Shergar on his way to winning the 1981 Epsom Derby. On 3 June 1981 Shergar ran in the Derby. Set over a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 mile (2.4 km) course at the Epsom Downs Racecourse in Surrey, the Derby is a Group 1 flat race open to three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and fillies. [25]

2 days ago · 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, where he started a 10-11 chance and won in a stroll. With Swinburn suspended he was ridden by Lester Piggott to win the Irish Derby by four ...

1 day ago · Shergar wasn’t just a winner of the Epsom Derby, Britain’s most prestigious race. He was one of the greatest horses ever to run in the Derby, winning in 1981 as the favorite by 10 lengths, a ...

The 1981 Epsom Derby was the 202nd annual running of the Derby horse race.It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 3 June 1981.. The race was won by the Aga Khan's Shergar, at odds of 10/11 ridden by the nineteen-year-old jockey Walter Swinburn and trained at Newmarket, Suffolk by Michael Stoute.The winning margin of ten …

2 days ago · The Aga Khan with Shergar after the Irish Derby win in 1980. As tributes are paid to the Aga Khan following his death at the age of 88, ... The abiding memory will forever be of Epsom in 1981, and ...

2 days ago · Shergar was the most emphatic Derby winner in the Classic’s 202-year history when he romped to a 10-length success under a 19-year-old Walter Swinburn at Epsom in June 1981.

Jun 15, 2020 · It was as a three-year-old that Shergar's true ability was discovered, winning the Derby by a record-breaking 10 lengths.

Feb 27, 2012 · Shergar (1978 - unknown) was an acclaimed Irish racehorse, and winner of the 1981 Epsom Derby by a record 10 lengths, the longest winning margin in the race's 226-year history. This...

Having won the Sandown Classic Trial, over a mile-and-a-quarter, and the Chester Vase, over a mile-and-a-half, by ten lengths and twelve lengths, respectively, Shergar arrived at Epsom with, far and away, the best form of any horse in the Derby field.

Jun 1, 2011 · As the racing world gears up for a potentially historic Epsom Derby on Saturday, thoughts turn to one from 30 years ago and the record-breaking victory of Shergar. The colt, trained by Sir Michael...