Shergar

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  • MLP" said:Zedrich will no doubt be put down. :( Why would he be put down? He's only 19.
  • I hope you mean reverted back to a proper 3200 metre cup! Its just another 2400 race now, nothing special about it (or the fields it attracts). IMO Black Tom was the last Perth Cup winner.
  • I'm more interested in who brought the horse to Western Australia. Given his form probably would have been a buy for the North West or one of the country centres.
  • I can't believe that no-one knows anything.
  • Not new! In the UK the Injured Jockey's Fund has been running for years. They now have care homes in Lambourn & Teneriffe and support dozens of injured and infirm jockeys. We are so behind the times! www.ijf.org.uk
  • LuckyLongshots" said:Most owners do their best to find good homes for their retired racehorses, there are always exceptions to the rule. Obviously once you give a horse away, you have to trust that the new owners do the right thing. If you "give th…
  • The Funkster" said:[quote="Shergar"][quote="Lincolnism"]Face it, the horse was slow as a racehorse and unsurprisingly his progeny are just as slow. We have enough slow Australian bred horses as it is, so I'm not sure why you'd bother going to the tr…
    in Mosayter Comment by Shergar June 2010
  • Lincolnism" said:Face it, the horse was slow as a racehorse and unsurprisingly his progeny are just as slow. We have enough slow Australian bred horses as it is, so I'm not sure why you'd bother going to the trouble of importing a horse like this to…
    in Mosayter Comment by Shergar May 2010