Funny Cide | |
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Sire | Distorted Humor |
Grandsire | Forty Niner |
Dam | Belle's Good Cide |
Sex | Gelding |
Foaled | Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S. | April 20, 2000
Died | July 16, 2023 Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. | (aged 23)
Country | United States |
Colour | Chestnut |
Breeder | WinStar Farm |
Owner | Sackatoga Stable |
Trainer | Barclay Tagg |
Record | 38: 11-6-8 |
Earnings | $3,529,412[1] |
Major wins | |
Bertram F. Bongard Stakes (2002) Sleepy Hollow Stakes (2002) Excelsior Breeders' Cup Handicap (2004) Jockey Club Gold Cup (2004) Kings Point Handicap (2006) Dominion Day Stakes (Can., 2006) Wadsworth Memorial Handicap (2007)
Triple Crown classic race wins: | |
Awards | |
New York Breeders' Award for Champion Two-Year-Old (2002) U.S. Champion 3-Year-Old Male (2003) Champion New York Horse of the Year (2003 & 2004) NTRA "Moment of the Year" (2003) Big Sport of Turfdom Award (Sackatoga Stable 2003) Presidents' Award from New York Turf Writers (2004) New York Thoroughbred Breeders Award as the New York–bred horse of the decade. (2010) | |
Honours | |
Funny Cide Street in Napa, California Funny Cide written and performed by Blue Hand Luke. Funny Cide Stakes at Saratoga Race Course | |
Last updated on 16 July 2023 |
Funny Cide (April 20, 2000 – July 16, 2023) was an American Thoroughbred champion racehorse who won the 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. He was the first New York-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby. He was a popular horse[2] and remained a fan favorite in retirement at the Kentucky Horse Park.