Death announced of racing breeder the Aga Khan at age of 88

His huge interest in horse racing resulted in a host of all-time great horses
Death announced of racing breeder the Aga Khan at age of 88

The Aga Khan, one of racing’s most renowned owner-breeders – whose long list of champions includes Shergar – has died at the of 88. Picture: PA Wire.

The Aga Khan, one of racing's most renowned owner-breeders — whose long list of champions includes Shergar — has died at the of 88.

The Aga Khan became the spiritual leader of the world's millions of Ismaili Muslims at the age of 20, as a Harvard undergraduate, and poured a material empire built on billions of dollars in tithes into building homes, hospitals and schools in developing countries.

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