Shergar, a brilliant winner of Britain’s most prestigious race, the Epsom Derby, was taken from his stable in 1983. He was never seen again. By Victor Mather The Aga Khan IV, the wealthy leader ...

The Aga Khan, one of racing’s most renowned owner-breeders – whose long list of champions includes Shergar – has died at the of 88. He became the spiritual leader of the world’s millions ...

Aga Khan IV, who bred and owned the magnificent, ill-starred Derby winner, Shergar, among dozens of champions to carry his famous green and red colours over the course of six decades in the sport ...

Aga Khan leads jockey Walter Swinburn on Shergar after record 10-length Derby win in 1981Credit: Action Images - Reuters He was the owner of kidnapped Derby winner Shergar who refused to pay the ...

The Aga Khan, one of a golden age of owner-breeders for European racing and owner of Shergar, has died aged 88. Along with the likes of Prince Khalid Abdullah and the Maktoum family, the Aga Khan ...

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In 1983, the Aga Khan’s prized racehorse Shergar was stolen from a stud farm in County Kildare in Ireland. The Aga Khan refused to pay a ransom demand, and the stallion was never seen in public ...

The Ballymany stud was owned by one of the titans of the racing industry, billionaire and spiritual leader the Aga Khan, who died this week aged 88. Shergar, however was syndicated out after the ...

The dream of prestigious offspring was shattered when a gang, armed with guns, kidnapped Shergar The death of the Aga Khan has evoked memories of one of the greatest sporting mysteries of all time ...

The Aga Khan was one of the most successful and infuential racehorse owner-breeders in the world who had many champions, best known of which was the brilliant but ill-fated Derby winner Shergar ...