60 Minutes Transcript: Shergar, a missing horse, an enduring sports mystery

TL;DR

Shergar was a dominant Irish racehorse in the early 1980s, known for his exceptional speed and winning the 1981 Epsom Derby by 10 lengths.
He was retired to stud at Ballymany Stud Farm, owned by the Aga Khan, with shares syndicated for over $50 million.
In February 1983, masked gunmen kidnapped Shergar, with the groom, Jim Fitzgerald, forced to assist at gunpoint.
The kidnapping is suspected to be an IRA operation aimed at raising funds through ransom.
Negotiations with kidnappers involved horseracing journalists, with ransom demands fluctuating, and the final contact indicated Shergar had died.
Despite numerous theories and investigations, Shergar's whereabouts and fate remain unknown, making it one of sport's great unsolved mysteries.
Some theories suggest Shergar was taken to County Leitrim and killed due to the kidnappers' inability to handle the horse, with areas like Aughnasheelin suggested as burial sites.

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