallion called Shergar’s Best who stood in the western US, and had quite a few babies, including Shergar’s “grand-filly” Anasazi Mud, who ran well out in Idaho, and Sheer Vision, who placed in some minor stakes races at Turf Paradise. So in a sense, he lives on.
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Posted: 6/13/2006 3:13:04 PM ET\n \nBarbaro's cast changed; injured leg looks 'excellent'\n \nKentucky Derby (G1) winner Barbaro's cast was changed on Tuesday for the first time since his surgery on May 21 to repair multiple fractures in his right hind leg, suffered during the Preakness Stakes (G1) the previous day. \n \nDean Richardson, chief of surgery at the George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals at the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center, replaced the cast with Barbaro under general anesthesia and was pleased with how the colt is healing.\n\n"His leg looks excellent," Richardson said. "The incision has healed well and judging by the radiographs, the graft is opacifying (taking). Callus is forming nicely, and all of the implants (plate and 27 screws) look unchanged." \n\nBarbaro came out of anesthesia in the facility's recovery pool, a process that went very smoothly, according to a press release.\n\nBarbaro remains in intensive care at the hospital.
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Bernardini won.\n\nBarbaro suffered a double-fracture in his right hind leg and is at the horse hospital.\n\nFingers crossed he can be used for stud...otherwise he will not have a happy ending.\n\nSad...
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the horses name was friday
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Who far*ed, there's a race horse with the same name.
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All I know is that Pine Lake had to be put down, because of a dislocated ankle that broke the skin and became infected, and a horse called _______ Pond won the big race.  Sorry
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Benny the Dip beat Silver Patriarch by a short head.\n\nUnfortunately Benny the Dip was put down in October 2003 after injuring his knee whilst out in his paddock.
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Bernardini won.\n\nBarbaro suffered a double-fracture and is at the horse hospital.\n\nBittersweet victory and a sad day for the gentle giant!
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A current horse like the one you describe is Strong Contender.  His is a big strong horse.  He took a while to mature this year as a 3 year old.  He won the Super Derby over Lawyer Ron and Point Determined.  \n\nRumors had him pointed to the Breeders Cup Classic before his connections decided not to race him again this year.\n\nAnyway he's a big horse with a huge stride.\nHis Dosage and CDs are both very low.\n\nHe was bred by Haras Santa Maria de Araras, but I do not know if that is characteristic of their breeding in general.\n\nIn the video, you can see how much bigger he is than Lawyer Ron.  I would have loved to have seen him run in the Classic.
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I doubt that a racehorse has ever come out of retirement to race.  Horses retire for a reason and racing them again could kill them.\n\nIf you're interested in the group mentioned by the other poster - here is the link:\nhttp://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/waottb/\n\nHere is another link:\nhttp://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/tbsafe/\n\nNeither site appears to advocate re-training of former thoroughbreds for racing.
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The Australian wonderhorse PharLap would have beaten them both, even hardened US racing men placed him above Man O War after he won the Agua Caliente Hcp the richest race in the world at that time on a limited preperation and with a hoof injury and his first run on dirt after a long sea voyage, sadly he died after this race more than likely from poison used to spray the oranges in his paddock,to this day some still insist the mafia poisoned him.with over 20 group 1 race victories to his name PharLap was the greatest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\nGoogle him 2 read about his carreer im sure u will be impressed.
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No, I don't understand your concerns and how this situation has anything to do with Barbaro except for the fracture bit. Yes, a horse doesn't have many way out of a bad break down but it seems to me that Barbaro somehow grasps his situation and understands in his own horse-way that he has no choice but to wait, horse are preys and don't like to wait. Barbaro will have his cast taken off next week, it will be a revelation.
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Why hasn't anyone mentioned the Veterinarians & how they play a BIG part in deciding if a horse goes to the gate or gets scratched.  The "Industry" needs tighter standards to keep BOTH Horses & Riders from going onto the racetrack.  People & Animals are dying just so those bets can be placed!  Why haven't the Stewards been held accountable for any of this?  They have the final say on backside security issues in regards to ALL licensed personnel, including trainers & owners.  I gave back my CHRB License after 5 years of getting screwed out of wages & watching owners, trainers, & vets misdiagnose & wrongly medicate horses to get them to the starting gates in order to collect on their bets.  The horse was INSURED, so it was not as important as it should have been on a RESPECT level.  My Father was a vet, so I knew enough to know when things weren't right, but having a Groom's license made me look like the #1 suspect when a horse was sabotaged with medications & injuries.  The Industry has a LOT of misguided con artists & substance abusers within itself.  I hope Barbaro generates enough publicity to shed some light on this DARK ISSUE.
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He fell of his horse and had a head injury.
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what happened to the old one
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I hope it's not too late.  This is very informative.  Maybe it will help.http://www.equineonline.net/uk/equestrian_articles/seabiscuit.htm
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I don't know but his horse must have been pretty darn fast