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.

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 ...

Shergar, a brilliant winner of Britain’s most prestigious race, the Epsom Derby, was taken from his stable in 1983. He was never seen again. By Victor Mather The Aga Khan IV, the wealthy leader ...

Shergar was lionised in the racing world for the manner of ... On the night of February 8, 1983, a foggy evening, intruders ...

The dream of prestigious offspring was shattered when a gang, armed with guns, kidnapped Shergar. The death of the Aga Khan has evoked memories of one of the greatest sporting mysteries of all ...

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

The Cosgrove family, through James’s father, Stan, had owned a share in the Irish thoroughbred stallion and Epsom derby winner Shergar and was hoping to recover an insurance payment. The ...

Horse Racing Ireland paid tribute to the late Aga Khan, saying that Irish racing and breeding ‘will be forever in his debt’.

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 ...