The Aga Khan’s racing timeline

1936 Born in Geneva

1957 Prince Karim Aga Khan succeeded his grandfather as Imam of the Ismaili Muslims in 1957 at the age of 20, to become the 49th Imam

1960 Father killed in a car crash in Paris on May 12.

Charlottesville wins the Grand Prix de Paris and the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

Aga Khan wins the French owners' championship during his first year as an owner.

1964 François Mathet trains for the Aga Khan.

1968 Zeddaan wins the Poule d'Essai des Poulains.

1973 Kalamoun wins the Poule d'Essai des Poulains.

1976 Blushing Groom wins the Prix Robert Papin, Prix Morny, Prix de la Salamandre and the Grand Critérium.

1977 Blushing Groom wins the Poule d'Essai des Poulains. Buys Dupré bloodstock empire.

1978 Buys Boussac breeding empire. Nishapour wins the Poule d'Essai des Poulains.

1978 UK trainers Michael Stoute and Fulke Johnson Houghton are appointed.

1979 Top Ville wins the Prix du Jockey-Club.

1980 Aiglemont training centre completed.

1981 Shergar wins the Derby and the Irish Derby, The Aga Khan is the champion owner in Britain.

1982 Akiyda wins the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

1983 Shergar was kidnapped

1984 Darshaan wins the Prix du Jockey-Club Masarika wins the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches

1984 Lashkari takes the inaugural Breeders' Cup Turf.

1985 Moukjtar wins the Prix du Jockey-Club.

1986 Shahrastani wins the Derby and the Irish Derby.

1987 Natroun wins a third Prix du Jockey-Club for the Aga Khan

1988 Doyoun wins the 2000 Guineas.

Kahyasi wins the Derby and the Irish Derby.

John Oxx starts training for the Aga Khan.

1993 Shemaka wins a first Prix de Diane for the Aga Khan

1996 Ashkalani wins the Poule d'Essai des Poulains.

The Aga Khan wins the French owners’ championship.

1997 Daylami wins the Poule d'Essai des Poulains.

Ebadiyla wins the Irish Oaks and the Prix Royal-Oak.

Vereva takes the Prix de Diane.

1998 Zalaiyka wins the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches.

Zainta wins the Prix de Diane.

1999 Sendawar wins the Poule d'Essai des Poulains.

Daryaba takes the Prix de Diane.

2000 Sinndar wins the Derby, the Irish Derby, the fourth horse to achieve the feat for the Aga Khan and the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe and is the world champion three-year-old of 2000. Kalanisi wins the Champion Stakes and the Breeders’ Cup Turf. Wins the British owners’ championships.

2003 Alamshar wins the Irish Derby .

Dalakhani wins the Prix du Jockey-Club and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and is the Cartier Horse of the Year.

2004 Azamour wins the St James’s Palace Stakes and the Irish Champion Stakes.

2005 Shawanda wins the Irish Oaks.

Purchases Jean-Luc Lagardere’s breeding empire.

2006 Darsi wins the Prix du Jockey-Club.

2007 Zarkava wins the Prix Marcel Boussac.

2008 Zarkava wins the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches, the Prix de Diane, the Prix de Vermeille, and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and is voted the Cartier Horse of the Year.

2009 Siyouni wins the Prix Jean Luc Lagardere, one of seven winners for the Aga Khan at the two-day Arc meeting.

2010 Sarafina wins the Prix de Diane (Rosanara in second) and the Prix Saint Alary.

Sea The Stars joins the Aga Khan Stud’s roster.

2012 Valyra wins the Prix de Diane and is the seventh winner in the Aga Khan’s silks.

2013 Dermot Weld joins the Aga Khan’s training ranks.

2015 Ervedya wins the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches.

2016 Harzand wins the Derby and the Irish Derby. Leading breeder in France for the tenth time.

2017 Vazirabad becomes the 150th Group 1 winner in the Aga Khan’s silks, wins the Prix du Cadran

2019 Opening of the Aga Khan stand at The Curragh.

2020 Tarnawa wins the Prix de l’Opera, the Prix Vermeille and the Breeders’ Cup Turf.

2022 Vadeni wins the Prix du Jockey-Club and the Eclipse Stakes Tahiyra wins the Moyglare Stud Stakes.

2023 Tahiyra wins the 1,000 Guineas, the Coronation Stakes, and the Matron Stakes

2024 Rouhiya wins the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches.

2024 Ezeliya wins the Oaks.

Last winner as an owner is Cankoura on December 7 at Chantilly – she is a two-year-old daughter of Persian King and out of the Dalakhani mare Candarliya, trained by Francois-Henri Graffard.

2025 Dies in Lisbon aged 88