Kentucky Derby, Preakness winning horse Funny Cide died at 23
Funny Cide won 11 of 38 starts and earned $3,529,412 in his career before passing away at 23.
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Funny Cide won 11 of 38 starts and earned $3,529,412 in his career before passing away at 23.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Funny Cide, the “Gutsy Gelding” who became a fan favorite after winning the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 2003, has died from complications of colic. He was 23. Kentucky Horse Park, the Lexington farm where Funny Cide lived for his final 15 years, confirmed the thoroughbred died Sunday, as did Sackatoga […]
Article by Glenye Cain Oakford: In 2016, Glenye Cain Oakford visited the hugely popular gelding at the Kentucky Horse Park to report on his retirement for TRC. Following news of Funny Cide’s death over the weekend, we recall happier days with the horse whose exploits captured the nation’s imagination in 2003
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.