The death of the Aga Khan has evoked memories of one of the greatest sporting mysteries of all time - the disappearance of the wonder horse Shergar. The champion racehorse, owned by the Aga Khan ...
Shergar won the Derby at Epsom in 1981 by 10 lengths in the Aga Khan's emerald green racing silks with red epaulets but was kidnapped in Ireland two years later and never found. Despite losing his ...
As tributes are paid to the Aga Khan following his death at the age of 88, the revered owner-breeder will always be associated with his mighty colt Shergar, the spectacular winner of the 1981 Derby.
Winners - 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 ...
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 ...
Owned by the Aga Khan, Shergar also won the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes under Swinburn but became the most famous classic winner of all time for another reason – two years ...
Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan, a business magnate, philanthropist and the leader of millions of Ismaili Muslims worldwide, has been laid to rest in a private ceremony in Egypt. The death of ...
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 ...