7/4: Wadsworth Mem. to Funny Cide

[sumitas]

I think Johnie Bye Night is having a good year. Tommasi is not too bad. the weights are all over the place. 103# for Out By Africa ?

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Rises the Phoenix, I believed romped in his debut there a few week's back...
Stefano would be proud of this runner!

[ateamstupid]

A sad, sad day for Funny Cide.

[letswastemoney]

As long as he wins, it won't be sad

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by letswastemoney

As long as he wins, it won't be sad

I don't care if he wins by 30, the fact that he had to ship to FINGER LAKES to get a win is pitiful.

[ALostTexan]

I don't know that he "had to ship to Finger Lakes to get a win". I honestly believe that Belmont would write a race for him to be competitive.

Maybe it is a idealitic view, but perhaps this is truely a way to give back to the racing world, letting the fans of Finger Lakes, who rarely get to see an Ohio Derby-caliber horse much less a Kentucky Derby winner. I wish that there were more geldings winning huge races and then get to see them race deep into their careers at smaller tracks like FLakes.

It will definately be a circus scene up there on Wed, but these are the things that the sport needs...

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by ALostTexan

I don't know that he "had to ship to Finger Lakes to get a win". I honestly believe that Belmont would write a race for him to be competitive.

Maybe it is a idealitic view, but perhaps this is truely a way to give back to the racing world, letting the fans of Finger Lakes, who rarely get to see an Ohio Derby-caliber horse much less a Kentucky Derby winner. I wish that there were more geldings winning huge races and then get to see them race deep into their careers at smaller tracks like FLakes.

It will definately be a circus scene up there on Wed, but these are the things that the sport needs...

I think it's a desperate stable's search for a win disguised as a charitable donation to the more humble sector of the racing world.

What race could Belmont write for him that would guarantee a win? The Funny Cide Stakes, restricted to only horses named Funny Cide? He's out of allowance conditions, he's been beaten up by NY-breds over and over again and he obviously can't hack it in graded stakes company. What other choices does he have?

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

I don't care if he wins by 30, the fact that he had to ship to FINGER LAKES to get a win is pitiful.

and of course the possibility exists that he might not win, even if he's supposed to...

[Zaf]

Alan Garcia picks up the mount, things can only go up from here.

[MisterB]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

I don't care if he wins by 30, the fact that he had to ship to FINGER LAKES to get a win is pitiful.

100K is not pitiful. The horse wants to run, just like Evening Attire. What do you do with a horse that wants to run, let it sit in the stall, and cry

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by MisterB

100K is not pitiful. The horse wants to run, just like Evening Attire. What do you do with a horse that wants to run, let it sit in the stall, and cry

Yeah, they're just doing this because "the horse wants to run." Easy to say when he's a gelding.

I don't care what the purse is, when a former Kentucky Derby winner can't win anywhere better than Finger Lakes, it's pitiful.

[SuffolkGirl]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

I don't care if he wins by 30, the fact that he had to ship to FINGER LAKES to get a win is pitiful.

Things could be much worse - he could end up like Ferdinand and be sent to slaughter for fine dining in some foreign country. Let the horse run, let the people get a chance to see a Kentucky Derby winner, albeit a mere shadow of himself. and hope the owners make appropriate decisions with the horse so he can live a happy and productive life in whatever capacity chosen.