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Ferdinand was the horse and Willie Shoemaker was the jockey.
Jockey Linus McAtee rode 'Whiskery' to victory in the 1927 Kentucky Derby.
The answer is Willie Shoemaker and his horse Ferdinand who won the 1986 Kentucky Derby
Pleasant Colony won the 1981 Kentucky Derby with Jockey Jose Velasquez.
Jockey Kent Desormeaux rode 'Real Quiet' to win the 1998 Kentucky Derby.
Horse 'Proud Clarion', with Jockey Bobby Ussery, won the 1967 Derby.
There was no Kentucky Derby in 1832. Its first run was in 1875.
The winning horse of the 1929 Kentucky Derby was Clyde Van Dusen. He was named after his trainer, Clyde Van Dusen (a former jockey). The jockey for the horse was Linus McAtee.
The 1876 Kentucky Derby winner was Vagrant. He was ridden by jockey Bobby Swim and trained by James Williams. Vagrant was the first gelding to win the Derby.
Rosie Napravnik is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. She has the Kentucky Derby record for best finish by a female jockey.
The horse named swale, colt. dark bay, by settle slew.
Jockey Gary Stevens rode 'Thunder Gulch' to win the 1995 Kentucky Derby.