Shergar had won the 1981 Derby by a record 10 lengths and followed that triumph with successes in the Irish Derby and the King George. The colt had earned the right to be regarded as one of the ...

Epsom racecourse and the sponsor Betfred are to be saluted on their decision to run this year's Derby 'In Honour of His Highness Aga Khan IV'. No family has been a more constant competitor in the ...

Shergar won other big races that year, including the Irish Derby, and then was retired at the end of 1981. He was set for a life as a stud horse, with every expectation that he would sire a ...

The most famous and valuable racehorse in the world, Shergar had won the 1981 Epsom Derby by ten lengths ... racing associates and several Irish Ministers. This process is referred to as ...

It’s Shergar first, and the rest are nowhere,” was the line my grandfather Michael O’Hehir coined as he commentated on that 1981 Irish Derby. RTE’s commentary box was at the top of the ...

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 ...

Shergar: undoubtedly one of the best horses the Aga Khan has ... the Derby by ten (a record), and the Irish Derby and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes both by four. At Epsom his rapid, ...

Since Shergar's awesome Epsom Derby (G1)-winning ... the Derby by 10 (a record), and the Irish Derby (G1) and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes (G1) both by four.