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Epsom Derby: Ten greatest winning performances of the last 50 years - Shergar wins 1981 202nd Epsom Derby

Shergar began his first season of racing in September 1980 and ran two races that year, where he won one and came second in the other. In 1981 he ran in six races, winning five of them. In June that year he won the 202nd Epsom Derby by ten lengths—the longest winning margin in the race's history
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Interview of Aga Khan after Harzand wins Epsom Derby 2016-06-04
Posted July 7th, 2022 by librarian-hdInterview of Hazar Imam after the win by Harzand at Epsom Derby
2016-06-04
Reporter: I am joined by His Highness the Aga Khan. Your Highness, many congratulations, your sixth Irish Derby win.
Aga Khan: it is a wonderful occasion and I want to thank all the team that is behind this effort to produce excellent horses year after year.
Reporter: Does that mean that your win in the sixth Irish Derby – all began with Shergar back in the early 80’s
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Harzand Gives Aga Khan Fifth Epsom Derby Win 2016-06-04

The Aga Khan homebred Harzand moved to the lead in mid-stretch of the Investec Epsom Derby (Eng-I) and fought off a challenge from Us Army Ranger to win the 1 1/2-mile classic June 4 at Epsom Downs.
Jockey Pat Smullen picked up his first Epsom Derby win after delivering a well-timed move, opening a clear advantage when passing Idaho in midstretch, and then fending off runner-up Us Army Ranger, the 7-2 favorite, for a 1 1/2-length victory in the £1,545,000 ($2.25 million) classic, the most lucrative race ever run in Great Britain.
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The day Shergar ran away with it and turned Derby into a procession
Posted June 4th, 2021 by librarian-hdBefore becoming part of folklore, or reduced to a shabby punchline, Shergar was one of the finest racehorses of the last half-century.
A tragic mystery due to his kidnapping by the IRA in 1983, it can get overlooked how revulsion surrounding such a grotesque act was bound up in the impact the colt made on the wider public consciousness doing what he was bred to do.
Saturday’s (June 5, 2021) 242nd Epsom Derby is the 40th anniversary of Shergar turning racing’s Blue Riband into an unparalleled rout.
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His Highness The Aga Khan receives winner's trophy from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Epsom 2016-06-05
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His Highness the Aga Khan at Epsom Derby 2018
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Epsom Derby 2016
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Harzand Gives Aga Khan Fifth Epsom Derby Win 2016-06-04
Posted June 4th, 2016 by librarian-hdThe Aga Khan homebred Harzand moved to the lead in mid-stretch of the Investec Epsom Derby (Eng-I) and fought off a challenge from Us Army Ranger to win the 1 1/2-mile classic June 4 at Epsom Downs.
Jockey Pat Smullen picked up his first Epsom Derby win after delivering a well-timed move, opening a clear advantage when passing Idaho in midstretch, and then fending off runner-up Us Army Ranger, the 7-2 favorite, for a 1 1/2-length victory in the £1,545,000 ($2.25 million) classic, the most lucrative race ever run in Great Britain.
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