Influential owner-breeder Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum dies, aged 75

Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum with Battaash after the star sprinter won the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at York in 2019. Picture: PA

Influential owner-breeder Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum has died at the age of 75.

Sheikh Hamdan, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, was a hugely prominent owner of a string of Classic and Royal Ascot winners for more than 30 years.