Shergar was a top-tier athlete who had just retired to have children when he was kidnapped by masked gunman, never to be seen again. This is the strange story of Shergar, the fastest racehorse in Ireland. ........................................................................................................
Sources:
https://www.history.com/news/the-troubles-northern-ireland
https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/irish-republican-army
https://www.twinspires.com/edge/racing/true-crime-in-horse-racing-shergar-stallion-lost/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2O2u9FOeeA
The Independent - 05 Feb 2008, Tue · Page 11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpIzPuiDN60
https://www.hsvma.org/brachycephalic
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/09/12/churchill-downs-horse-deaths-hisa/
https://www.cnn.com/2013/02/07/sport/shergar-race-horse-kidnapping-ira-30-anniversary/index.html
https://celticmke.com/CelticMKE-Blog/Shergar.htm
https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/shergar-irish-horse-kidnap#:~:text=In%20February%201983%2C%20Shergar%20was,who%20haven't%20been%20identified.
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