Sir Alex Ferguson and the horse that led to the Glazers taking over at Man Utd
dailystar.co.ukManchester United since 2005, but they might never have gotten their hands on the club at all had it not been for the help of a £200million racehorse.The horse itself, Rock Of Gibraltar, was part-owned by legendary United boss Sir Alex Ferguson and a women called Susan Magnier - wife of former Old Trafford shareholder, John Magnier.During the horse's racing career, things were fine.
Rock Of Gibraltar was a star of the turf, winning 10 of his 12 starts and accumulating £1,164,804 in prize money across two seasons.But upon Rock Of Gibraltar's retirement, a dispute of European Super League proportions would eventually see Magnier and partner J.P McManus sell their stake in United to the Glazers.The dispute hinged on the breeding rights to Rock.
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