Ferdinand Is Horse Of the Year

Ferdinand won another photo finish yesterday and was named 1987's horse of the year. The California-based horse became a contender for the title on the basis of a single performance-his thrilling nose victory over Alysheba in the $3 million Breeders' Cup Classic. His victory in the Eclipse Award balloting was just as tight. A change of a single vote could have given racing's most important honor to the champion grass runner, Theatrical. Alysheba, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner who finished second to Ferdinand in the Breeders Cup Classic, was third. The horse of the year is chosen by t...