Billionaire Aga Khan, owner of Shergar, dies aged 88
The philanthropist and spiritual leader died "peacefully" at the age of 88 in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Shergar
Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse (1978–1983)
Shergar 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. In 1983 he was stolen from the stud, and a ransom of £2 million was demanded; it was not paid, and negotiations were soon broken off by the thieves. In 1999 a supergrass, formerly in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), stated they stole the horse. The IRA has never admitted any role in the theft.
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