Stallions sold by the Aga Khan III included leading American sires Blenheim (Blandford), the sire of 1941 Triple Crown winner Whirlaway, and Mahmoud (Blenheim), leading U.S. sire in 1946.

The Aga Khan IV, who as the leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims fused entrepreneurship and philanthropy in becoming one of the world’s wealthiest hereditary rulers, died on Tuesday at his ...

A funeral ceremony is being held today in Lisbon for the Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of the world's Shi'ite Ismaili Muslims who passed away in Portugal on February 4 at the age of 88. He ...

Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims around the world, has died at 88. ... the Irish Derby and the King George before being kidnapped from an Irish stud farm in 1983.

The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, looks on during a speaking event at Massey Hall in Toronto.—Reuters/file Listen to article 1x 1.2x 1.5x Join our Whatsapp channel ...

The Aga Khan, who became the ... He was the owner of Shergar, the Derby-winning racehorse who was kidnapped from his Irish stud farm in 1983 and never seen again. ... Aga Khan IV, has passed away. ...

Life of the Aga Khan IV. Prince Shah Karim Al-Husseini was born on Dec 13, 1936 in Geneva and spent his early childhood in Nairobi, Kenya. He later returned to Switzerland, attending the exclusive ...

He owned stables, stud farms and an auction house, his horses winning many of the great races across seven decades. AFP look at five things about the Aga Khan's sporting world.