Funny Cide Hits the Road
Funny Cide travels to Finger Lakes for the Wadsworth Memorial Handicap on Wednesday, and his upstate fans, even those who’ll be running or riding horses against him in the race, are feeling pretty excited about the Derby winner’s appearance:
Of course, Davila is going to spend most of his time in the paddock before the race gawking at Funny Cide.
“You see him race on TV and it’s one thing but to see him in person, it’s great,” Davila said. “I feel so good that that horse is coming here to run. It’s a thrill to ride in the same race with that horse.”
Jockey John Grabowski, who will ride Tommasi for breeder, owner and trainer Jim Bond, will be a fan before post time as well.
“I’m just like everyone else, I’m going to take a long look at him,” Grabowski said. “It’s an honor to be there with him” (Democrat and Chronicle).
The Wadsworth drew a field of eight; Funny Cide’s main competition will be Johnie Bye Night, a local speedball and winner of last year’s Wadsworth.
