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Bahram & The Aga Khan III by Peter Corbett
£30 (hardback), published by Rinaldo Publishing - bahram-theagakhan.co.uk
Bahram is a legend whose name echoes down the years thanks to his status as an unbeaten Triple Crown winner. When the Aga Khan's colt triumphed in the 2,000 Guineas, Derby and St Leger in 1935 no-one could have predicted that only one horse (Nijinsky) would emulate him in the next 81 years, and he is now the subject of an authoritative biography.
The book's title, however, is slightly misleading because it is primarily about the Aga Khan; Bahram's racing career does not begin until page 350. Still, it would be hard to write a 600-page book exclusively about a horse who raced only nine times.
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