Prince Aly Khan (1911-1960) “Green, red sash, green cap”
British champion owner 1959. The eldest surviving son of Aga Khan III, Aly Khan was coached by Michael Beary, his father’s jockey, to become an accomplished amateur rider. At the end of WWII he purchased a half-share of his father’s racing interests, inheriting the other half in 1957. Popular with the public and endowed with immense charm, Aly Khan married in 1936 Hon Mrs Loel Guinness, née Joan Yarde-Butler, the eldest daughter of the 3rd Baron Churston.
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