The Aga Khan: Shergar, the Dublin Horse Show and a lifetime in Irish racing

Although he was leader of a relatively obscure Shia religious sect, the Aga Khan, who died earlier this week in Lisbon at the age of 88, was a widely known figure in Ireland, particularly after he brought famed racehorse Shergar to his Ballymany Stud Farm near Newbridge, Co Kildare, from where the horse was kidnapped 42 years ago this week.