Shergar | The Unsolved Kidnapping of a £10,000,000 Racehorse
episodePreviously titled “The Unsolved Kidnapping of a £10,000,000 Racehorse | Shergar” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 3, 2026
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What happened to the racehorse Shergar?
A prized racehorse, an overnight kidnapping, and a ransom gone awry. A legacy gone in the blink of an eye, and a case that rocked the horse racing community forever. Today, we're investigating Shergar, the missing racehorse. This is Red Web.
Welcome back, Task Force, to another episode of Red Web, the podcast all about unsolved mysteries, true crime and the unknown. I am your resident mystery enthusiast, Trevor Collins, and joining me hearing this case for the very first time, Alfredo Diaz. Oh, horse races, big money in horse races. Oh, yeah. Big hats, too. That's true. That's the whole look. You got to go with a big old hat. Yeah, it's just never been something that's that I've been like, I want to go see a horse race. You know what I mean? Yeah. You know, I feel like it would be cool in person, but I've never thought like, let me go do that. And I feel like that applies to like sports.
What were the circumstances surrounding Shergar's kidnapping?
There might be a sport that you're just like, I don't care to go watch. But if you go watch in person. It's like, oh, this is a great time. You know what I mean? Sure. Like, hockey is one of them. I just, you know, I don't really follow hockey. That's a sport that I don't follow. But I know that I go to a hockey game, it's going to be a good time. You know what I mean? Same, you know, maybe like cricket or something like that. Okay, well, cricket. You know what I mean? Yeah. I respect these things. But I'll go watch a game. But like, yeah, if I go there, I'm sure it'd be a great time. So absolutely. And they're just majestic creatures, horses, man. They're just smart and probably closely what a man's best friend's dog for sure.
How did Shergar's early career shape his legacy?
Horses, I'd say is up there. You know what I mean? In terms of just like a companion and like as humanity kept going, there's definitely a certain age where like horses are so important. Oh, absolutely. And cattle and ox. A luxury and then a commodity. You know what I mean? So like, yeah, for sure. I feel like horses are the friends you don't tell your dog about. You know what I mean? Yeah. Also, it's just easier to have a dog over a horse. That's true. That's true. A horse comes through the kitchen. It's a problem. Right. Or damn, that's a big kitchen. You know what? It has to be a big kitchen for that. And yeah, horses are really interesting, beautiful creatures. And because of that, I do want to highlight, this is one of the very few, maybe the first episode that we've done that surrounds an animal.
And as such, every now and then, I like to remind you all that in the description, we will put sensitive topics in case you need those. Of the things we're going to talk about in that episode today, I will remind you that that is there again. Because again, we're talking about an animal and the potential... death and potential cruelty. We don't know all the facts. This is an unsolved case, but I want to be very forthcoming about some of these things because especially when it's an animal, it's an innocent creature and that just, it breaks the heart. But this is a very interesting topic. This happened in the early 80s. Okay. And I'm going to break down everything about this case, starting with Sugar.
And by the way, my Midwesterner wants to come out and say Sugar. I know that's not right. But if I do that, just go with it, Task Force. Just nod and smile. Just know that Indie Boy is trying to say Sugar. And that's how it's said. Also, just as you talked about it earlier, just anyone that's seen Men in Black. Sugar. Water. Sugar. It's like, I'm going to go and say Sugar. especially knowing the task force we watch movies and and men in black i'm sure as a movie many of the task force i would bet has seen they're gonna be thinking that absolutely in fact why haven't we done that for movie club yet that's insane that makes sense why haven't we i'm just sitting here thinking about it like that makes so much sense to see men in black
I think I got it in 4K. Right there is second shelf. There it is. The thicker, the trilogy in 4K. Oh, yeah. You can see the trilogy is thick. And I'm sure it just says MIB. Absolutely.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What happened to the racehorse Shergar?
0:02–1:06
2
What were the circumstances surrounding Shergar's kidnapping?
1:06–1:43
3
How did Shergar's early career shape his legacy?
1:43–8:32
4
What was the ransom demand for Shergar's return?
8:32–23:35
5
What theories exist about Shergar's disappearance?
23:35–29:35
6
How did the investigation into Shergar's kidnapping unfold?
29:35–42:56
7
What role did the IRA play in Shergar's case?
42:56–1:06:36
8
What is the lasting impact of Shergar's story on horse racing?
1:06:36–1:17:14
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