Horse Racing Memorabilia » Shergar http://www.horseracingmemorabilia.org Horse Racing Memorabilia to preserve the horse racing memory Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:39:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 1981 Derby Winner http://www.horseracingmemorabilia.org/53/1981-derby-winner/ http://www.horseracingmemorabilia.org/53/1981-derby-winner/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:46:05 +0000 Horse Racing Memorabilia http://www.horseracingmemorabilia.org/?p=53 Shergar the wonder horse: (born 1978. Sire: Great Nephew, Dam: Sharmeen) he 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 newspaper’s 100 Most Memorable Sporting Moments of the Twentieth Century.[1] A bay colt with a distinctive white blaze, Shergar was named European Horse of the Year in 1981 and was retired from racing that September.

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