Funny cide in washington park ??

Gander · #1 07-20-2006, 10:17 AM

Sure, I will check it out. I doubt Funny Cide would be pointing to a race in Chicago in the middle of the hottest time of the year. But you never know. Maybe they want to keep him against more modest fields like that one in Woodbine last out. And maybe they are hoping for a cool down.

Scav · #2 07-20-2006, 10:00 PM

Yeah, if that horse doesn't like humidity then he will want no part of it, but it would be nice if he did come, the race is usually pretty weak

slotdirt · #3 07-21-2006, 08:44 AM

Can we safely say that Funny Cide is at least slightly back to respectable form now after his last two races in Baltimore and at Woodbine? Good to see him back in the winner's circle.

miraja2 · #4 07-21-2006, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by slotdirt

Can we safely say that Funny Cide is at least slightly back to respectable form now after his last two races in Baltimore and at Woodbine? Good to see him back in the winner's circle.

I think we can DEFINITELY say that. Along with the 2 races you mentioned, he won the Kings Point and ran second in the G3 Excelsior this year. Two stakes wins and two more in the money finishes in graded stakes races is definitely respectable.
I don't think he is in Perfect Drift's league because PD is still a very solid G1 horse, and I would not think that Tagg would want to run him in the midwestern heat/humidity. But if the race ends up being Perfect Drift and a bunch of mules......maybe they take a shot. Funny Cide's recent form looks good, we all know that as good as PD is, he is not exactly a winner, and hell it is hot EVERYWHERE this summer. Unless they want to keep him on the shelf until October, they are probably going to have to run him somewhere hot.

slotdirt · #5 07-21-2006, 09:02 AM

You don't think Funny Cide can beat Perfect Drift? That would be the ultimate battle of hangers.

#6 07-21-2006, 09:08 AM

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You don't think Funny Cide can beat Perfect Drift? That would be the ultimate battle of hangers.

Funny Cide is no hanger Slot. He sometimes fails to fire but he still has that tenacity when hes in front turning for home. His two wins this year have both been gutwrenchers down the lane where he had to fight off another horse.
Hes been a fighter his whole life. He really gets a bum rap because hes been managed so poorly since right after the triple crown and of course at his age(and Perfect Drifts age) you develop little nagging conditions and arent pristine anymore. Just imgaine where their contemporaries would be had they not been retired so long ago, I doubt that many would be at the level these two are at. Its hard ever to root against these two old horses.

slotdirt · #7 07-21-2006, 09:17 AM

I'm not rooting against either, but Funny Cide had really failed to menace on any occasion until the last couple of starts. That Sir Greeley/Sun King race from January wasn't terrible either.

pdrift1 · #8 07-24-2006, 04:07 PM

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Funny Cide is no hanger Slot. He sometimes fails to fire but he still has that tenacity when hes in front turning for home. His two wins this year have both been gutwrenchers down the lane where he had to fight off another horse.
Hes been a fighter his whole life. He really gets a bum rap because hes been managed so poorly since right after the triple crown and of course at his age(and Perfect Drifts age) you develop little nagging conditions and arent pristine anymore. Just imgaine where their contemporaries would be had they not been retired so long ago, I doubt that many would be at the level these two are at. Its hard ever to root against these two old horses.

yuppers oracle, they did xrays of drifts bones and joints, wear and tear etc. . the vets were simply amazed at 7 his joints were like a 3 year old

miraja2 · #9 07-21-2006, 10:04 AM

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You don't think Funny Cide can beat Perfect Drift? That would be the ultimate battle of hangers.

Well of course he COULD beat Perfect Drift. Perfect Drift is always beatable because he tends to run 2nd or 3rd a lot....regardless of the competition. But overall I would say that Perfect Drift is still a very competitive G1 horse, while Funny Cide is more of a G3 type horse. As Gander correctly points out, there is absolutely nothing wrong with a 6 year old like FC still being a good G3/lesser stakes horse. It is very impressive.
I would certainly favor PD in this spot because in addition to being a better (I think) overall racehorse, he looked VERY impressive over this track in this race last year.
I just hope this bit of info about Funny Cide turns out to be correct because I will be there at Arlington that day and I would love to see these two old boys run.

Gander · #10 07-21-2006, 10:14 AM

He hasnt gotten back to me on whether or not Chicago is going to happen. I strongly doubt it but you never know. I'd like to see him run at Saratoga in one of those state bred turf races.

pdrift1 · #11 07-24-2006, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by slotdirt

You don't think Funny Cide can beat Perfect Drift? That would be the ultimate battle of hangers.

NO a chance yes this is horse racing but otherwise no

#12 07-24-2006, 04:07 PM

it doesn
t look like FC will be in the race. gander says he talked to the big yellow bus bunch and theyare clueless,
but,

i think FC has gotten past what bothered him the last 18 months,
i would NOT be surprised at all to see him win a bunch more this year. if they race him right he could have enough points to enter the BCC 11-4.

pdrift1 · #13 07-24-2006, 04:01 PM

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I think we can DEFINITELY say that. Along with the 2 races you mentioned, he won the Kings Point and ran second in the G3 Excelsior this year. Two stakes wins and two more in the money finishes in graded stakes races is definitely respectable.
I don't think he is in Perfect Drift's league because PD is still a very solid G1 horse, and I would not think that Tagg would want to run him in the midwestern heat/humidity. But if the race ends up being Perfect Drift and a bunch of mules......maybe they take a shot. Funny Cide's recent form looks good, we all know that as good as PD is, he is not exactly a winner, and hell it is hot EVERYWHERE this summer. Unless they want to keep him on the shelf until October, they are probably going to have to run him somewhere hot.

exactly even tho i luv funny cide alot drift is a grade 1 caliber the fc is grade3 bordering grade 2 maybe, and thats a big maybe. fc has a ways to go to be back in the grade1s hope he does tho. but i say let him try his only other comp will be perfect drift and suave