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Aga Khan's Ezeliya wins Epsom Oaks 2024-05-31
Group I racing at Epsom overnight with the Epsom Oaks (1m4f) and Coronation Cup (1m4f) for the older horses and the victors were Aga Khan homebred filly Ezeliya and the Coolmore raider Luxembourg.
Trained by Dermot Weld and ridden by Chris Hayes, Ezeliya won the Group III Salsabil Stakes with authority in her seasonal return and the daughter of Dubawi showed her staying dominance at Epsom powering away to win by three lengths over the Godolphin entry Dance Sequence (Dubawi).
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Aga Khan Homebred Ezeliya Wins Epsom Oaks 2024-05-31
Posted June 3rd, 2024 by librarian-hdGroup I racing at Epsom overnight with the Epsom Oaks (1m4f) and Coronation Cup (1m4f) for the older horses and the victors were Aga Khan homebred filly Ezeliya and the Coolmore raider Luxembourg.
Trained by Dermot Weld and ridden by Chris Hayes, Ezeliya won the Group III Salsabil Stakes with authority in her seasonal return and the daughter of Dubawi showed her staying dominance at Epsom powering away to win by three lengths over the Godolphin entry Dance Sequence (Dubawi).
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Aga Khan's Ezeliya maintains Classic bloodlines with Oaks success 2024-05-31
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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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shergar won the 1981 Derby by 10 lengths
Shergar returns in triumph after the Derby at Epsom on June 3, 1981 (PA) (PA Archive). Shergar’s victory in the Derby remains one of the most iconic of all Classic victoriese. His winning margin of 10 lengths is a record and stamped Shergar as a middle-distance horse of the highest quality. At the start of the season, Shergar was 33-1 in the ante-post market on the Derby, but went off the 10-11 favourite after winning Sandown’s Classic Trial and the Chester Vase very easily. With his young rider Walter Swinburn in the saddle, the opposition was routed in spectacular fashion.
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Shergar 1981 June 3 historic win
Hazar Imam with Shergar after the historic win on this day at the Epsom Derby
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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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His Highness the Aga Khan at Epsom Derby 2018
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