It has to be Shergar and his win in the summer of 1981. What's your favourite Derby and why? Email [email protected] and we will publish them in the build-up to the great race. That was ...

Shergar's trainer Sir Michael Stoute paid a tearful tribute to “the most amazingly natural talent” as racing united in shock at the death aged 55 of three-time Derby winner Walter Swinburn.

Walter Swinburn, who rode Shergar to victory in the 1981 Epsom Derby (Eng-I), died Dec. 12, according to reports. He was 55. Swinburn rose to prominence at age 19 when he piloted the Aga Khan's ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. In 1981, Shergar won the Epsom Derby by ten lengths-the longest margin in the race ...

Shergar's trainer Sir Michael Stoute paid a tearful tribute to “the most amazingly natural talent” as racing united in shock at the death aged 55 of three-time Derby winner Walter Swinburn.

It is 40 years since SHERGAR produced his stunning ten-length success in the Derby, putting up a performance that earned him a Timeform rating of 140 which places him among the top dozen or so horses ...