Sports Quiz: 1986 Kentucky Derby

By Ryan A. Berenz

1. Name the legendary jockey who rode Ferdinand to victory at the 1986 Kentucky Derby and 1987 Breeders' Cup Classic.

2. The IX Cup is the championship game of which football league that began play in 2019?

3. Which businessman purchased the NFL's Miami Dolphins, and founded Major League Baseball's Florida Marlins and the NHL's Florida Panthers in the early 1990s?

4. Who edged David Malukas by 0.0233 seconds to win the 2026 Indianapolis 500 in the closest finish in race history?

5. Which team selected Tennessee Volunteers wide receiver Peerless Price in the second round of the 1999 NFL Draft?

6. Name the Dutch footballer who decided to miss the 1978 FIFA World Cup and retire from international competition after a 1977 kidnapping attempt against him and his family.

7. In 1989, who did the Associated Press name as its 1980s Athletes of the Decade?

Answers

1. Bill Shoemaker.
2. The Women's National Football Conference.
3. Wayne Huizenga.
4. Felix Rosenqvist.
5. The Buffalo Bills.
6. Johan Cruyff.
7. Wayne Gretzky and Martina Navratilova.

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