Why Not Funny Cide?
“Funny Cide will be in the starting gate later this month in the Classic. He will be facing a much tougher field that day than in the Gold Cup with the likes of Ghostzapper, Saint Liam, Pleasantly Perfect, Bago, and Roses in May as likely opponents.
“But he likes the underdog role.
“That’s the precise position he was in prior to last year’s Kentucky Derby. A New York-bred gelding win the Derby?
“Hah, they all said.
“One of these days a NY-bred will take the Classic as well. We’ve seen two Florida-breds (Unbridled, Skip Away), two Maryland-breds (Concern, Cigar), a Pennsylvania-bred (Alphabet Soup) and a California-bred (Tiznow, twice) win this Breeders Cup showdown, haven’t we?” (MSNBC)
More: “Funny Cide makes grade” (Times Union)
