Ferdinand (horse)

Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Ferdinand


caption =
sire = Nijinsky
grandsire = Northern Dancer
dam = Banja Luka
damsire = Double Jay
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1983
country = USA flagicon|USA
colour = Chestnut
breeder = Howard B. Keck
owner = Elizabeth A. Keck
trainer = Charlie Whittingham
record = 29:8-9-6
earnings = $3,777,978
race = 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)
awards= U.S. Champion Older Male Horse (1987)
United States Horse of the Year (1987)
honours =
updated= 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 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.

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.

ee also

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

Pedigree

Pedigree
name = Ferdinand
f = Nijinsky II b. 1967
m = Banja Luka b. 1968
ff = Northern Dancer b. 1961
fm = Flaming Page b. 1959
mf = Double Jay b. 1944
mm = Legato b. 1956
fff = Nearctic
ffm = Natalma
fmf = Bull Page
fmm = Flaring Top
mff = Balladier
mfm = Broomshot
mmf = Dark Star
mmm = Vulcania
ffff = Nearco
fffm = Lady Angela
ffmf = Native Dancer
ffmm = Almahmoud
fmff = Bull Lea
fmfm = Our Page
fmmf = Menow
fmmm = Flaming Top
mfff = Black Toney
mffm = Blue Warbler
mfmf = Whisk Broom
mfmm = Center Shot
mmff = Royal Gem
mmfm = Isolde
mmmf = Some Chance
mmmm = Vagrancy

References

* [http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=17051 Death of a Derby Winner: Slaughterhouse Likely Fate for Ferdinand]
* [http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=55136&subsec=1 New York creates Ferdinand fee to fight horse slaughter]
* [http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2006/09/07/horse-protection.html U.S. House bans sales of horses for human food]
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/ferdinand Ferdinand's pedigree with photo]
* [http://www.kentuckyderby.com/2006/derby_history/derby_charts/years/1986.html Ferdinand's Kentucky Derby]