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	Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup 2007
		The jockeys will be allocated to the horses by ballot according to a formula so that they each get an evenly balanced book of rides.
		This should ensure that it is a much more competitive and evenly balanced contest and means that all six Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup races will be handicaps for the first time.
		As well as riding for their usual percentages, the jockeys will be competing for £22,500 in additional prize money - £7,500 to be split between the winning team, £5,250 for the runners up, £3,750 for the third placed team, £3,000 for the team which finishes last and £3,000
	www.racingbetter.co.uk /race/ascot/shergar_cup.html (556 words)

	BBC ON THIS DAY \| 9 \| 1983: Police hunt Shergar's kidnappers
		Nicknamed "Shergar the wonder-horse", he has been valued by Lloyds of London at £10 million at stud and carried an insurance premium of £300,000 when he was in competition.
		A bay colt with a distinctive white blaze, Shergar was named European Horse of the Year in 1981 and retired from racing that September.
		Shergar has never been found and his kidnappers have never been officially identified.
	news.bbc.co.uk /onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/9/newsid_2538000/2538595.stm (505 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Shergar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Shergar was an impressive racehorse, and winner of the 1981 Epsom Derby by a record distance.
		The easiest Derby winner in history, Shergar was syndicated by his breeder the Aga Khan[?] after the Irish Derby.
		On February 8, 1983 the horse was kidnapped from Ballymany Stud, near the Curragh in County Kildare, Ireland.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/sh/Shergar (135 words)

	Guardian \| New light shed on Shergar mystery
		Shergar, the equine Lord Lucan, was kidnapped in 1983 by an IRA gang that demanded a £2m ransom.
		Shergar had shot to prominence two years previously when in one record-breaking season the stallion established itself as one of the greatest thoroughbreds of all time.
		Shergar was to be their 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.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4879075-103690,00.html (1038 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The generally accepted account is that Shergar was abducted by an IRA unit who killed him a few days later when negotiations for a Â£2 million ransom had stalled and the horse was becoming uncontrollable.
		Seeking to exploit Shergar's value at its peak, the Aga Khan sold 34 shares in the horse for Â£250,000 each, keeping six for himself, producing a valuation of Â£10 million, then a record for a stallion standing at stud in Europe.
		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.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Shergar (2337 words)

	Shergar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Shergar is often referred to as the greatest ever winner of the Epsom Derby, with his amazing ten length victory in 1981, a record that still stands today.
		As a result of that showing Shergar was not rated very highly as a two year old, being placed 31st in the European Free Handicap.
		Shergar had followed the footsteps of Nijinsky, Grundy, the Minstrel and Troy and became the 5th horse to achieve the Epsom Derby, Irish Derby and King George treble.
	www.racinginfo.uk.com /horses/shergar.htm (556 words)

	Ezine*** - Famous Horses - Shergar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		On the 8th February 1983 Shergar was snatched from the Aga Khan's Ballymany stud in County Kildare, Ireland.
		The disappearance of Shergar was such a big story, it was made into a Hollywood film, Shergar, in August 1998, released in 1999, and starring Sir Ian Holm, Mickey Rourke, David Warner, Gary Cady, Alan Barker, Billy Boyle, and Stephen Brennan.
		He claimed that the IRA gang had been unable to handle Shergar and that the £10 million thoroughbred was shot.
	www.horseware.com /ezine/famoushorses/shergar.asp (755 words)

	Shergar - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Shergar, racehorse, winner of the Epsom Derby in 1981.
		Shergar was owned and bred by Aga Khan IV, and ridden to victory by the 19-year-old...
		Shergar was probably one of the best-ever racehorses in the history of flat racing, as he had shown in his display in the 1981 Epsom Derby, which...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Shergar.html (68 words)

	Aga Khan Studs - HISTORY - Shergar Emerges
		Shergar had the same winning margin of four lengths at the finish here and in his only encounter with older horses in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot.
		Shergar was retired to stud at Ballymany with a syndicated value of ten million pounds.
		Tragically, Shergar was kidnapped after having completed just one year at stud.
	www.agakhanstuds.com /history/ch11.asp (284 words)

	Kidnapping of Shergar: The Times Report - Sidebar - MSN Encarta
		Shergar was probably one of the best-ever racehorses in the history of flat racing, as he had shown in his display in the 1981 Epsom Derby, which he had won by a record distance of 10 lengths.
		He retired from racing at the end of the 1981 season, but in February 1983, Shergar was kidnapped from his stud farm in the Republic of Ireland.
		The mystery of Shergar’s disappearance has never been solved.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /sidebar_121503642/Kidnapping_of_Shergar_The_Times_Report.html (112 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Shergar - Racehorse
		What has been forgotten though is the fact that Shergar was one of the great flat racehorse of the last century, winning six of the eight races he ran by astonishing margins.
		For Shergar, this happened on the night of 8 February, 1983, when he was snatched from the Aga Khan's Ballymany Stud Farm, in County Kildare, Ireland.
		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.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/hub/A773156 (1480 words)

	Have they found the head of Shergar?
		While there is no record of Shergar's DNA profile, experts have two hairs taken from the horse by two veterinary students during a visit to its stables.
		Shergar, winner of the Derby in Britain and Ireland, was chosen in an attempt to squeeze a £5 million ransom from a syndicate of owners who included the Aga Khan.
		After Shergar was taken from the Ballymany Stud in Co Kildare in 1983, the horse "threw itself into a frenzy in the horse-box, damaging a leg and proving impossible to control".
	www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/2000/04/14/wsher14.html (645 words)

	Horse racing: Shergar's triumph transcends tragedy \| Horse racing \| Guardian Unlimited Sport
		Shergar's disappearance brought him a place in the public consciousness rare for any racehorse but the anniversary of his astonishing Derby victory is the moment to celebrate him for what he really was: one of the all-time greats.
		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 February 8, 1983.
		That evening, one week before Shergar was due to resume covering duties, a horse trailer rumbled up the drive and past the paddocks towards the stud buildings and he was transmuted from celebrity racehorse to cause célèbre.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /horseracing/story/0,,1789507,00.html (893 words)

	channel4.com - WHO KIDNAPPED SHERGAR?
		For two decades, the mysterious disappearance of Shergar has been shrouded in a fog of rumours and conspiracy theories.
		Shergar was a racing legend, the horse that came from behind to win the Derby by a mile.
		Others interviewed include Chief Superintendent Sean Feely, who is now in charge of the Shergar file, and groom Jim Fitzgerald, who until now has never broken his silence on the events of that fateful night in 1983.
	www.channel4.com /life/microsites/W/who_kidnapped_shergar (227 words)

	The Scotsman - Sport - Racing - Shergar's fate still a mystery 20 years on
		Although the IRA has never admitted responsibility, Shergar was taken at the height of its military campaign against British rule when it was desperate for funds to buy arms.
		Shergar’s kidnapping was one of the great mysteries of the 1980s.
		Shergar’s legacy lives on elsewhere after a race day was launched in his name at Goodwood in 1999 which has now switched to Ascot.
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /racing.cfm?id=156242003 (654 words)

	The Herald : Sport: OTHER SPORT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		It was concluded the Provisional IRA was responsible.
		It was otherwise suggested the IRA stole Shergar on behalf of Colonel Gadaffi in exchange for weapons; that it was revenge by a disaffected rival owner.
		Shergar had served 35 mares in his first season at stud, and was lined up for 55 in his second on the night that a Ford Granada towing a horsebox pulled up out of the mist at Ballygawn.
	www.theherald.co.uk /sport/other/display.var.1168783.0.0.php (492 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Special Events \| Epsom Derby \| Shergar: A racing uncertainty
		He was the most impressive Derby winner in history but Shergar seems destined to be remembered as the equine equivalent of Lord Lucan.
		The kidnappers were said to have left photos of the horse in a hotel as proof that Shergar was still alive.
		The race is a tribute to the phenomenal talent of Shergar and it is unfair to remember him as merely the victim of a bungled kidnap attempt.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/in_depth/2001/epsom_derby/1344369.stm (755 words)

	Travkompaniet.se - Travsporten i Centrum
		Shergar Bokos fader Viking Kronos är en av Europas genom tiderna mest talangfulla och framgångsrika unghästtravare.
		Shergar Boko har således en stam som förpliktigar utöver det vanliga.
		Shergar Boko var fyra i Svenskt Trav-Kriterium 2003.
	www.travkompaniet.se /stall/hast.php?id=13 (161 words)

	Racing: Shergar still a measure of Classic greatness - Independent Online Edition > General (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		And still the shadow of Shergar flickers clear of every other generation, his winning margin of 10 lengths unmatched in the annals of a race first run in 1780.
		In the event Shergar proved so slick that he was able to glide round in third place, in a field of 18, before impatiently pulling his way to the front coming down the hill.
		Shergar hacked up by four lengths, and replicated the feat against older horses in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
	sport.independent.co.uk /general/article624149.ece (910 words)

	New light on Shergar mystery
		Shergar was kidnapped in 1983 by an IRA gang that demanded a £2 million ransom.
		Ridden by 19-year-old jockey Walter Swinburn and wearing the colours of the Aga Khan, Shergar won the 1981 English Derby by a record 10 lengths, then added the Irish equivalent and the equally prestigious King George VI Stakes.
		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.
	ismaili.net /timeline/2004/20040314ta.html (1012 words)

	Newshound: Daily Northern Ireland news catalog - Irish News article
		While other kidnap victims such as Brian Keenan and Ben Dunne both lived to tell their tales, it is the story of Shergar that still resonates 20 years after the event – even though he died.
		This rumour had its roots in a news wire report, which stated that Shergar had been 'found' in Libya – unfortunately, the telex operator later admitted that he had accidentally left out the key word 'not'.
		In a recent interview, Walter Swinburn – who rode Shergar to victory in the 1983 Derby –; said he was still as much remembered for his association with the missing thoroughbred as for his own achievements.
	www.nuzhound.com /articles/irish_news/arts2003/feb12_Shergar.php (982 words)

	Ireland's OWN: History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Shergar went on to win a further six races, including the Irish Sweeps Derby at the Curragh and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot.
		Despite winning nearly half a million pounds in prize money, Shergar’s real value was as a sire and although the Aga Khan retained an interest in the horse, 40 shares were sold to a syndicate for £10 million.
		In a recent interview, Walter Swinburn — who rode Shergar to victory in the 1983 Derby — said he was still as much remembered for his association with the missing thoroughbred as for his own achievements.
	irelandsown.net /shergar.html (960 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Shergar - Racehorse - A786422
		What has been forgotten though is the fact that Shergar was one of the great flat racehorses of the 20th Century, winning six of his eight races by astonishing margins.
		Fitzgerald was taken to the stud farm and led the kidnappers to Shergar's stall.
		Nobody knows what has happened to Shergar but there is one thing that is almost certain - he is dead.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/classic/A786422 (1613 words)

	Shergar
		Loosely inspired by one of the racing world's biggest mysteries, Shergar is the story of the daring rescue of the eponymous thoroughbred, which, since its disappearance in 1983, has been the source of countless tales and myths.
		"Shergar has become a legend, he has entered into folklore as a mythical figure and in the film he inspires the young boy who saves him to look forward to the future.
		Shergar was released in the UK earlier this year.
	www.britfilms.com /britishfilms/catalogue/browse/?id=D5FD9B420eeaf2E8FArTgMCEEF28 (359 words)

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