New Posts For Thread: Araafa deadhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29179779/araafa-deadRuptured his heart when travelling to his new home in Eire. Thus ends the sad and rather unfortunate story of Plantation.what actually happened then does anyone know the Racing Post website seems to suggest he died after arriving at his new home.Did they get him off the box and immediately cover a mare.https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29179779/araafa-dead?post_id=520852967#520852967what actually happened then does anyone know the Racing Post website seems to suggest he died after arriving at his new home.Did they get him off the box and immediately cover a mare.Fri, 15 Jun 2012 10:27:46 -0500Great shame for the horse. Hope it was pre-coitus for the mare mind, lucky escape if so.https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29179779/araafa-dead?post_id=520852385#520852385Great shame for the horse. Hope it was pre-coitus for the mare mind, lucky escape if so.Fri, 15 Jun 2012 10:14:28 -0500We can always rely on you PotM to add a touch of gravitas to the situationhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29179779/araafa-dead?post_id=520850481#520850481We can always rely on you PotM to add a touch of gravitas to the situationFri, 15 Jun 2012 09:34:29 -0500It appears it happened when he was covering a mare. Must be the shock of his first one in a few years! Not a nice ending for those around but I always think I would trade a few years for the chance to go quickly and out of the blue.https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29179779/araafa-dead?post_id=520850337#520850337It appears it happened when he was covering a mare. Must be the shock of his first one in a few years! Not a nice ending for those around but I always think I would trade a few years for the chance to go quickly and out of the blue.Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:31:43 -0500What sad news for his connections,and for poor Araafa himself.After spending most of his life at Plantation Stud it seems to be the case the disruption of moving caused Araafa to get worked up to such a state he had a heart attack.My thoughts are withttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29179779/araafa-dead?post_id=520849591#520849591What sad news for his connections,and for poor Araafa himself.After spending most of his life at Plantation Stud it seems to be the case the disruption of moving caused Araafa to get worked up to such a state he had a heart attack.My thoughts are witFri, 15 Jun 2012 09:16:33 -0500Ruptured his heart when travelling to his new home in Eire. Thus ends the sad and rather unfortunate story of Plantation.https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29179779/araafa-dead?post_id=520846559#520846559Ruptured his heart when travelling to his new home in Eire. Thus ends the sad and rather unfortunate story of Plantation.Fri, 15 Jun 2012 08:03:20 -0500