The Aga Khan, known for his triumphs in horse racing ... with the thoroughbred Shergar among his most famous. The multi-millionaire, perhaps billionaire, also enjoyed a lavish lifestyle ...

Notably, he was the owner of Shergar, the Derby-winning racehorse who was kidnapped from his Irish stud farm in 1983 and never seen again. Thelate Queen hosted a dinner party in the Aga Khan’s ...

The Aga Khan amassed 168 Group One winners over the course of his time in racing. He won the Epsom Derby five times, with Shergar in 1981 followed by Shahrastani, Kahyasi, Sinndar and Harzand.

Shergar was kidnapped two years later from the Aga Khan's Ballymany Stud in Ireland. In March 2016, the Ismaili spiritual leader, then aged 79, fell for an audacious scammer who tricked rich ...

Shergar, the 1981 winner of the Derby at Epsom ... After years of living in France, the Aga Khan moved to Portugal. He was with his family when he died. His successor, chosen from among his ...