We all lament great racehorses who are retired in their prime or even before their prime but we must also lament those ones who are raced long after their glory days are over and such is the case for Funny Cide. While his appearance at Finger Lakes is a great way to show him off [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Funny Cide’
May 17, 2007
It was just my imagination, running away with me
Remember that reporter from the Miami Herald who wrote that idiotic article alleging Jose Santos was carrying a buzzer during the 2003 Derby. The article gave birth to a number of lawsuits by Funny Cide’s connections against the newspaper which took four years to work their way through the courts and were finally [...]
February 9, 2007
Thinking Of Anna . . .
I couldn’t think of any clever way to link the two Annas together, after all one is a champion race horse and the other was a mess in a dress. Yet I will remember them both for different reasons.
I will always remember Anna Nicole for an appearance she made at the 2003 Kentucky Derby; [...]
January 19, 2007
Let’s Talk About Cloning
Funny Cide is one of the most famous and beloved race horses in recent memory. 32 starts, 10 wins, $3.4 million dollars in earnings, a race record very few achieve.
What isn’t very funny is that Funny Cide, through no fault of his own, is a genetic dead-end. Castrated shortly after birth, given [...]
January 19, 2007
Let’s Talk About Cloning
Funny Cide is one of the most famous and beloved race horses in recent memory. 32 starts, 10 wins, $3.4 million dollars in earnings, a race record very few achieve.
What isn’t very funny is that Funny Cide, through no fault of his own, is a genetic dead-end. Castrated shortly after birth, given [...]
