What happened to Funny Cide?
But Funny Cide was the star: the New York Thoroughbred Breeders gave out 10,000 Funny Cide posters to his fans. Unfortunately, Funny Cide was not up to the task and faded after chasing the pace while running wide, finishing eighth. Funny Cide finished 2006 with two losses in the Brooklyn Breeders Cup Handicap and the Empire Cup Handicap.
What happened to Funny Cide at the Belmont?
In torrential rain, a record crowd of over 100,000 fans greeted the hometown hero. However, the fairy tale ending was not to be. Funny Cide battled through the long stretch to finish third in the Belmont Stakes, losing the race, and the Triple Crown, by only 5 lengths.
Where is the statue of Funny Cide?
In August, 2012, a statue of Funny Cide was unveiled in Saratoga Springs. On his saddle blanket is the number 6, his post position at Churchill Downs on the day he won the Kentucky Derby.
Where was Funny Cide the horse bred?
He was an immensely popular horse and remains a fan favorite in retirement at the Kentucky Horse Park . Funny Cide was bred at WinStar Farm in Versailles, Kentucky, but was foaled at the McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbred Farm, owned by Joe and Anne McMahon in Saratoga Springs, New York.
Who was the owner of Funny Cide?
Funny Cide (foaled April 20, 2000) is a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. He is the first New York-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby....Funny CideOwnerSackatoga StableTrainerBarclay TaggRecord38: 11-6-8Earnings$3,529,41217 more rows
Is Smarty Jones still alive?
Chapman, who owned the 2004 Derby and Preakness winner, died Friday after a long battle with the respiratory disease. He was 79. "Smarty Jones was some of the best medicine he had," said his wife, Pat Chapman. She said her husband died at their home in the Philadelphia suburb of Doylestown.
Is the horse Big Brown still alive?
The 3-year-old horse, who earlier this year won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness and who outran Eight Belles before she collapsed and had to be euthanized on the track after the Kentucky Derby, has now himself succumbed to the dangers of horse-racing.
What Derby winners are still alive?
There are 19 living Kentucky Derby winners. Here's what they're all doing now.Mandaloun. Birthdate: March 18, 2018. ... Authentic. Birthdate: May 5, 2017. ... Country House. Birthdate: May 8, 2016. ... Justify. Birthdate: March 28, 2015. ... Always Dreaming. Birthdate: Feb. ... Nyquist. ... American Pharoah. ... California Chrome.More items...•
What is the stud fee for Smarty Jones?
He was retired in Kentucky with a stud fee of $100,000, after being named the 3-year old Champion of the Year. He remains a fan favorite.
What horse broke his leg at Belmont?
Barbaro (horse)BarbaroSexColtFoaledApril 29, 2003 West Grove, Pennsylvania, U.S.DiedJanuary 29, 2007 (aged 3) Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, U.S.CountryUnited States17 more rows
Is Mine That Bird still alive?
Mine That Bird is now 13 years old and lives on owner Allen's Double Eagle Ranch in Roswell. He has his own paddock and, on one of the shaded canopies is a miniature replica of the Twin Spires of Churchill Downs. He will live there the rest of his days, remembered for that one magical day at Churchill Downs in 2009.
How much did Big Brown sell for?
He was then sold again at the Keeneland Sales 2007 April Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale to Brooklyn trucking company owner Paul Pompa, Jr. for $190,000.
Where is Big Brown horse now?
Where Is He Now?: Big Brown stands at Irish Hill & Dutchess Views Stallions in Stillwater, N.Y. Since the start of 2017, his offspring have won 99 races, and Big Brown ranked third among all New York-based stallions last year.
How much is a stud fee for a Kentucky Derby winner?
The stud fees are determined through various factors, including the winning history and performance of the horse, and even the performance of its immediate offspring. So the range can be pretty wide, but the best horses can command $100,000-plus per live foal (baby horse) that they produce.
Who is the oldest living race horse?
His mane is tinged with grey and he'd have trouble clearing a fence. But that's hardly surprising because at 51, Shayne could be the oldest horse in the world.
Is American Pharoah alive?
The stallion was also the paternal grandsire of Always Dreaming, who won the 2017 Kentucky Derby. He died at 20 years old at Gainesway Farm in Lexington, according to a report by Thoroughbred Daily News, after suffering from a rare disease that compromised his immune system.
What happened to Big Brown in the Belmont Stakes?
A photo taken during the early stages of the Belmont Stakes has revealed Big Brown was running with a loose shoe as the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner attempted to become the first Triple Crown winner since 1979.
Who is the sire Big Brown?
BoundaryBig Brown / Parents
Where is American Pharoah today?
Ashford StudAmerican Pharoah finished his career by winning the 2015 Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland. He now stands at Coolmore's Ashford Stud in Woodford County.
How did the Big Brown horse?
How did the big brown horse go? Answer: The big brown horse went up and down.
What is Funny Cide's nickname?
Winner of the 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, Funny Cide earned the nickname “Gutsy Gelding” as he achieved a number of firsts to become the “people’s horse.”
How many fans did Funny Cide have?
The Belmont Stakes brought Funny Cide home to New York. In torrential rain, a record crowd of over 100,000 fans greeted the hometown hero.
What made Funny Cide a celebrity?
Media coverage made Funny Cide a celebrity as the gutsy gelding captivated a nation.
How many times has Funny Cide raced?
Funny Cide raced more than twenty times following his Triple Crown bid, hitting the board in half those starts and winning 3 graded stakes.
Who is Funny Cide's trainer?
For about a year following Funny Cide’s retirement, he could be seen on the track in the mornings, being ridden as a stable pony by his trainer, Barclay Tagg. Notable Wins.
How many lengths did Funny Cide win the Derby?
Two weeks later, in the Preakness Stakes, he proved the Derby was no fluke, winning the second jewel of the Triple Crown by over 9 lengths. Funny Cide became the 30 th horse in history to win the first two legs of the Triple Crown. The Belmont Stakes brought Funny Cide home to New York.
What does Funny Cide like?
Hint to visitors: Funny Cide loves mints and carrots, and recently he has discovered an herbal treat called Hilton Herballs that are an occasional luxury.
How much did Funny Cide cost?
Funny Cide’s brave performances, his relatively inexpensive purchase price (he was a $22,000 year ling that the Sackatoga Stable partnership bought privately at two for $75,000), and his status as a gelding added to Funny Cide’s image as an underdog on the Derby campaign. And his unpretentious owners — a partnership of former high-school friends who had pooled their money to buy a horse or two — added to the team’s appeal.
What happened to Funny Cide in 2003?
But sometimes Funny Cide’s willfulness proved costly, most famously when he lost his Triple Crown bid to Empire Maker after fighting jockey Jose Santos’s attempts to steady him early in the 1 1/2-mile race.
Why did Funny Cide have his head cranked to one side?
He was so strong on the track that exercise riders often had to gallop him with his head cranked to one side in order to keep a hold of him.
When was Funny Cide retired?
Next Monday marks the ninth anniversary of the final race of one of the most popular American racehorses of recent times, the 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Funny Cide, who was retired shortly after his victory in the Wadsworth Memorial Handicap at Finger Lakes on July 4, 2007. The track's normal capacity was 6,000, but a crowd of more than 12,000 turned up to watch him. But how is Funny Cide these days? Glenye Cain Oakford went to find out.
When did Funny Cide come to Kentucky?
When Funny Cide came to the Kentucky Horse Park in December 2008, the park was quiet during its winter hours, and there were no big crowds to greet the celebrated chestnut gelding, who arrived with a note, detailing his personality and some of his quirks, attached to his halter.
Does Funny Cide tolerate being brushed?
That understanding, Bush says, includes a Grooming Compromise: Funny Cide will tolerate being brushed if Bush allows him to eat hay at the same time.
Overview
Funny Cide (foaled April 20, 2000) is a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. He is the first New York-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby. He was an immensely popular horse and remains a fan favorite in retirement at the Kentucky Horse Park.
Background
Funny Cide was bred at WinStar Farm in Versailles, Kentucky, but was foaled at the McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbred Farm, owned by Joe and Anne McMahon in Saratoga Springs, New York. His sire is Distorted Humor, who was then an unproven sire at WinStar, struggling to attract good mares. Belle's Good Cide, an Oklahoma-bred granddaughter of Seattle Slew, was already at the far…
Racing career
The chestnut gelding, ridden by jockey José A. Santos, made his two-year-old racing debut at Belmont Park on September 8, 2002. Running away from the New York field under a hand ride, he easily won the six-furlong race by 14+3⁄4 lengths. Three weeks later, Funny Cide won his first seven-furlong stakes race, the Bertram F. Bongard Stakes, under another hand ride, this time by 8 lengths…
Retirement
On July 13, 2007, Funny Cide's retirement was announced. "We decided that after the great fun and excitement of watching Funny Cide win the Wadsworth Memorial at Finger Lakes at the age of 7, it would be a good note on which to retire the horse," Tagg said. Jack Knowlton, managing partner for Sackatoga Stable, agreed that Funny Cide's future career would be at the track with Tagg. He became a stable pony in the mornings, accompanying younger horses in their training. …
Honors
Funny Cide is a two-time "New York–bred Horse of the Year". He retired with 11 wins from 38 starts with six second-place finishes and eight thirds and earnings of $3,529,412. Funny Cide had the highest earnings of any New York-bred racehorse in history. Saratoga Race Course honored him with a stakes race for older New York-breds, the Funny Cide Stakes.
In April 2010, the New York Thoroughbred Breeders voted Funny Cide the New York-bred horse o…
In popular culture
In 2006, Funny Cide appears in a children's book that tells about his life story and biography called, A Horse Named Funny Cide, which is written by The Funny Cide Team, and illustrated by Barry Moser.****
External links
• Funny Cide's official website
• Distorted Humor - stallion register
• Funny Cide Kentucky Derby page
• Funny Cide heads the New York bred Millionaire's Club