Funny Cide was officially welcomed to his new home at the Kentucky Horse Park’s Hall of Champions Dec. 5, becoming the second Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner and champion to take up residence there in ...
One of the most storied horses in thoroughbred racing history, Funny Cide, died this week at the age of 23. Small in stature, the feisty chestnut was an unknown when he was entered into the Kentucky ...
Funny Cide may run into history tomorrow. If he finishes first in the Belmont Stakes, he'll become the 12th horse in history to win all three of the big races that make up the jewels in the triple ...
Horse people know something that we don't. Horses are unlike any other animals. They're totally unique. They even have unique personalities. Like one palomino horse who his owner jokes is just like a ...
Funny Cide, winner of the 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes (both gr. I) and now a resident at the Kentucky Horse Park Hall of Champions, will visit Turfway Park April 2 as part of the Spiral ...
Jul. 17—Editor's Note: This is a story published on May 6 in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of Funny Cide's victory at the Kentucky Derby. Funny Cide died over the weekend. He was 23-years-old.
This horse found a new talent! All horse owners know their equine companions are smart, eager to please their owners, and capable of learning tricks. But studies also show us that some horses can ...
Trainer Barclay Tagg, left, holds the trophy as, from second left, owners David Mahan and Jack Knowlton and jockey Jose Santos applaud after Funny Cide won the 129th running of the Kentucky Derby at ...
For all the differences between Funny Cide, the gelding who could have a long career on the track, and Secretariat, the colt whose syndication began the trend of early retirement for horse racing's ...
When horses are happy, they snort, according to new research published today in PLoS One. The finding could help improve treatment of these domesticated animals, the authors say. The snorts are just ...