Jockey Willie Shoemaker rode Ferdinand in the 1986 Derby.
The answer is Willie Shoemaker and his horse Ferdinand who won the 1986 Kentucky Derby
Ferdinand
Ferdinand.
Ferdinand was the horse and Willie Shoemaker was the jockey.
Ferdinard won the derby kentucky derby on 1986
A horse named Ferdinand won the Kentucky Derby in 1986. When he was retired, he was sent to Japan for stud service. When he was not successful, he was sent to slaughter. Americans were outraged, and a campaign to get all American-bred horses home to America was started.
Henry Moreno [May 12, 1930 - February 1, 2007] won the Kentucky Derby in 1953. He rode Dark Star [b. 1950] to victory. Horse and rider covered the 1-1/4 mile [2 kilometers; 10 furlongs] dirt track in 2:02.00 minutes. Out of 22 lifetime races, U.S. Racing Hall of Famer Native Dancer [March 27, 1950 - November 16, 1967] lost only one race, his Kentucky Derby bid against Dark Star.
The youngest Kentucky rider was an African American teenager 15 years old by the name of Alonzo Lonnie Clayton. He ran many races between 1875 and 1902. On May 11, 1892 he became the youngest rider to win in the Kentucky Derby.
Willie Shoemaker
May 3, 1986 was the date on which the 112th Kentucky Derby was held. The winning horse was Ferdinand [1983 - 2002]. The winning jockey was William Lee Shoemaker [August 19, 1931 - October 12, 2003]. The winning time was 2 minutes 02-4/5 seconds.
Willie Shoemaker won the Kentucky Derby four times. His mounts were: Swaps (1955); Tomy Lee (1959); Lucky Debonair (1965); and Ferdinand (1986). In addition, he would have won the 1957 Derby aboard Gallant Man had he not misjudged the finish line and stood up in the stirrups, thinking the race was over.
Bill Shoemaker who rode Ferdinand.