1986 Kentucky Derby Ferdinand

A horse from California was supposed to win the 112th Kentucky Derby, but hardly anybody expected it to be Ferdinand, a 171 shot ridden by a 54yearold jockey and saddled by a 73yearold trainer. But at the finish of a slow and roughly run Derby, it was Ferdinand, ridden by Bill Shoemaker and trained by Charlie Whittingham, drawing away to a 21, 4 length victory over Bold Arrangement and Broad Brush, with the favored Californians, Snow Chief and Badger Land, off the board.