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	Kentucky Derby 129 \| 2003 \| Derby Coverage \| Derby Entrants \| Funny Cide \|
		Tagg said Funny Cide became very anxious during the walk from his barn to the Churchill Downs paddock to be saddled for the Derby.
		Funny Cide's dam, Belle's Good Cide, is the dam of three foals, two of which have made it to the racetrack and won with Funny Cide representing her lone stakes winner at this writing.
		Funny Cide's tail-female line is a representative of a stamina-laden Darby Dan Farm broodmare family in his third and forth dam, and this chestnut gelding is inbred to the great Darby Dan stayer Ribot, who was unfefeated from 16 lifetime starts and a two-time winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
	www.kentuckyderby.com /2003/derby_coverage/derby_entrants/funny_cide (1313 words)

	Funny Cide - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Funny Cide is an American thoroughbred race horse bred at WinStar Farm in Versailles, Kentucky, and born on April 20, 2000 at the McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbred Farm, owned by Joe and Anne McMahon in the upstate New York town of Saratoga.
		Funny Cide is the first New York-bred horse ever to win the Kentucky Derby and the first gelding to win since 1929 when Clyde van Dusen, a son of the great Man O' War (ranked in the top 100 U.S. Thoroughbred Champions of the 20th Century as number 1), took home the roses.
		Funny Cide's tail-female line is a representative of a stamina-laden Darby Dan Farm broodmare family in his third and forth dam, and this chestnut gelding is inbred to the great Darby Dan stayer Ribot, who was undefeated from 16 lifetime starts and a two-time winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Funny_Cide (2998 words)

	Funny Cide fails Triple Crown
		NEW YORK -- Funny Cide's improbable run at the Triple Crown ended in the mud Saturday at the Belmont Stakes, splashed aside by a rival who wasn't about to let a gelded nobody become part of racing royalty.
		Funny Cide put in a sizzling final workout Tuesday, leading to speculation that he might have left his best race on the track.
		Funny Cide broke cleanly and moved right to the lead passing the grandstand as the crowd cheered on their New York hero.
	www.suntimes.com /output/horse/07belmont.html (829 words)

	Funny Cide's Official Website, FunnyCide.com
		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.
		Funny Cide was gelded in late 2001 because he was born with an undescended testicle which made him uncomfortable when he ran.
		- Funny Cide emerged as the star of the 35,000 horses born in 2000.
	www.funnycide.com /funny-cide-story.htm (706 words)

	Funny Cide - Jose Santos - Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Belmont, Tripple Crown
		After Funny Cide's upset victory of Empire Maker in the Kentucky Derby a "story" broke in the Miami Herald alleging that jockey Jose Santos was carrying a machine (electronic device to speed up the horse) in his whip hand.
		Funny Cide not only won the Preakness by some 9 lengths but proved he is "the little red machine".
		Funny Cide was to run a lack luster 3rd down at the Jersey shore.
	www.bug-boys.com /funny_cide.htm (456 words)

	SI.com - Horse Racing - Funny Cide falls short in Triple Crown bid - Saturday June 07, 2003 11:41 PM
		Instead, Funny Cide became the fifth Kentucky Derby-Preakness winner in the last seven years to come up short in the 1 1/2-mile Belmont, the longest and most difficult of the three races.
		Funny Cide shot to the lead, ahead of Scrimshaw and Empire Maker, but it quickly became apparent the flashy chestnut couldn't handle the goo.
		Funny Cide was the 17th to win the first two legs and come up short in the Belmont.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /horse_racing/news/2003/06/07/belmont_stakes_ap (1017 words)

	Thoroughbred Times: Today's News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Funny Cide finished third and was placed second behind Peace Rules in the Louisiana Derby (G2) (after the disqualification of Kafwain) at Fair Grounds on March 9.
		Funny Cide held off Empire Maker by 1 3/4 lengths, while Peace Rules finished a head back in third, and a head in front of Atswhatimtalknbout, who rallied from 12th place to finish fourth.
		Funny Cide is one of two winners out of the winning Slewacide mare Belle's Good Cide and is from sire Distorted Humor's first crop to race.
	www.thoroughbredtimes.com /todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=33063&subsec=2 (594 words)

	Funny Cide Fails In Historic Bid - CBS News
		Funny Cide, winner of the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, finished third on a sloppy track to his nemesis in their third head-to-head meeting of the year.
		Funny Cide was cheered wildly by the crowd after the race, a tribute to his near-history making bid.
		Funny Cide put in a sizzling final workout on Tuesday, leading to speculation -- perhaps founded by the race's result -- that he might have left his best race on the track.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2003/06/06/national/main557365.shtml (718 words)

	Funny Cide wins 2nd jewel in rout - baltimoresun.com
		Funny Cide arrived at Pimlico Race Course on Friday a Kentucky Derby winner with something to prove.
		Funny Cide's victory set off a delirious celebration in the winner's circle centered on trainer Barclay Tagg, who labored in Maryland for three decades; jockey Jose Santos, who overcame charges of cheating in the Derby; and the horse's 10 owners, who got into racing eight years ago for the fun of it.
		Funny Cide and Santos left no doubt that they needed nothing illegal to win the first two legs of the Triple Crown.
	www.baltimoresun.com /sports/horseracing/preakness/bal-sp.preakness18may18,0,2413777.story?coll=bal-sports-preakness (1034 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Other Sport \| Horse Racing \| Funny Cide triumphs
		Funny Cide held off a late challenge from favourite Empire Maker on Saturday to win the 129th Kentucky Derby and become the first gelding to win the race for 74 years.
		Funny Cide, ridden by Jose Santos, had been beaten by Empire Maker and third-placed Peace Rules on his last two starts, but he gained revenge with a length-and-three-quarter victory.
		Funny Cide, who went off at odds of 12-1, was third down the backstretch as Brancusi and Peace Rules duelled at the front.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/2996035.stm (333 words)

	HORSE RACING - CBS SportsLine.com
		Funny Cide's feel-good story took a turn for worse when Santos was investigated for allegedly using an illegal electrical device to prod the horse to victory in the Derby.
		Funny Cide was an upset winner in the Derby, then put away the Preakness field to win by 9¾ lengths three weeks ago.
		Whether Funny Cide can sustain his ability to race at or near the lead over a distance rarely run by most horses is the big question.
	www.sportsline.com /horseracing/story/6414937 (862 words)

	Old Favorites Funny Cide, Evening Attire Battle \| bloodhorse.com
		I) winner Funny Cide's best days are behind him, trainer Barclay Tagg has never lost confidence in the New York-bred Distorted Humor gelding.
		In a much-improved race Feb. 2, Funny Cide stalked the pace in a high-level allowance optional claimer and was a good runner-up to the sharp Sir Greeley.
		Funny Cide's 2005 campaign was limited to three starts, unplaced efforts in the Pimlico Special (gr.
	www.bloodhorse.com /rss/article.asp?id=32802 (604 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - Funny Cide: How a Horse, a Trainer, a Jockey, and a Bunch of High School Buddies ...
		Unlike with Funny Cide's million-dollar brethren, who make a quick killing and then get retired to stud, they plan to race their horse for all his fans to see as long as he is healthy and happy-conceivably for years to come.
		Born of undistinguished horse racing stock, Funny Cide was purchased for a very modest sum by a group of friends in a small New York town wanting to give their lives a little excitement.
		Not that Funny Cide's 2003 bid for the Triple Crown was anything short of exciting, but Jenkins, who cowrote Lance Armstrong's It's Not About the Bike (2000) and is clearly in the author's seat here, tries to beat the event into a froth only to have it collapse around her feet.
	search.barnesandnoble.com /booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=pi62wXr25E&isbn=0399151796&itm=1 (1444 words)

	Funny Cide has last laugh
		Especially if Funny Cide wins the Belmont Stakes the way he won the Preakness yesterday, running away from the field on the turn for home and finishing with a near-record 9¾-length victory.
		Funny Cide pulled away from Peace Rules heading into the stretch and steadily increased his margin before a cheering crowd of 100,268 at Pimlico Race Course.
		Funny Cide will be the fifth horse in the last seven years with a Triple chance, and ninth since Affirmed swept the Derby, Preakness and Belmont a quarter century ago.
	www.recordonline.com /archive/2003/05/18/preakmai.htm (697 words)

	Capital News 9 \| 24 Hour Local News \| TOP STORIES \| Saratoga celebrates Funny Cide's retirement
		Funny Cide was honored with several events at the track and Our Kaitlyn Ross was there to document it all.
		Everyone pitched in to celebrate his career on Friday, from Funny Cide ice cream, to a limited edition poster and finally a huge Rolex watch cake to see him off.
		Hundreds of people were in attendance as Funny Cide was called to the post one last time and crossed the finish line into retirement.
	www.capitalnews9.com /content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=218196 (341 words)

	SI.com - More Sports - Derby winner Funny Cide takes Jockey Club Gold Cup - Saturday October 2, 2004 6:34PM
		Crossing the finish line with a three-quarters of a length victory, Funny Cide was cheered by the hometown crowd.
		Funny Cide, second to Evening Attire in the Saratoga Breeders' Cup in his last start, had won just two of eight races this year, and was winless in three previous starts at Belmont.
		Funny Cide ran ninth in the 2003 Classic at Santa Anita.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/more/10/02/jockeyclub.final.ap (909 words)

	ESPN.com - Triple Crown 2003 - Funny Cide gets last laugh over Empire Maker
		Funny Cide had the last laugh Saturday, rolling to victory in the Derby and becoming the first horse bred in New York to win America's greatest race with an upset of favorite Empire Maker.
		Funny Cide, who went off with odds of 12-1, was third down the backstretch, behind a speed duel between Brancusi and Peace Rules.
		As they turned for home, Funny Cide was between Peace Rules on the inside and Empire Maker on the outside.
	espn.go.com /horse/triplecrown03/s/2003/0503/1548822.html (1136 words)

	ESPN.com - Funny Cide at crossroads (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Funny Cide, the dual-classic winner and champion 3-year-old of 2003, enters Saturday's $500,000 Suburban Handicap at Belmont Park at a crossroads in his career.
		The Suburban, which drew a field of eight, gives Funny Cide the chance to run at his favorite track and distance (1 1/4 miles).
		Smullen was surprised that Funny Cide was so far off the early pace in the Brooklyn.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=2098259&type=story (624 words)

	Funny Cide Diaries
		Funny Cide's training schedule is going to be basically the same one that he typically is on.
		Funny Cide is 15-1 on the morning line, but I will be quite surprised if he goes off at 15-1, I think.
		Funny Cide had his final breeze before the Belmont on Tuesday morning, and I was told that he worked very well.
	www.dailygazette.com /diary.htm (18554 words)

	Why geld a racehorse like Funny Cide? By Brendan I. Koerner
		Funny Cide is an exception to the gelding rules, as he was emasculated for health reasons, not behavior modification.
		As a yearling, he was a "cryptorchid"—that is, one of his testicles never dropped, but rather remained lodged inside his body—and the testicular defect prevented him from walking normally.
		Bonus Explainer: Funny Cide is lucky he wasn't born a half-century ago, or his Triple Crown dream might have been squashed by gelding bias.
	www.slate.com /id/2084085 (563 words)

	ESPN.com: Triple Crown 2003
		Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Funny Cide fell short of becoming horse racing's 12th Triple Crown winner on Saturday, succumbing to Empire Maker in the 135th Belmont Stakes.
		Funny Cide will race next in the $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park on Aug. 3, almost two months after failing to win the Triple Crown.
		The jockey who began riding as a boy in Chile, is aboard Funny Cide and on the brink of giving racing its first Triple Crown winner in 25 years.
	espn.go.com /horse/triplecrown03 (576 words)

	It's not 'Funny' - baltimoresun.com
		Funny Cide became the ninth horse since Affirmed's Triple Crown in 1978 to win the first two jewels, but lose the third.
		At the head of the stretch, he led a weakening Funny Cide by a length.
		Funny Cide's unexpected success in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness proved enticing to sports fans and even many Americans who don't follow racing.
	www.baltimoresun.com /sports/horseracing/bal-sp.belmont08jun08,0,3550782.story?coll=bal-sports-horse (997 words)

	Bookreporter.com - FUNNY CIDE by The Funny Cide Team, with Sally Jenkins
		FUNNY CIDE is about joy piling on top of joy, as everyone around the horse realizes what his true capacities and skills actually are.
		Jenkins reminds us of the controversy surrounding Funny Cide's triumphant Run for the Roses, how a newspaper story alleging cheating was used to taint the horse's record and the jockey's reputation.
		That story is the only blot in the last hundred pages of FUNNY CIDE, all of which takes place amidst a torrent of joy, sparked by one horse who learned the right way to run, and to win, and never once forgot how.
	www.bookreporter.com /reviews2/0399151796.asp (825 words)

	Funny Cide Runs Away With Preakness -- Newsday.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		When Funny Cide loomed outside the front-runners, his neck bowed against Santos' insistent restraint, there was little doubt that the muscular, red chestnut was destined to stand at the threshold of the Triple Crown.
		Funny Cide took Santos where he needed to be despite having begun from what is considered a disadvantageous outside post and replicated the perfect stalking trip he enjoyed in Kentucky.
		Funny Cide, dismissed before the Derby as an overachieving New York-bred gelding and after the race as the fortunate beneficiary of circumstance, vindicated himself.
	newsday.com /sports/ny-preak0518,0,2918816.story?... (808 words)

	FUNNY CIDE GETS SENDOFF AT SPA \| By ED FOUNTAINE \| Sports News \| Scores \| Results
		Funny Cide has a new job as trainer Barclay Tagg's stable pony.
		Funny Cide was then presented with a jumbo imitation Rolex watch made of granola.
		There was a long line behind the jockeys'; room waiting to have them signed by Santos, who rode Funny Cide through the Triple Crown, and the Sackatoga boys, who rode to his races in the yellow school bus that was parked nearby.
	www.nypost.com /seven/08112007/sports/funny_cide_gets_sendoff_at_spa_sports_ed_fountaine.htm (415 words)

	A FUNNY CIDE TO SECRETARIAT / Disparate horses share many traits
		For all the differences between Funny Cide, the gelding who could have a long career on the track, and Secretariat, the colt whose syndication began the trend of early retirement for horse racing's stars, their quests for the Triple Crown strike a harmonic chord.
		Funny Cide is as unlikely as he might be great.
		Funny Cide did win all three of his starts in 2002 -- at Belmont Park, no less -- but they all were races restricted to New York-breds.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2003/06/03/SP278187.DTL (1236 words)

	SportsBiz: Funny Cide still a winner for his owners, sport - Jun. 7, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Not only has Funny Cide captured the imagination of fans outside of horse racing -- as a gelding he's poised to have a much longer racing career than any recent winner of the sport's top races.
		Funny Cide came in third in Saturday's 135th running of the Belmont Stakes, losing to Empire Maker, who had been the horse everyone expected to make a run at the Triple Crown before the Kentucky Derby was run.
		Funny Cide's victory in the Preakness won't be the last win he has for the sport that needs a star to hang around and build public support rather than retire to stud.
	money.cnn.com /2003/05/30/commentary/column_sportsbiz/sportsbiz (862 words)

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