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| Monday, April 07, 2025 |
Funny Cide's Story |
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| Funny Cide |
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| Top Funny Cide Questions |
- How did Funny Cide get
his name?
Answer:
Funny Cide's name was derived from the names of his sire
(father) and dam (mother) who were Distorted Humor and
Belle's Good Cide.
- Why was Funny Cide
gelded?
Answer:
Funny Cide was gelded in late 2001 because he was born with
an undescended testicle which made him uncomfortable when he
ran.
- What is Funny Cide's
height?
Answer:
Funny Cide is 16.2 hands tall. A hand is 4 inches.
- What is Funny Cide's
lineage?
Answer:
Funny Cide's father is Distorted Humor and his mother is
Belle's Good Cide.
Click here to view Funny Cide's full
lineage.
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Breeding & Ownership |
- Bred at WinStar Farm in Versaille, Kentucky,
owned by William Casner and Kenny Troutt.
- Born in New York at McMahon of Saratoga
Thoroughbred Farm, Saratoga Springs owned by Joe
and Anne McMahon.
- Originally purchased at the Fasig Tipton New
York bred yearling sale in Saratoga Springs
$22,000 in August 2001 by Tony Everard.
- Purchased by Sackatoga Stable from New
Episode Training Center in Ocala, Fla. for
$75,000 in a private transaction in March 2002.
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Trainer: Barclay Tagg
Asst Trainer: Robin Smullen
Groom: Zacarias Quintana |
- Tagg has been the trainer for Sackatoga
Stable since 1999 and has been training for 30
years.
- Barclay Tagg is only the 14th trainer since
1950 to win the Kentucky Derby in his first
appearance there.
- Formerly he was a steeplechase jockey.
- He has been best known for turf horses.
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Jockey: Jose Santos |
- Santos has been Funny Cide's jockey for all
12 of his races except the 2003 Breeders Cup
Classic.
- Santos first worked Funny Cide in Saratoga
Springs, August 2002.
- Santos has been Funny Cide's jockey for all
eight races.
- He first referred to Funny Cide as his
"Derby Horse" in October 2002.
- He had been 0 for six in appearances at the
Kentucky Derby prior to Funny Cide.
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Funny Cide's Race History |
- Maiden Race, September 8, 2002
Won by 15 lengths, beating a field of New York
bred maidens.
Beyer Speed Figure: 96
- Bertram Bongard Stakes, September 29,
2002
- Won by 9 lengths, beating a field of New York
bred horses.
- Beyer Speed Figure: 103
- Sleepy Hollow, October 19, 2002
- Won by a neck, beating a field of New York
breds.
- Beyer Speed Figure: 89
- Holy Bull Stakes (G3), January 18,
2003
- 5th place finish in first start against open
company and around two turns.
- Started from post 13 and raced wide throughout
the race.
- Order of finish: Offlee Wild, Powerful Touch,
Bham.
- Beyer Speed Figure: 87
- Louisiana Derby (G2), March
- 3rd place finish (moved up to 2nd when Kafwain
was disqualified).
- Order of finish: Peace Rules, Kafwain, Funny
Cide.
- Made late charge on the rail.
- Beyer Speed Figure: 99
- Wood Memorial (G1), April 12, 2003
- 2nd place finish, by ½ length.
- Order of finish: Empire Maker, Funny Cide,
Kissin Saint.
- Beyer Speed Figure: 110
- Kentucky Derby (G1), May 3, 2003
- Funny Cide emerged as the star of the 35,000
horses born in 2000.
- Time of 2:01.19, 10th fastest in Derby
history.
- Took command at the eighth pole to win by 1 ¾
lengths.
- Went off at odds of nearly 13 to one. Win
returned $27.60.
- Funny Cide is the first gelding since Clyde
Van Dusen in 1929 to win the race.
- Funny Cide is the first New York bred to win.
- Funny Cide is the 12th runner of the Wood
Memorial to win the Kentucky Derby,
making it the prep race with the most Kentucky Derby winners.
- Order of finish: Funny Cide, Empire Maker,
Peace Rules.
- Beyer Speed Figure: 108
- Preakness Stakes (G1), May 17, 2003
- Funny Cide is the seventh gelding to win.
- Funny Cide is the 31st Kentucky Derby winner
to win.
- Won by 9 ¾ lengths, 2nd largest margin in
Preakness history.
- Order of finish: Funny Cide, Midway Road,
Scrimshaw.
- Beyer Speed Figure: 114
- Belmont Stakes (G1), June 7, 2003
- Funny Cide finished third in his unsuccessful
bid to become the first Triple
Crown winner since 1978.
- Beaten by 5 lengths on a sloppy track.
- Order of finish: Empire Maker, Ten Most
Wanted, Funny Cide.
- Beyer Speed Figure: 104
- Haskell Invitational (G1), August 3,
2003
- Funny Cide finished third, beaten by 9
lengths.
- The next morning, Funny Cide had a fever of
102 at the onset of an illness that - caused him
to miss the August 23rd Travers Stakes at
Saratoga Race Course.
- Order of finish: Peace Rules, Sky Mesa, Funny
Cide.
- Gulfstream Park, January 10, 2004
- Funny Cide finished first with a winning speed
of 1:22.83.
- Order of finish: Funny Cide, American Style,
Wacky for Love.
- Beyer Speed Figure: 102
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Statistics |
- Lifetime Record: 12 Starts; 6 Wins; 2
Seconds; and 2 Thirds.
- Lifetime earnings: $3,204,485
- Highest earnings of any New York Bred in
history.
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