Ireland
Aga Khan's Tahiyra wins Tahiyra wins Coolmore America ‘Justify’ Matron Stakes at Leopardstown 2023-09-09
Tahiyra (5/6f) won the Coolmore America ‘Justify’ Matron Stakes at Leopardstown this afternoon.
The Dermot Weld-trained filly claimed the first Group 1 of the Irish Champions Festival which takes places today at Leopardstown and on Sunday at The Curragh.
Ridden by Chris Hayes, the Aga Khan-bred and owned three-year-old was a length and a quarter winner over surprise England-trained runner-up Rogue Millennium, ridden by Danny Tudhope for trainer Tom Clover, as she notched up her fourth Group 1 victory.
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Aga Khan's Tahiyra wins Coolmore America ‘Justify’ Matron Stakes 2023-09-09
Posted September 11th, 2023 by librarian-hdTahiyra (5/6f) won the Coolmore America ‘Justify’ Matron Stakes at Leopardstown this afternoon.
The Dermot Weld-trained filly claimed the first Group 1 of the Irish Champions Festival which takes places today at Leopardstown and on Sunday at The Curragh.
Ridden by Chris Hayes, the Aga Khan-bred and owned three-year-old was a length and a quarter winner over surprise England-trained runner-up Rogue Millennium, ridden by Danny Tudhope for trainer Tom Clover, as she notched up her fourth Group 1 victory.
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Switzerland win The Aga Khan Trophy with Ireland second 2023-08-11
Posted August 11th, 2023 by librarian-hdSwitzerland won the Aga Khan Trophy at the Dublin Horse Show this afternoon.
In an exceptional display by the pre-competition favourites and first-ever winners of the famous trophy in 1926, they produced two double clear rounds, and six clear rounds in total, as they ended the two-round Nations Cup on a zero score.
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Aga Khan's Shayzann wins Naas finale 2023-06-28
Posted June 28th, 2023 by librarian-hdUpdated on Jun 28, 2023
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Shayzann justified even-money favouritism to win Naas' concluding Racing With Pride (C&G) Maiden today, scoring under jockey Ben Coen for trainer Johnny Murtagh and owner the Aga Khan.
The Shamardal-sired colt had finished fourth on Gowran debut last month and today travelled well and defeat runner-up Livio Milo by a length and a half.
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Princess Zahra Aga Khan seen with her son Iliyan Boyden and winning horse Tahiyra May 28, 2023
Tahiyra - owned by His Highness the Aga Khan - won the Group 1 Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas. Princess Zahra - seen here with her son Iliyan Boyden - said "She was a very brave and she kept at it and won beautifully."
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Aga Khan's Tahiyra wins the Irish 1000 Guineas at Curragh 2023-05-28
Jockey Chris Hayes celebrates winning The Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas on Tahiyra alongside owner Princess Zahra Aga Khan (left) and Trainer Dermot Weld (right) at Curragh Racecourse in County Kildare. 2023-05-28
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Tahiyra wins the Irish 1000 Guineas at Curragh 2023-05-18
The Aga Khan's Tahiyra (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}) returned to re-establish her dominance at The Curragh on Sunday, providing Dermot Weld with a sixth G1 Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas and completing a weekend Classic double for her sire in the process.
The Aga Khan's daughter, Princess Zara, was in attendance to witness Tahiyra secure a commanding success. Her brown and green silks were also carried by the fourth, Tarawa (Ire) (Shamardal), who supplied Weld with a one-four in the race.
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Aga Khan's Tahiyra Goes One Better In The Irish 1000 Guineas 2023-05-28
Posted May 28th, 2023 by librarian-hdMaking amends for a narrow eclipse at Newmarket, The Aga Khan's Tahiyra (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}) returned to re-establish her dominance at The Curragh on Sunday, providing Dermot Weld with a sixth G1 Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas and completing a weekend Classic double for her sire in the process.
So impressive when taking the G1 Moyglare S. here in September, the TDN Rising Star was quicker away here than in the 1000 Guineas and able to draft in behind Meditate (Ire) (No Nay Never) and that runner's stablemate and pacemaker Dower House (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}).
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Aga Khan and Weld earn Leopardstown compensation with Azazat 2023-05-07
Posted May 8th, 2023 by librarian-hdThe Aga Khan may have been narrowly denied Qipco 1000 Guineas success at Newmarket, but there was at least some compensation at Leopardstown, where the owner enjoyed a double.
Whereas the vanquished Rowley Mile runner-up Tahiyra has already proven herself as a top-class operator, trainer Dermot Weld and the owner could have another on their hands in Azazat, who built on an encouraging third at the Dublin track last month to win the Captain Dara Fitzpatrick Memorial Maiden in impressive fashion.
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Andrew Black goes to 350,000gns for share in the Aga Khan's sizzling sire Zarak 2023-01-19
Posted January 21st, 2023 by librarian-hdBreeding rights and shares in up-and-coming stallions dominated the first Tattersalls Online Sale of 2023, with a share in Zarak topping the bill at 350,000gns.
His early success has made the Aga Khan's homebred sire one of the most sought-after in Europe and the share, for 1/50th of the Group 1 winner, was purchased by Blandford Bloodstock on behalf of Andrew Black's Chasemore Farm.
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Ireland win The Aga Khan Trophy at the Dublin Horse Show 2022-08-20
Posted August 20th, 2022 by librarian-hdIreland won the Longines Nation Cup of Ireland for the award of The Aga Khan Perpetual Trophy at the Dublin Horse Show this evening.
The Michael Blake-managed team produced six clear rounds, including three from Conor Swail and Count Me In to lift the famous equestrian cup for the first time since 2015.
In the seven-nation event, Ireland had been drawn sixth to jump, with Swail and Count Me In operating as pathfinders for the side.
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FRANCE: Saiydabad success highlights an Aga Khan double 2021-09-10
Posted September 15th, 2021 by librarian-hdSaiydabad seemed to enjoy the return to a mile and two furlongs and Varkesha had a front-running success
The 3-year-old Aga Khan homebred was quick into stride on the turf to race in the second flight just behind the leaders
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European Horse Of The Year Aga Khan's Dalakhani Dies At Age 21
Posted January 19th, 2021 by librarian-hdThe Aga Khan Studs are saddened to announce that homebred champion Dalakhani has passed away on Jan. 15 at the age of 21.
Bred in Ireland, Dalakhani was a pure product of the Aga Khan Studs operation, being a son of the Aga Khan's Prix du Jockey Club winner Darshaan out of the Miswaki, blue hen mare, Daltawa.
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Triumph Hurdle favourite Zanahiyr passes Christmas test with flying colours 2020-12-27
Posted December 28th, 2020 by librarian-hdZanahiyr cemented his position as Ireland's premier three-year-old hurdler with a stylish success in the Grade 2 Knight Frank Juvenile Hurdle, earning glowing praise from winning rider Jack Kennedy after a display that showcased his versatility and slick jumping.
The Aga Khan-bred Zanahiyr (1/2f) completed a hat-trick of wins when taking the Grade Two Knight Frank Juvenile Hurdle. The three-year-old quickened away from the opposition in the closing straight under Jack Kennedy.
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Johnny Murtagh celebrates clinching his second Irish Derby victory aboard Alamshar amid memorable scenes at the Curragh in 2003
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Shergar: The Complete Story of The Abducted Race Horse 2020-06-09
Posted June 10th, 2020 by librarian-hdOn February 1, 1983, TV-am launched on British TV screens. It was a fortnight behind the BBC’s ground-breaking Breakfast Time and the public had already shown themselves to be unsure about watching a news programme whilst eating their Cornflakes.
During those early days it looked like there was not enough interest to justify one televised breakfast show, let alone two.
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Shergar with the Aga Khan after winning the 1981 Irish Derby at the Curragh. Photo: Allsport
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Sporting Controversies: The brutal, sad and mysterious tale of Shergar 2020-05-12
Posted May 12th, 2020 by librarian-hdDark reality is of a beautiful animal being gunned to death by incompetent criminals
So much is crammed into the Shergar legend that the all but certain reality of this beautiful, blameless creature dying a horrible death has become almost a footnote.
The precise nature of how Shergar was killed has never been definitively established, the same as how much of what happened to the record-breaking Derby winner in the days after his kidnap from the Aga Khan’s Ballymany Stud outside Newbridge on February 8th, 1983, remains unclear.
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Horse racing figures Ruby Walsh and Aga Khan highlight threat from proposed Kildare quarry 2020-01-09
Posted January 11th, 2020 by librarian-hdThe future of several major stud farms in Co Kildare is under threat from the proposed development of a quarry near Kilcullen, according to leading figures in the horse racing industry.
Former jockey Ruby Walsh and racehorse owner the Aga Khan are among more than 200 locals who have become involved in a row over plans by Kilsaran International to develop a new quarry near their stables.
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