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07-18-2007, 03:10 PM
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My funny Funny Cide story
At least we thought it was funny. My friends and I were coming home from Keeneland on a Sunday, and standing there in Blue Grass Field Airport was Jose Santos. We asked him why he was flying back to New York, was everything okay? He said he had to work a horse for Barclay Tagg. He said it could be his Derby horse. He said he was a nice NY bred called Funny Cide.
Ho ho said the boys from New York, a NY bred winning the Derby. Ho ho said the NY bred that won the Derby!!! Watch the 2004 Suburban to get a look at how good and fast he was. 3/4's in 1:09 and he loses by two noses. A very underrated horse. 
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07-18-2007, 03:52 PM
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In reading the book on Funny Cide that I got for Christmas, I was wondering about the handling by the owners vs. what Tagg would've wanted. Seemed like he told some owner to take their horse to Lukas if they wanted whatever it was done differently--they did and the horse went on to be a big winner I believe. Anyway, could Barclay just not bring himself to say "shove it" to Sackatoga 100% of the time he might've wanted to because he didn't wanna lose FC? Did he put his foot down only as much as he could without rubbing them the wrong way? I just thought it was a curious dichotomy with how he seemed to be with others prior to getting Funny Cide. The 'don't compromise me, I know how to train a horse and you need to let me do it or you can take your horse elsewhere' Barclay.
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07-18-2007, 08:09 PM
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Once again you work magic with words that few can. Great read, no, fantastic read.
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07-18-2007, 08:46 PM
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I can remember when Steve wrote more frequently. Don't blame him for not. Glad he took th time to write about Funy Cide.
I have to take issue with the "juicy" trifecta. For a Ky Derby, the $664 tri was weak. Mostly because the real smart players through Empire Maker out. 
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07-19-2007, 10:29 AM
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Having it 5X made the trifecta in the '03 Derby juicy for Barry Frey and I who split tickets. The sidebar on it was that Barry wanted to play the Super, and I demured towards tri only.. We used Cide, Empire Maker, Peace Rules, Atswhatimtalknbout and Buddy Gil.. and of course had the Super if we had played it.
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07-19-2007, 10:50 AM
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Just got a chance to read it for the first time. A great article with a great story and all together just a great piece of writing. Thanks for posting that Steve!
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07-27-2007, 12:29 PM
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Funny Cide's life as a pony
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07-27-2007, 02:59 PM
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Thanks
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