Shergar Shergar Shergar (3 March 1978 – c. February 1983) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. After a very successful season in 1981 he was retired to the Ballymany Stud in County Kildare, Ireland. In 1983 he was stolen from the stud, and a ransom of £2 million was demanded; it was not paid, and negotiations were soon broken off by the thieves. In 1999 a supergrass, formerly in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), stated they stole the horse. The IRA has never admitted any role in the theft. The Aga Khan, Shergar's owner, sent the horse for training in
Law Society (horse) was given a Timeform rating of 130, six pounds behind Slip Anchor. In the International Classification he was the top-rated horse of any age trained in Ireland and the seventh highest-rated horse in Europe behind Slip Anchor, Petoski, Rainbow Quest, Sagace, Pebbles and Shadeed. Law Society was retired from racing to become a breeding stallion at the Coolmore Stud in Ireland. He was later sold and moved to the Isarland Stud in Germany. He had some success as a sire of winners, with the best of his progeny including: Horses bred from Law Society mares include British Classic Race winners