Death of a Derby Winner: Slaughterhouse Likely Fate for Ferdinand - BloodHorse

Ferdinand, the 1986 Kentucky Derby winner who went on to capture the following year's Horse of the Year title with a dramatic victory over 1987 Derby hero Alysheba in the Breeders' Cup Classic, is dead. <i>The Blood-Horse</i> has learned the big chestnut son of Nijinsky II died sometime in 2002, most likely in a slaughterhouse in Japan, where his career at stud was unsuccessful.
Ferdinand, the 1986 Kentucky Derby winner who went on to capture the following year's Horse of the Year title with a dramatic victory over 1987 Derby hero Alysheba in the Breeders' Cup Classic, is dead. The Blood-Horse has learned the big chestnut son of Nijinsky II died sometime in 2002, most likely in a slaughterhouse in Japan, where his career at stud was unsuccessful.

Remember Ferdinand: Tragic death of a Derby winner

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FERDINAND WINS KENTUCKY DERBY IN 1986! FERDINAND WINS THE 112TH KENTUCKY DERBY WITH SHOEMAKER IN THE IRONS! A horse from California was supposed to, By American Thoroughbred Legends

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