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09-16-2006, 08:18 PM
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Please Retire Funny Cide!!!!!!!!
Common this horse ows you people nothing, and you done broke the horses heart by putting him way over his head month after month. I am tired of seeing this horse get his butt kick in GR 2's & 3's its just not right to make his run anymore. He deserves a nice big pasture to rome free in! He is gonna end up like BLUESTHESTANDARD otherwise. And you guys keep switching jockeys like thats gonna help!
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09-16-2006, 08:27 PM
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09-16-2006, 08:31 PM
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His next race is the Empire Classic. $250K, NYBreds, at 9f over the Belmont track. He will be fine there. No need to retire him.
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09-16-2006, 08:32 PM
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I really don't agree. He isn't unsound, he is simply slower than he used to be. So am I. Therefore it would be smarter to put him in NY bred restricted races where he'll be more comfortable. Once that is done, he'll be fine. He isn't 10, he is a gelding and physically he seems fine. Spotted better. That's all.
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09-16-2006, 08:36 PM
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there's no need to retire the horse. the only thing they're hurting is his reputation, and their egos....racing isn't going to kill him--hell, it's all he knows. but it would be nice to see him in the right spots where he can finish on the lead.
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09-16-2006, 08:42 PM
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People were bashing the owners/trainer after he didn't win after the Preakness. Then he won the JCGC. Then they bashed some more when he went winless in 2005. Then he won two races this year. Now they are bashing some more. Hell, I'm just glad to see a Derby winner still in training as a 6 year old. Sure he's slower than he was at his best and they've probably made some mistakes spotting him. But overall, he's been a great one to watch.
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09-16-2006, 08:53 PM
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Funny Cide is a national treasure ...
... and a pleasure to watch on those rare occasions when he's spotted in the right races. Were it not for the attention-cravers at Sack-O-Kaka ... Funny Cide could have a record of 6 wins and 3 placings in state-bred stakes, allowances, and secondary track G3 stakes. Those seventh-place anchor droppings are both embarrassing and completely unnecessary ... ... let Funny Cide be Funny Cide.
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09-16-2006, 09:03 PM
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Bluesthestandard is retired. I believe Kristan Mulhall claimed him and retired him. I'll always respect her for that.
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09-16-2006, 08:49 PM
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It's easy to read between the lines when B Tagg talks about Funny Cide. On ATRAB he talked about finally having the horses head on straight and wanting to put him in a lower level stake but the owners wanted to enter him in the Pimlico Special. He than went on to talk about how wonderful the Jacksons (Showing Up's owners) are and how they put trust in him to train Showing Up the way he thinks is best. It sounds like a constant battle with FC owners when it comes to where to enter the horse. What a pain in the ass when you're trying to do right for the horse. At this point they should what they think will make FC the happiest. He's earned it.
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09-17-2006, 10:54 AM
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09-17-2006, 11:03 AM
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Watching FC race he appears to have lost interest in racing. I hear what your saying about placing him where he can win, but I'm thinking he'll show the same lack of interest in those races. And how low do you go? Will we see him in 40K claimers at some point, or at Mountaineer for $3000? Where's the bottom? When do you say he was a great horse and diserves to spend the rest of his days chillin?
I think it's sooner than many of you think. That's my view Spyder from SC
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09-17-2006, 11:42 AM
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I don't have a problem with Funny Cide racing. There are plenty of horses out there that are racing at ages older than Funny Cide. The owners are the ones who are screwing up. I think he needs to be spotted better. I also believe that if he is sound then race him. I would race him if I was the owner. There are plenty of races out there for him that have good purses. However, I do not think it would even be all that competitive in some of them. New York breds are getting better and better each year from the top to the bottom. But good luck to Funny Cide--never was a big fan but as long as he is sound then why not race him.
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09-17-2006, 10:47 PM
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Please Retire Funny Cide!!!!!!!!
"Perhaps he needs a winter break. Turn him out in a nice big pasture and let him be a horse. Perfect Drift seems to come back ok after they turn him out for the winter."
Thank you, that is what I've been thinking for a few years. I know that Funny Cide has been given time off over the years, but I am under the impression that he always remained at the track. I don't know, that is just the impression I always got. Does someone here know if he has been turned out at a farm somewhere for his time off? This might seem trivial to some,,but trust me, as a horseman, it is NOT! Suzanne
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09-27-2006, 02:33 PM
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Sorry if I sound out of the loop, but I guess they aren't running him in the Gold Cup this weekend?
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