Funny Cide headed to Kentucky Horse Park

Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Funny Cide will be the newest resident of the Kentucky Horse Park on December 5. Since his retirement as a race horse in 2007, the eight-year-old Distorted Humor gelding has worked as trainer Barclay Tagg’s stable pony. “The rigors of racing and training for several years have started to cause him mild discomfort recently as he continued working on a regular basis as my stable pony,” Tagg said. “So now the time has come, as he is turning nine years old, to really retire.” 

Funny Cide will join another Kentucky Derby winner, Alysheba, who came to the park in October. 

Retirement Party For Funny Cide

Saratoga will be having a retirement party for Funny Cide on August 10th. The festivities will include a poster giveaway and autograph signing by Racing Hall of Fame jockey Jose Santos; a post parade appearance by the 2003 Eclipse Award winner on the main track; a Rolex watch giveaway; and even a unique ice cream flavor named after the fan-favorite Thoroughbred.

Dual classic winner Funny Cide retired
by Warren Alber
Sackatoga Stable’s Funny Cide, winner of the 2003 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1), has been retired.
The seven-year-old Distorted Humor gelding won the Wadsworth Memorial Handicap by three lengths on July 4 at Finger Lakes, snapping a six-race winless stretch, in what was to be his final race.
“We wanted him to go out a winner; there’s no better way for him to end his career,” said Jack Knowlton, Sackatoga Stable’s managing partner.
Trained by Barclay Tagg, Funny Cide won 11 of 38 career starts and earned $3,529,412.