Funny Cide

Funny Cide
Funny Cide at Saratoga, September 1, 2006
SireDistorted Humor
GrandsireForty Niner
DamBelle's Good Cide
SexGelding
Foaled(2000-04-20)April 20, 2000
Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 16, 2023(2023-07-16) (aged 23)
Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
CountryUnited States
ColourChestnut
BreederWinStar Farm
OwnerSackatoga Stable
TrainerBarclay Tagg
Record38: 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:
Kentucky Derby (2003)
Preakness Stakes (2003)

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.

  1. ^ "Equibase Profile - Funny Cide". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ^ Paulick, Ray. "Commentary: Last Laugh". bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.