David Denyer (born 1937) SHERGAR WITH WALTER SWINBURN UP signed, titled & dated '81, oil on canvas, 49.5 by 60cm., 19 1/2 by 23 1/2in. Owned by H.H. Aga Khan, Shergar ranks high amongst the most famous racehorses of the 20th century. His 10 lengths win in the 1981 Derby remains the longest winning margin in the race's 226 year history. He went on to win the Irish Derby and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes and was named European Racehorse of the Year. Having been retired to the Ballymanny Stud in County Kildare the stallion was stolen on the night of 8th February 1983 and held to ransom. Shergar was never seen again and is presumed to have been killed by the gang in one of the most notorious episodes in Turf history.
£300 - £500
David Denyer (born 1937) SHERGAR WITH WALTER SWINBURN UP signed, titled & dated '81, oil on canvas, 49.5 by 60cm., 19 1/2 by 23 1/2in. Owned by H.H. Aga Khan, Shergar ranks high amongst the most famous racehorses of the 20th century. His 10 lengths win in the 1981 Derby remains the longest winning margin in the race's 226 year history. He went on to win the Irish Derby and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes and was named European Racehorse of the Year. Having been retired to the Ballymanny Stud in County Kildare the stallion was stolen on the night of 8th February 1983 and held to ransom. Shergar was never seen again and is presumed to have been killed by the gang in one of the most notorious episodes in Turf history.