Shergar: The Mystery Of A £10m Horse - BBC Stories

The story of one of the world's most valuable racehorses, Shergar, who disappeared in 1983. 35 years later, we attempt to unearth the secrets of this famous mystery.
Presented by Gerard Groves
Produced by Alison Millar
#shergar #bbcstories #mystery

[@EliteXtasy]

Poor horsey. :c Never saw peace and freedom. R.I.P. Shergar.

[@chriswainwright185]

Very sad story RIP Shergar

[@lyncoro77]

I nearly cried at this. It was the sadest thing I watched today. R.I.P Shergar :C

[@treasuretrails]

The Casefiles podcast brought me here. RIP :(

[@ipsbyt9838]

Same

[@treasuretrails]

@@ipsbyt9838 Hitting this weed in memory of that OP horse :(

[@suehowe8642]

me too very sad

[@lonesomeoakhorses9127]

Me too!

[@spaz5138]

REST IN PEACE SHERGAR U WILL BE MISSED FOR CENTURIES:'(

[@callum64151]

Very informative

[@mmtaz1]

The groom should have taken another horse in the van. Kidnappers wouldn't have noticed.

[@scottishguy924]

ask tesco

[@clodaghohanlon7623]

Poor sherger

[@TheScouseassassin]

Shergar!

[@johnmadge3383]

Was he kidnaped to be used as a building block for future irish champion horses and trainers..How easy was it to change an horses identity in the 80s..

[@TheScouseassassin]

No, it was a straight ransom job, but the two fuckwits that were supposed to look after him hadn't a clue how to deal with a thoroughbred racehorse, the poor animal was dead within a couple of hours of the theft.

[@stevesayer4045]

you could not change the horse identity it would not be done that easy mate

[@meltedice8936]

That's sad :(

[@itz_scarlet_rip_teddy]

Shergar was like secretariat

[@johno4521]

An anagram of 'Hamburgers' is 'Shergar bum'!

[@WB-wq1uk]

😂

[@ThEyLoVeMe.-_-]

My horses is fathered by shergar..

[@sjm7284]

Shergar was not killed and was running point to point races in Ireland under the identity of another horse in 1987 and was stabled just outside of Swords in North County Dublin.The whole story is bs.

[@tadhgobrien7786]

What was the name of the horse he ran under

[@jemimallah2591]

damn we got a shergar truther over here

[@sjm7284]

@@tadhgobrien7786the Garda Commissioner and the Minister for Justice has that information, perhaps you should ask them and also why no arrests made on those responsible for the murders in Ireland's Vanishing Triangle and the senior Gardai and UK intelligence who misdirected the investigations and why no arrests have been made and why the GOI has participated in the terror campaign with an unprecedented lengthy and inhumane attack in violation of the UN's guaranteed Human Rights against torture and it's smear campaign and murder attempts on the person who provided the correct intelligence against the family who provided the known false intelligence that is used to 'legitimize' the torture.Situtation is FUBAR.

[@ghostchoice6476]

@@tadhgobrien7786 u find out

[@dickymint705]

Shea Murray. I really want that to be true. Is it just one of those pub stories or is there some basis behind that version?

[@uhhrarragh6652]

rip shergar

[@coynecolm]

Our country Eire

[@josegabrielalvare8973]

It would be a good story for a pretty derby musume, right ???

[@user-dn4ig8nh2x]

Poor charger

[@az1758]

Even if Shergar had fractured his leg, they should have let him out and drove off. He would have been found. I don't believe that story, though. They wanted to cover their tracks. Disgrace!

[@kimleechara]

Well im early

[@murrry-hq7ih]

Kaleo

[@DrUgs-of3ky]

Lol

[@Millie_Esmai]

OMG that was my great grampar who hade him OMGGGG

[@spaz5138]

Liar

[@robertdelacy3434]

@@spaz5138 liar

[@robertdelacy3434]

@@spaz5138 yeh I do what's your grandfather's name

[@robertdelacy3434]

@@spaz5138 tell me his name so

[@kieranmoran270]

@@spaz5138 your such a liar where is the stud whats your grandads name

[@welshmaniacs16]

insurance scam i reckon

[@bishlap]

80 thou a session a lot of money - esp. considering a stud can do his thing at least 100 times a year for 20 years, conservatively. What was he insured for and was the monetary difference that huge to take a chance at being incarcerated for many years? I doubt it, but it's possible. Alydar was killed in the states for insurance, but circumstances were completely different.

[@chriswainwright185]

No not at all

[@robertdelacy3434]

Dont be stupid

[@downhomesunset]

@@bishlap He was syndicated and the syndicate refused to pay the ransom or else they were setting up to have horses kidnapped more often

[@elizabethgalligan1805]

​@downhomesunset The reason the ransom wasn't paid was because there was no proof he was still alive!