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THE WINTER NIGHT THEY TOOK SHERGAR - 2003-05-31

Posted July 10th, 2007 by heritage
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SHERGAR was a wonder horse, loved by everyone but the bookmakers. Bred in Ireland by the Aga Khan, he won six of his eight races. Lester Piggott rode him to a four-length victory in the Irish Derby. The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes were notched up by the same margin. He won the 1981 Epsom Derby by a record 10 lengths.

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H.H. Prince Karim Aga Khan IV
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Belfast Telegraph - THE WINTER NIGHT THEY TOOK SHERGAR - 2003-05-31

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The winter's night they took ShergarSHERGAR was a wonder horse, loved by everyone but the bookmakers. Bred in Ireland by the Aga Khan, he won six of his eight races. Lester Piggott rode him to a four-length victory in the Irish Derby. The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes were notched up by the same margin. He won the 1981 Epsom Derby by a record 10 lengths.

Voted European horse of the year in 1981, Shergar remains the last odds-on favourite to win the Epsom Derby.

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