Funny Cide – 2003 Kentucky Derby
The 2003 Kentucky Derby won by the “gutsy gelding”, Funny Cide. He really was the people’s champion.
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May 4th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
I think Big Brown will win the Triple Crown this year. I just have a funny feeling about it.
May 26th, 2008 at 11:36 am
I really hope he does; his left front hoof cracked this morning.
May 26th, 2008 at 11:38 am
Empire Maker was a beast; I’ll give him that. I’d love to see a match race between Funny Cide and Empire Maker. I adore both of those ponies. XD
May 28th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
yeah i know but that isn’t going to stop him. he is just awesome!!!
May 30th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
i have a funny feeling about Big Brown winning to but i mean theres always the wet deep muddy tracks like what happened to Funny Cide and then like what happened to Smarty misjudging the distance and then what happened to Eight Belles and Barbaro breaking down
June 4th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
What do Eight Belles and Barbaro have to do with the Belmont? Neither of those horses even made it that far (sadly).
Those two examples are completely baseless.
June 9th, 2008 at 9:46 am
the problem is funny cide peaked in the first two triple crown races and did nothing after that, save the Jokey club gold cup. Empire maker would destroy him in a match race as seen in the belmont.
June 14th, 2008 at 1:05 am
speed controls a match race. empire maker has no early speed.
July 11th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Gosh I love that horse.
August 6th, 2008 at 12:57 am
Yeah, me too. I try to stay detached from the horses I watch but Funny Cide grabbed me and didn’t let go. I’d have loved nothing more than for him to have rolled in the Belmont.
October 22nd, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Its a shame that Big Brown didn’t win this year… my personal favorite was Smarty Jones but I just got the opportunity to read-up on Funny Cide and its a real heartbreaker, but people were still cheering for him after the run of the Belmont.
February 19th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Funny Cide ran a monstrous race even though he never switched leads in the stretch
March 23rd, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Funny Cide did switch leads at the top of the strech, he just switched back to his wrong lead at the 1/8 pole.
April 13th, 2009 at 11:48 am
What a Day!!! First NY bred to win the Derby and My son was born, also a NY bred..hehe
April 18th, 2009 at 9:02 am
I miss Funny kisses and hugs!!!
April 22nd, 2009 at 7:06 pm
Relatively few remember the Belmont winners, especially if they are whisked away to the breeding shed. Everyone remembers the Derby winners, and people never forget a horse with a story like Funny Cide’s. He went on to have a long and honorable career and was a wonderful ambassador for the sport. Game, set, and match to the “gutsy gelding.”
April 23rd, 2009 at 6:40 pm
Such a great legend without a doubt. You gotta love the gutsy gelding.
April 23 is his 9th birthday, which is the day I’m writting this comment.
May 14th, 2009 at 8:04 pm
I saw Funny Cide on Derby day this year at the KY Horse Park. I gotta say, while Cigar and the other hall of champs residents totally ignored my mother and I, Funny Cide came right up to us and was super friendly, what a cutie and it’s amazing how I saw the horse that had this wonderful run within 2 feet of me!!!
June 1st, 2009 at 1:50 am
A 40.000 Dollars horse,and a non wanted addit jockey JOSE SANTOS.(FROM CHILE)
GOD WORKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS.
DOES’NT HIM??
VIVA CHILE!!!!
June 3rd, 2009 at 4:50 am
excuse me it was $75.000 dollars.
September 6th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
wrong, it was $20,000, each of the four man contributed $5000. Thats what made this horse special.
October 1st, 2009 at 3:29 pm
No, Funny Cide was bought for 75,000. The original group form Sackets Harbour did put in 5000 each, but Funny Cide did not come till later. They had gone through about 4 horses by then. They had a good stakes horse at one point that they lost in a claiming race. With the 65,000 they got for that horse, Barclay Tagg recommended they buy Funny Cide. There were 10 partners involved with Funny Cide.
November 15th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
I met him today. He was kinda bratty, he nipped at my friend.
January 5th, 2010 at 4:02 pm
I think Cigar is in denile, he still thinks he’s a stallion! But Funny Cide was the only horse who came up to me and my mom too! I liked him sense that day and always will, because he wasn’t one of those stuck up TB’s!
April 18th, 2010 at 3:56 am
woo now thats a call. who is that. and the 4 horse came on to be 4th. another 10 yards he wins it. if you run 4th in the ken derby. how much do you get.