IN the year when the Aga Khan Studs is celebrating a century of success, how wonderful it was to see a homebred group race triumph on the weekend of Ireland’s premier classic meeting at the Curragh for the team.

Shartash demonstrated grit and determination, along with an impressive turn of foot, to win the Group 2 Gain Railway Stakes on Saturday, and this was a first success for H.H. the Aga Khan in the prestigious two-year-old contest. Two of the last three winners of the race have gone on to enjoy Group 1 successes.