Editing Aga Khan III (section)

== Racehorse ownership and equestrianism ==
[[File:L'Aga Khan et son cheval Blenheim monté par Wragg, gagnant du Derby d'Epsom (le 4 juin 1930) (CN) - (photographie de presse) - Agence Rol ; (d'après la photographie originale de l'agence photographique Central News).jpg|thumb|Aga Khan III and his horse Blenheim ridden by Wragg, winner of the Epsom Derby (June 4, 1930)]]
He was an owner of Thoroughbred racing horses, including a record equaling five winners of [[Epsom Derby|The Derby]] ([[Blenheim (horse)|Blenheim]], [[Bahram (horse)|Bahram]], [[Mahmoud (horse)|Mahmoud]], [[My Love (horse)|My Love]], [[Tulyar (horse)|Tulyar]]) and a total of sixteen winners of [[British Classic Races]]. He was a [[British flat racing Champion Owner]] thirteen times.  According to [[Ben Pimlott]], biographer of Queen [[Elizabeth II]], the Aga Khan presented Her Majesty with a [[filly]] called ''Astrakhan'', who won at [[Hurst Park Racecourse]] in 1950.

In 1926, the Aga Khan gave a cup (the [[Aga Khan Trophy]]) to be awarded to the winners of an international team [[show jumping]] competition held at the annual horse show of the [[Royal Dublin Society]] in Dublin, Ireland, every first week in August.<ref>[http://www.dublinhorseshow.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=34 The Aga Khan Trophy], Dublin Horse Show, accessed 9 July 2007</ref> It attracts competitors from all of the main show jumping nations and is carried live on Irish national television.