Ferdinand (horse)

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Ferdinand
Sire	Nijinsky
Grandsire	Northern Dancer
Dam	Banja Luka
Damsire	Double Jay
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1983
Country	USA
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Howard B. Keck
Owner	Elizabeth A. Keck
Trainer	Charlie Whittingham
Record	29:8-9-6
Earnings	$3,777,978
Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours
Major Racing Wins
Santa Catalina Stakes (1986) Malibu Stakes (1986) Goodwood Handicap (1987) Cabrillo Handicap (1987) Hollywood Gold Cup (1987) American Classics / Breeders' Cup wins: Kentucky Derby (1986) Breeders' Cup Classic (1987)
Racing Awards
U.S. Champion Older Male Horse (1987) United States Horse of the Year (1987)
Infobox last updated on: September 19, 2006.

Ferdinand (1983-2002) was a Thoroughbred racehorse racehorse who won the 1986 Kentucky Derby and 1987 Breeders' Cup Classic. He was voted the 1987 Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year.

He entered stud in 1989 and was later sold to a breeding farm in Japan in 1994.

Much to the outrage of many horse racing enthusiasts, reports indicate that in 2002 Ferdinand was sent to slaughter in Japan with no fanfare or notice to previous owners. Ferdinand's death was the catalyst for the Ferdinand Fee, an optional donation program to fund keeping old racehorses alive.

In September of 2006, the United States House of Representatives approved H.R. 503, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, which would ban the slaughter of horses in the United States. The bill did not make it out of committee in the Senate, however. In January 2007 the bill was re-introduced.

[edit] The Ferdinand Fee

In the summer of 2006, the New York Owners and Breeders' Association, based in Saratoga Springs, New York, initiated the small voluntary per-race charge (collected from owners of NY Breds) called the "Ferdinand Fee" that will funnel the revenue to Bluegrass Charities and the Thoroughbred Charities of America, two organizations that help fund race horse rescue and retirement groups. Another small step in maintaining the safety of Thoroughbreds sent to breeding sheds around the world: Some owners are now including buy-back clauses within their stallion contracts. Reportedly, such clauses were included for Derby winner Silver Charm and Dubai World Cup winner Roses in May, both of whom were sent to Japan.

[edit] See also:

• Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation
• Old Friends, Inc.
• The Horse Trust
• California Equine Retirement Foundation
• LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society
• Friends of Ferdinand Inc.

[edit] References

• Death of a Derby Winner: Slaughterhouse Likely Fate for Ferdinand
• New York creates Ferdinand fee to fight horse slaughter
• U.S. House bans sales of horses for human food
• Ferdinand's pedigree with photo
• Ferdinand's Kentucky Derby

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