Shergar, a brilliant winner of Britain’s most prestigious race, the Epsom Derby, was taken from his stable in 1983. He was ...

Alan Dudman's latest antepost column previews this weekned's action at Kempton, Newcastle and Southwell with three antepost ...

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 Harzand.

Shergar’s racing career was guided by Sir Michael Stoute, who sent him out to win six of his eight races, taking the Sandown Classic Trial by 10 lengths and the Chester Vase by 12 on the way to Epsom, ...

Prince Karim Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary imam of the Ismaili Muslim community, has died in Lisbon, Portugal, at the age of 88.

He quickly rebounded with strong wins in the Epsom Derby (G1) and Coral Eclipse Stakes (G1) prior to his award-winning victory. "He was such a good 2-year-old, he was unbeaten. There was always ...

It's the goal of every racetrack in the world: get as many of the best runners to compete in your biggest race. In 2024, York Racecourse in North Yorkshire, England, carried out that goal to ...

Shergar in the packed winner’s enclosure at Epsom (PA) With Swinburn suspended he was ridden by Lester Piggott to win the Irish Derby by four lengths. But the young rider was back in the saddle ...

notably Shergar’s iconic record-breaking 10-length Derby success – the most memorable of the Aga Khan’s five victories in the Epsom Classic. Our thoughts and condolences are with his family.” ...

The 1979 draft to Stoute contained arguably the most famous horse ever to sport the green and red silks in the shape of ill-fated Derby winner Shergar, a sensational Epsom victor by 10 lengths in ...