Hair analysis proves it: Legendary racehorse Phar Lap died of arsenic poisoning in 1932
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - 07:20
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- Phar Lap was a legendary racehorse that won many notable races. After its triumph in the famous Agua Caliente Handicap in 1932 in Mexico, the animal died in agony under mysterious circumstances while on tour in the USA. One of the suggestions at the time was that Phar Lap had been poisoned.