Sad Cide by Terese Karmel

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EmpireMakerFan — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:28:29 GMT

jj,

what exactly am I getting over? The Maker is doing excellent (yes, I've checked with Juddmonte) and because I haven't heard anything to the contrary, Funny Cide is enjoying his new home.

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Abbie Knowles — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:51:27 GMT

Don't slam any horse! They are all wonderful and give a lot for our pleasure!

Which is why it is good that there is more concern for their welfare and more being done to make sure they are treated as well as they deserve to be.

As a famous piece by Ronald Duncan asks us.

Where in this wide world can a person find nobility without pride, friendship without envy or beauty without vanity? Here, where grace is laced with muscle and strength by gentleness confined. He serves without servility, he has fought without enmity. There is nothing so powerful,nothing less violent; there is nothing so quick, nothing more patient...

There is more than that but that is all I have in my book of horse quotes. The whole poem used to be read out at the end of The Horse of the Year show at Wembly as a tribute to all the horses who had competed that week in any of the events not just showjumping!

God Bless

Best wishes

Abbie

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jj — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:07:25 GMT

Empiremakerfan, really?

It was 6 years ago. Get over it. That part doesn't matter.

great little article, man Funny Cide and his connections were a huge gift to racing and I owe them for my involvement in horse racing. Thanks for sharing, I adore the part about, 'Funny Cide built this.'

Whew.

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EmpireMakerFan — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:38:55 GMT

Whatever,

Open your ears and maybe you'll hear about Empire Maker...Country Star, Mushka, Miss Red Delicious, Pioneer of the Nile, Acoma, etc. Ever heard of them?? Funny Cide was a good horse and got a big break by facing a horse with a bruised foot at the right time (see the other 2 times they faced each other). There is no reason to slam another horse in this blog. Talk about the good things with Funny Cide, don't slam Empire Maker!

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joe — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:14:25 GMT

Thanks for a great story and for bringing back memories of a great time. In L'ville Derby week I got pictures of most of the contenders workout hours, except for late-week arrival Funny Cide. I was at Belmont that rainy Saturday-and the sunny day before when a jovial Tagg signed my program. Flying back I sat beside a couple from GA. who planned their trip to Belmont last minute-due to FC. We need more stars and stories like these! And I echo the comment about the Slew connection.

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CHICAGO — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:31:43 GMT

I loved Funny Cide, too, and especially because he was a maternal great-grandson of my adored Seattle Slew.

I was also devastated when he lost the Belmont, but nothing ever dimmed my love for him.

Great story about his owners -- I know that they always truly loved this horse.

Hope to visit "Funny" one day soon at the Kentucky Horse Park.

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TripleCrownKaren — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:45:39 GMT

GOD BLESS FUNNYCIDE and the SACKATOGA CREW! They brought racing BACK to the people and out of the "rich man's" circle, if only for a little while.

We need more owners like the SACKATOGA crew. And we certainly need more horses like FUNNYCIDE, who tried his heart out EVERYTIME, and more trainers who are TRUE horseman like BAARCLAY TAGG!

Oh....and Thank GOD for GELDINGS>...they never have to rush off to stud before they have a chance to be HEROES for the common folk! :O)

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Whatever — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:57:19 GMT

Maybe he's not the greatest race horse the ever lived, but he's the MOST LOVED. Everybody talks about Funnycide, but who's talking about Empire Maker, NOBODY!

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txhorsefan — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:24:46 GMT

Thank you for sharing more details of the delightful Sackatoga crew who owned Funny Cide, one of my favorites.

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Abbie Knowles — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:48:50 GMT

I have the wonderful book about Funny Cide and Sackatoga. i had not heard about the deaths and am deeply saddened to learn of them. It is a great book and one of my favourites!

I loved Funny Cide and when i wrote to Funny, Barclay Tagg was kind enough to write back. Am so pleased Funny is enjoying his retirement with Cigar and co at the Kentucky Horse Park!

It is great to read this article and i very much enjoyed it, so many thanks. I was devestated when Funny lost the Belmont too and have always blamed it on the awful state of the track! In the UK the meeting would probably have not gone ahead! Still we all know what a truly great horse Funny was and like Cigar he gave racing a much needed lift and got it back on the front pages!

Thanks Funny!

God Bless

best wishes

Abbie

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Bellwether — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:28:45 GMT

Jack Knowlton is a wonderful man(he loves Horse Racing) & i'm sure anybody he was involved with was too...LLTK!!!...

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russell maiers — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:17:31 GMT

Wonderful story, I remember trying to watch the Belmont on tv. We were in a bad storm and my tv went out just as the race started. It came back for the last sixteeth of a mile and there he was trying so hard. Just couldnt quite do it and gained my respect that day for his whole career. The only time I wasnt rooting for him was in the Classic with Azeri and the Met Mile. Thanks again.

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Stan M — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:51:29 GMT

Great story about Dave and the whole Sackatoga crew. Funny Cide and his entourage truly helped put racing on the front pages that spring and in this time of unending thrashing of our great game, we truly could use another chapter in horse racing like the crew responsible for Funny Cide and his exploits. May you rest in peace, Gus and Dave, and thanks for the memories! Stan in NYC

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serena's song — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:10:06 GMT

Terese:

Thanks for sharing this story, the place is beautiful, among the hills not to far from Waterbury. Sounds like he was a great guy.