Arc hero Dalakhani dies, aged 21

Christophe Soumillon riding Dalakhani to win the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 2003. AP Photo/Francois Mori

Dalakhani, one of the Aga Khan’s greatest horses, has died at the age of 21.

The 2003 Horse of the Year only lost once in a nine-race career, in the Irish Derby to John Oxx’s Alamshar, also owned by the Aga Khan.