The death in February of Aga Khan IV – spiritual leader of 15 million Ismaili Muslims and billionaire horse owner – stirred ...

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 ...

Fitzgerald was ordered to identify the stable of Epsom Derby-winning superstar racehorse Shergar and was told the gang were kidnapping the horse and would be demanding IR£2m for his safe return.

Chief Superintendent James Murphy, nicknamed Spud, became the face of the public enquiry ... now and when you think about it, Shergar wasn't actually a racehorse at the time.

Nicknamed “The Choirboy” for his angelic looks, Swinburn was 19 when he won the first of three Derbies at Epsom on Michael Stoute-trained Shergar, who posted a record 10-length margin.

When Shergar retired at the end of that season, racehorse owners paid £10m for shares in his services impregnating mares. But the dream of prestigious offspring was shattered a year later when ...

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, was ...