Shergar
/ˈʃɜːɡɑː(r)/
/ˈʃɜːrɡɑːr/
- a very successful racehorse. It won many important races, including the Derby in 1981, but in 1983 it was stolen from a farm in Ireland by a group of armed men, and never seen again. Most people believe that it was taken and killed by the IRA.
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