Thurles card was abandoned on Thursday after jockey Michael O’ Sullivan was air lifted to hospital following a bad fall at ...
The Aga Khan was a notable supporter of Irish racing and one of the driving forces behind the redevelopment of the Curragh.
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 ...
He was also an owner of Shergar, the Derby-winning racehorse who was stolen from his stud farm in Co Kildare, in 1983 and never seen again. Shergar won the Derby at Epsom by 10 lengths in June ...
The Aga Khan owned hugely successful racehorses , who ran in emerald green silks with red epaulets, but arguably the most famous of those was the ill-fated Shergar, who became one of the greatest ...
He won the Epsom Derby five times, with Shergar in 1981 followed by Shahrastani ... and the Aga Khan's last British Classic winner Ezeliya in 2024.
His philanthropy and contribution spanned across healthcare, education, and economic development. Expand Tweet Shergar, one of the most legendary racehorses of all time, was the pride of the Aga ...
Horse Racing Ireland paid tribute to the late Aga Khan, saying that Irish racing and breeding ‘will be forever in his debt’.
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 ...
The Aga Khan, one of racing’s most renowned owner-breeders – whose long list of champions includes Shergar – has died ... and a lot of memories of the last good few years now coming into ...