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Shergar (3 March 1978 – c. February 1983) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. After a very successful season in 1981 he was retired to the Ballymany Stud in County Kildare, Ireland.
Feb 9, 2022 · Shergar, a beloved thoroughbred racehorse worth over $15 million, was kidnapped from his stable in County Kildare by a gang of machine gun-wielding men in...
Feb 7, 2023 · According to both the BBC and the Sunday Telegraph, Shergar’s body was most likely buried in a bog. Others, however, have speculated even more extraordinary fates that may have befallen Shergar. At the time of Shergar’s kidnap, a litany of dramatic theories arose in the press.
May 2, 2019 · The 1980s version of American Pharoah, the dominating force in English horse racing, was the untouchable Shergar. He retired a folk hero to stud in Ireland when he suddenly vanished in 1983. Shergar was never found and his strange fate has puzzled fans for more than 30 years.
Feb 8, 2013 · Exactly 30 years ago, kidnappers broke into the Ballymany Stud in the Republic of Ireland and stole the champion racehorse, Shergar. What happened to the animal remains a mystery.
Aug 4, 2022 · Who was Shergar? And what happened to the most famous racehorse in the world? Off to a Flying Start. Owed by no less a personage than the Aga Khan, a billionaire and the spiritual head of more than 15 million Ismaili Muslims, Shergar was destined to be special from the start.
Jun 7, 2018 · Shergar was a champion horse valued at £10m. It is one of the great unsolved mysteries - what happened to Shergar? The bookends of the thoroughbred's life are well-known. He was born in...
