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, Shergar won six of the eight major races he ran, including the 1981 Derby, which he landed by ten lengths – the longest margin in the race’s history. Sadly, two years later Shergar was stolen from the Bally many Stud, and brutally killed by the IRA, and his body was never found.
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Shergar... the sad story of a famous racehorse in Ireland that was stolen and killed
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European Horse of the Year, Shergar, Went missing. Is quite famous for never been seen again.
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Shergar the racehorse may not be a household name in North America, but in Ireland he is remembered as a nation’s favourite racing “son.” Sadly, along
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Champion Race Horses 🐎🐎 on Instagram: “Shergar”
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Racing journalist Derek Thompson recalls how he was summoned from his bed to try to free the wonder horse, Shergar.
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Shergar was taken by masked gunmen on 8 February 1983 and while it's never been been proven exactly what happened there are no end of theories
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What are the most baffling crime mysteries of modern times? Richard Edwards lists 10 notorious unsolved cases
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The Sporthorse-Database, pedigrees and major results
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Shergar was a magnificent thoroughbred that disappeared in an unsolved mystery in 1983. The enigmatic legend of this stolen racehorse has only grown over the years.
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The rider failed to leave a will before he died, aged 55, after a fall at his luxury London maisonette in Belgravia in 2016. His fortune will be left to his daughters Claudia, 17, and 14-year-old Millie.
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