May 3, 1986
On May 3, 1986 A horse from California was supposed to win the 112th Kentucky Derby today, but hardly anybody expected to be Ferdinand, a 17 - 1 shot ridden by a 54 - year - old jockey and saddled by a 73 - year - old trainer. But at the finish of a slow and roughly run Derby, Ferdinand, ridden by Bill Shoemaker and trained by Charlie Whittingham, drew away to a 2.25 length victory over Bold Arrangement and Broad Bush, with the favored Snow Chief and Badger Land off the board.
Ferdinand paid $37.40 for $2.00 to win, the highest paid Derby since Gato del Sol rallied to win from last place with a $41.40 return back in 1982.
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