Shergar
Shergar's distinctive white blaze
Sire:	Great Nephew
Grandsire:	Honeyway
Dam:	Sharmeen
Damsire:	Val de Loir
Sex:	Stallion
Foaled:	1978
Country:	Ireland
Colour:	Bay
Breeder:	HH Aga Khan IV
Owner:	HH Aga Khan IV
Trainer:	Michael Stoute
Record:	8: 6-1-0
Earnings:	$ 684,479
Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards
Major Racing Wins
Epsom Derby (1981) Irish Derby Stakes (1981) King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1981)
Racing Awards
European Horse of the Year (1981) Timeform rating: 140
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Shergar (born 1978. Sire: Great Nephew, Dam: Sharmeen) was an acclaimed racehorse, and winner of the 1981 Epsom Derby by a record 10 lengths, the longest winning margin in the race's 226-year history. This victory earned him a spot in the Observer's 100 Most Memorable Sporting Moments of the Twentieth Century. A bay colt with a distinctive white blaze, Shergar was named European Horse of the Year in 1981 and retired from racing that September. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Epsom Derby, Théodore Géricault, 1821. ...

Two years later, on February 8, 1983, he was kidnapped by masked gunmen from the Ballymany Stud, near The Curragh in County Kildare, Ireland. The generally accepted account is that Shergar was abducted by an IRA unit who killed him a few days later when negotiations for a £2 million ransom had stalled and the horse was becoming uncontrollable. His remains have never been found. The incident has been the inspiration for several books, documentaries, and a movie. February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Curragh is a plain in County Kildare Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Naas Code: KE Area: 1,693 km² Population (2006) 186,075 Website: www. ... A Republican mural in Belfast depicting the hunger strikes of 1981. ... The term ransom refers to the practice of holding a prisoner to extort money or property extorted to secure their release, or to the sum of money involved. ...

Pedigree

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Racing career

Bred by his owner Prince Karim Aga Khan IV in County Kildare, close to the stud from which he was kidnapped, Shergar began training with Michael Stoute at Newmarket. His debut race in 1981 was the Guardian Classic Trial at Sandown Park. Racing correspondent Richard Baerlein, after watching the colt win by 10 lengths famously advised race-goers that "at 8-1, Shergar for the Derby, now is the time to bet like men". The Āgā Khān IV, or His Highness Prince Karīm al-Hussaynī Āgā Khān IV, KBE, CC, GCC, (Arabic: سمو الأمیر شاہ کریم الحسیني آغا خان الرابع) -- (born December 13, 1936) is the current (49th) Imām of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims. ... Sir Michael Ronald Stoute (b. ... Statistics Population: 14,995 (2001 Census) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TL645636 Administration District: Forest Heath Shire county: Suffolk Region: East of England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Suffolk Historic county: Suffolk Services Police force: Suffolk Constabulary Ambulance service: East of England Post office and... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sandown Classic Trial is a Group 3 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1 mile 2 furlongs and 7 yards (2,018 metres) at Sandown Park Racecourse in late April. ... Sandown Park is a racecourse and leisure venue in Surrey, England, in the outer suburbs of London. ...

After winning the Chester Vase by 12 lengths, Shergar started odds-on favourite at Epsom, ridden by 19-year-old jockey Walter Swinburn, also entering his first Derby. Swinburn recalled that early in the race Shergar "found his own pace and lobbed along as the leaders went off at a million miles an hour, with me just putting my hands down on his withers and letting him travel at his own speed". Shergar pulled to the front early and went further clear, so far that John Matthias on the runner-up Glint Of Gold thought he had won: "I told myself I'd achieved my life's ambition. Only then did I discover there was another horse on the horizon." The Chester Vase is a Group 3 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings run over a distance of 1 mile 4 furlongs and 66 yards (2,474 metres) at Chester Racecourse in May. ... Walter Swinburn (born:August 7, 1961) was a flat racing jockey during the 1980s and 1990s in United Kingdom. ... The withers is the highest point on an animals back, on the ridge between its shoulder blades. ... John Matthias is an American poet. ...

Shergar's next race was the Irish Derby Stakes, ridden by Lester Piggott. The apparent ease with which Shergar passed the rest of the runners, winning by 4 lengths, caused commentator Peter O'Sullevan to exclaim: "He's only in an exercise canter!" The horse became a national hero in Ireland. The Irish Derby is a Group 1 flat horse race in the Republic of Ireland for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 1 mile 4 furlongs (2,414 metres) at the Curragh, County Kildare in late June / early July. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Peter OSullevan (born in Ireland on 2 March 1918) was an BBC horse racing commentator and sports journalist. ...

Seeking to exploit Shergar's value at its peak, the Aga Khan sold 34 shares in the horse for £250,000 each, keeping six for himself, producing a valuation of £10 million, then a record for a stallion standing at stud in Europe. Among the buyers were bloodstock millionaire John Magnier and Shergar's vet Stan Cosgrove. This Trakehner would be most appropriate to sire horses for the discipline of dressage. ... Bloodstock can also refer to the industry of breeding and trading thoroughbred race horses. ... John Magnier (born 1948) is Irelands leading thoroughbred stud owner and has extensive business interests outside of the horsebreeding industry. ... Veterinary medicine is the application of medical diagnostic and therapeutic principles to companion, domestic, exotic, wildlife, and production animals. ...

The King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Ascot was also won by 4 lengths. After that came his only failure as a three year old when for some reason he didn't run anywhere near his best and could only manage fourth place in the St Leger at Doncaster. Swinburn was sending out distress signals with two furlongs to go, and Shergar finished behind Cut Above, a horse he had beaten comprehensively in the Irish Derby. Lester Piggott's view is that "he must have been over the top by then" but, whatever the explanation, Shergar's racing career was over. His six wins had won £436,000 in prize money. The King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes is a Group 1 United Kingdom flat racing horse race for three year old and above horses run over a distance of 1 mile 4 furlongs at Ascot Racecourse during July. ... Ascot Racecourse is a racecourse, located in the village of Ascot in the English county of Berkshire used for thoroughbred horse racing. ... The St. ... Doncaster is a town in the English county of South Yorkshire, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire. ... The 5 furlong post on Epsom Downs A furlong is a measure of distance within Imperial units and U.S. customary units. ...

Stud career

In October 1981 Shergar arrived in Newbridge. Greeted by the town band and the cheers of schoolchildren waving flags in the Aga Khan's green and red racing colours, he was paraded up the main street. The Aga Khan, whose decision to stand Shergar in Ireland defied those who had gloomily expected his removal to the United States, was there to greet his prize winner. Newbridge is the name of at least two places: Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland - sometimes known by its Irish name, Droichead Nua Newbridge, Wales (traditionally in Monmouthshire), United Kingdom Newbridge, Wolverhampton, a suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might... Colorful silks in the Santa Anita racetrack silks room Racing silks are the colorful shirts worn by horse-racing jockeys. ...

Shergar produced 35 foals from his single season at stud, the best turning out to be the 1986 Irish St Leger winner Authaal, but only one had been born by the time of the kidnap. The syndicate was able to charge a stud fee of £50,000 - £80,000 for Shergar and if his offspring did well on the track that fee would have doubled. But, despite the thoroughbred’s value, the Ballymany Stud was poorly protected and the kidnap gang had little difficulty in gaining access. The kidnap was the first of its kind in Ireland. A foal is a young horse of either gender; a female foal is called a filly, while a male foal is called a colt. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Kidnapping

On a foggy evening one week before the start of Shergar’s second season at stud - with up to 55 mares - a horse trailer arrived at the stud buildings and he was transformed “from celebrity racehorse to cause célèbre” (The Guardian.) 13 year old Peruvian Paso mare A broodmare and foal In English, a mare (an old Germanic word) is a female horse; the word is also an etymological root of marshal (originally marescalcus horse servant). Mares are considered easier to handle than males, which are called stallions or after castration... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ...

Sequence of events

• At 8.30pm, a Ford Granada towing a horsebox pulled off the main Dublin road and into the stud yard. Inside his house, Shergar’s groom, James Fitzgerald thought he heard a car in the yard. He listened, heard nothing more, and forgot about it.
• At 8.40pm, there was a knock at the door. Fitzgerald’s son Bernard answered it. The caller was dressed in a Garda uniform, with a balaclava. "Is he in?" the man asked. Bernard turned to fetch his father. A heavy blow landed in the small of his back, sending him sprawling. James Fitzgerald came out of the sitting room to see his son on the floor. The next thing he saw was a pistol pointed at him. Three men pushed their way into the house. The last one carried a sub-machine gun. The family were then held at gunpoint in the kitchen. According to Fitzgerald, the kidnappers were exceptionally calm and well organised.The intruders signalled for him to put his coat on. Two of them took him outside.
• Fitzgerald was taken to the stud buildings and led the kidnappers to Shergar's stall. Fitzgerald was forced to help the kidnappers load Shergar onto a double horse box which had been drawn up to the stall. Fitzgerald said the gang numbered at least 6 men.
• Shergar was towed away.
• Fitzgerald was forced into another vehicle and driven around for some 3 hours. Fitzgerald was then thrown out of the car, only 7 miles from the stud, having been given a password the kidnappers would use in negotiations.

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Investigation

What happened next set the tone for a police operation that has been called “a caricature of police bungling.” Fitzgerald called the stud farm manager, who called Shergar’s vet, Cosgrove. The vet then called a racing associate, Sean Berry, who in turn called Alan Dukes, the Irish Finance Minister. Not until eight hours had elapsed did anyone call the Gardaí. Sean Berry (born March 22, 1966 in Santa Monica, California), is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a 3rd baseman from 1990-2000. ... Alan Dukes (born April 20, 1945) is an Irish politician, a former leader of the Fine Gael political party and former TD for Kildare South. ... The Minister for Finance is the senior minister at the Department of Finance (An Roinn Airgeadais) in the Irish Government. ...

Their immediate investigation was not helped by a smart piece of planning by the gang, which had selected the same day as the biggest horse sales in the country, when horseboxes had passed along every road in Ireland. Leading the investigation into the kidnapping was trilby-wearing Chief Superintendent Jim ‘Spud’ Murphy, who became a media hero. His detection techniques were unconventional and a variety of clairvoyants, psychics and diviners were called in to help. During one interview Mr Murphy told reporters: “A clue... that is what we haven’t got.” Despite numerous reported sightings and rumours of secret negotiations in the days following the kidnap there was little new information and a news hungry press pack began to focus their attention on Mr Murphy. During one press conference six photographers turned up wearing trilbies, identical to the police chief, after which Mr Murphy was given a much lower public profile. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Parapsychology is the study of the evidence involving phenomena where a person seems to affect or gain information about something through a means not currently explainable within the framework of mainstream, conventional science. ...

While the police searched every farm, stable and outhouse in the Irish Republic, the gang members set about seeking a ransom. Initially, they requested negotiations with three racing journalists, including Derek Thompson. He was dispatched to negotiate in the full glare of the media circus that descended on Ireland. The day after the kidnap, he took a call at 1.15am from someone claiming to be a kidnapper. He expected it to be traced, but was later told it had not been. "The man who does the tracing goes off duty at midnight," the police told him. Derek Thompson (born on April 4, 1948) is a Belfast, Northern Ireland-born British television actor, most notable for playing Charlie Fairhead in the long running series Casualty. ...

Away from the TV cameras, the real kidnappers had got in touch with the Aga Khan's Paris office. On discovering Shergar had multiple owners, the gang agreed to provide evidence he was still alive. Cosgrove was deputed to collect the evidence, which was to be left at a hotel reception. Unfortunately, a conspicuous Special Branch presence warned off the gang. City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Special Branch is the arm of the British, Irish and many Commonwealth police forces that deals with national security matters. ...

The furious kidnappers made a further call threatening to kill the horse and the Aga Khan's negotiators. Eventually, however, a photograph of the horse's face next to a newspaper was sent to the police, but the owners were still not satisfied. What the gang did not know was that the syndicate had no intention of paying because they wanted to deter future kidnappings. Syndicate member Sir Jake Astor explained: "We were going to negotiate, but we were not going to pay." Had they paid the money for Shergar's release, they reasoned, every racehorse in the world would have become a target for kidnappers. This article is about the hereditary title. ...

Four days after the abduction, the kidnappers made their last call. The syndicate issued a statement blaming the IRA for the kidnap.

Kidnappers

The kidnappers have yet to be brought to justice. Several theories as to their identity and motives have been put forward.

The IRA Theory

The strongest suspect for the kidnapping is the Provisional Irish Republican Army, whose motive was to raise money for arms. This theory was further supported by Sean O'Callaghan, the IRA supergrass in his book The Informer. He claims that the whole scheme was masterminded by Kevin Mallon and when Shergar panicked, so did the team. He also claimed that Shergar was probably shot within hours of being snatched. "One of the gang strongly suggested to me Shergar had been killed within hours. They couldn't cope with him, he went demented in the horsebox, injured his leg and they killed him." Discussing this allegation on the UK’s Channel 4, Fitzgerald said: "I assume he would have got very troublesome. And with them not knowing horses, they would maybe have got a bit scared of him.” O'Callaghan said the IRA had demanded a £5 million ransom from the Aga Khan that was never met. A Republican mural in Belfast depicting the hunger strikes of 1981. ... OCallaghan pictured on the cover of his first book, The Informer Sean OCallaghan is a former member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army who became an informer for the Garda Síochána (The Republic of Ireland State Police Force) and who was later debriefed by the UK... The term supergrass is used in Northern Ireland to refer police informers, typically the arrested paramilitaries who divulged the identities of their compatriots to the Royal Ulster Constabulary in exchange for immunity from prosecution and in many cases substantial sums of money. ... Motto  2(French) God and my right Anthem God Save the Queen 3 United Kingdom() – on the European continent() – in the European Union()  —  [] Capital London Largest conurbation (population) Greater London Urban Area Official languages English4 Government  -  Monarch Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair Formation  -  24 March 1603   -  Acts of Union... It has been suggested that Channel Four Television Corporation be merged into this article or section. ...

A pit was allegedly dug in the desolate mountains near Ballinamore, County Leitrim. The body was dragged into it and quickly covered over. No markers were left at the grave. The IRA have never officially claimed responsibility for stealing Shergar. Ballinamore (Béal an Atha Moir) is a small town in County Leitrim Lying 15 miles with the border of Northern Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Carrick-on-Shannon Code: LM Area: 1,588 km² Population (2006) 28,837 Website: www. ...

O’Callaghan alleged the gang was part of the IRA's special operations unit, formed with the aim of raising funds through kidnap. Shergar was to be its first victim, selected because of the wealth of his assumed owner, and the misapprehension that kidnapping a horse would cause less public outcry than a human.

Of all the theories about the kidnap, O'Callaghan's is the most widely believed. His knowledge of the IRA’s kidnap plans was such that he was able to disrupt their next operation. After their trouble with the highly strung horse, they obviously decided that it would be a lot easier to kidnap a millionaire and hold him for ransom. Their plan was to kidnap Canadian businessman Galen Weston of Brown Thomas. They planned to seize him at home in Roundwood, County Wicklow. Acting on information from O'Callaghan, armed detectives from the Special Branch staked out the house and confronted the would-be kidnappers when they arrived in August 1983. A shoot-out ensued in which two of the gang were wounded and three others captured. Willard Gordon Galen Weston, OC, OOnt, (born October 29, 1940) is a Canadian businessman and descendant of George Weston of the George Weston Bakeries Limited. ... Brown Thomas is a chain of four department stores located in Dublin, Galway, Cork and Limerick. ... Roundwood (An tochar in Irish), is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Wicklow Code: WW Area: 2,024 km² Population (2002) 114,676 Website: www. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The IRA for Colonel Gadaffi Theory

This suggests that the IRA stole Shergar on behalf of Gadaffi in exchange for weapons. Gadaffi’s motive was allegedly stemmed from the Islamic debate over who should lead the Islamic people - direct descendants of Mohammed (like the Aga Khan) or learned men (ie, Gadaffi). A book has been written by Colin Turner, racing correspondent of a London radio station discussing the premise that the kidnap had been carried out by the Provisional IRA at the behest of Colonel Gadaffi. Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi Muammar Abu Minyar al-Qaddafi 1 (Arabic: معمر القذافي Mu`ammar al-Qadhdhāfī) (born 1942), leader of Libya since 1970 and a controversial Arab statesman. ... Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the teachings of Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure. ... For other people named Muhammad, see Muhammad (disambiguation). ... Colin William Carstairs Turner (born 4 January 1922) is a former Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... A radio station is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. ...

The Wayne Murty Theory

Wayne Murty bought some thoroughbreds from Marcel Bouscer. However, when the latter died, Murty had difficulty in proving his legal claim to the horses. He was hindered in proving his claim by the Aga Khan. By stealing the prize stud of his enemy, he exacted the perfect revenge.

The New Orleans Mafia Theory

In this theory, French bloodstock agent Jean Michel Gambet borrowed money from the New Orleans Mafia to buy Varyann (a champion racehorse) from the Aga Khan. The deal collapsed, but Gambert had apparently spent the money. He was found with a gunshot wound to his head in a burning car in Kentucky. It appeared to be suicide, but forensic tests proved he had been murdered. The theory concludes that the Mafia felt that they were owed a racehorse from the Aga Khan and what better one to take than Shergar? New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... The Mafia (also referred to as Cosa Nostra or the Mob), is a criminal secret society which first developed in the mid-19th century in Sicily. ...

Whereabouts of Shergar

Shergar has never been found and his kidnappers have never been officially identified. It is almost certain that he is dead. How he died remains a matter of conjecture. In 2000 a skull was found 100 miles from Ballymany Stud Farm. The skull had two bullet hole punctures and was buried in a sack and only loosely covered with soil. Tests were carried out - DNA analysis was possible due to the fact that Shergar had 35 direct descendants and the fact that two veterinary students plucked two hairs from the horse when he was alive. It turned out that the DNA didn't match and the horse was too young to be Shergar (judged from the teeth). 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Genetic fingerprinting or DNA testing is a technique to distinguish between individuals of the same species using only samples of their DNA. Its invention by Sir Alec Jeffreys at the University of Leicester was announced in 1985. ...

Nobody gained from the kidnapping of Shergar - the kidnappers never got their money and the insurers never paid out to the syndicate, claiming that he could still have been alive after the policy had expired. Insurer Norwich Union, which has since merged into CGNU, claimed that the policy covered only the death of the horse, not theft, and there was no proof that it had been killed. Norwich Union is an insurance company in the UK. It is the biggest life-insurer in the UK, and has a strong position in motor insurance. ...

Legacy

The Shergar Cup was inaugurated in his honour at Goodwood Racecourse in 1999. The race is now run at Ascot and is a contest between European horses and riders and those from the rest of the world. The disappearance of Shergar was made into a Hollywood film, Shergar (1999), starring Ian Holm and Mickey Rourke, and directed by Dennis Lewison. Goodwood Racecourse is a horse-racing track five miles north of Chichester, West Sussex, in England controlled by the family of the Duke of Richmond. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the continent. ... Sir Ian Holm Sir Ian Holm CBE (born 12 September 1931), born as Ian Holm Cuthbert, is an English actor. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

References

• The Guardian June 3 2006
• BBC News
• The Age
• Belfast Telegraph
• BBC h2g2
• Irish News February 15 2003
• Ireland's Own
• Howard, Paul Hostage: Notorious Irish Kidnappings(O'Brien Press)
• The Sunday Business Post
• O'Callaghan, Sean The Informer

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See also

Other famous racehorses that disappeared:

• Corrida
• Carnauba
• Fanfreluche

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External links

• Shergar History
• "Shergar" on the IMDb