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 ...

Tommo' once found himself in the back of a police car with his 'idol' Michael O'Hehir and in a much more serious incident had ...

But the Shergar story went on to run much deeper than that, with the horse being kidnapped from Ballymany Stud in Ireland. He was never found and it is a puzzle that will probably never be solved.

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.

Johnny Watterson: Shergar mystery lives on after the Aga Khan's deathOpens in new window ] Probably the most famous horse in the world at the time, he had run in six races in 1981, winning five ...

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.

"It's just a shame that it (Shergar Cup) falls on a day when there are a lot of big Group races. "Josephine will ride a horse called Jousi in the Sweet Solera. "She won on her at Ascot last month ...

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 ...