What do you think about Phar Lap's recent discovered murder?

Question

Phar Lap won 37 of his 51 starts and then, sudden death in April 1932.

After 75 years a recent forensic investigation concluded that Phar Lap was murdered with an ingestion of a Massive Arsenic Posining 40 hours before his death.

Awful, tragic, and so very disturbing...

Your thoughs about it?

Answer 1

not once does anybody say in the findings phar-lap was murdered!

it was prob more like an accidental poisoning! tommy woodcock may have put to much arsonic in his ointments and elixers, that he gave to phar-lap!

either way its still a tragic tale, i think every one will agree on that!

Answer 2

Come one now!!! we knew that back in the 60 's,,,  that it may have  been a over dose of belle donna,,,

Not new news,,, just old news...

Answer 3

Ah, yeah. I remember the story well, not. Tragic? Possibly.

Disturbing? Maybe at some point.

Answer 4

i bet you didnt even know who he was until you saw it on aol....

Answer 5

saw the movie, about the great phar lap...my dad said

"they killed that horse after the caliente handicap"

Answer 6

I never heard about it, but it sounds very interesting yet tragic!  :)