60 Minutes Transcript: Shergar, a missing horse, an enduring sports mystery
Summary
Shergar was a famous Irish racehorse who won major races in the early 1980s but was kidnapped in 1983. The crime remains unsolved, and the horse was never found.Key Facts
- Shergar was a champion racehorse from Ireland, compared to Secretariat in the U.S.
- He won the 1981 Epsom Derby in England by a large margin.
- After racing, Shergar became a breeding stallion at Ballymany Stud Farm in County Kildare, Ireland.
- His owner was the Aga Khan, a wealthy royal and spiritual leader.
- In February 1983, armed men broke into the farm and kidnapped Shergar.
- The kidnapping was believed to be connected to the Irish Republican Army during "The Troubles," a conflict in Northern Ireland.
- The horse was never recovered, and no arrests were made in the case.
- The event is considered one of sports' great unsolved mysteries.
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