2003 Derby Winner Funny Cide Retired By RICHARD ROSENBLATT AP Racing WriterKentucky Derby and Preakness winner Funny Cide is washed down after his morning workout at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., in this June 3, 2003 file photo. The popular gelding was retired Saturday, nine days after winning at a small track in upstate New York with a near-record crowd cheering him on with every stride. (AP Photo/Ed Betz)
Funny Cide will race no more. The popular 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner was retired Friday, nine days after winning at a small track in upstate New York with a near-record crowd cheering him on with every stride.
The 7-year-old gelding is in perfect health, said Jack Knowlton, the managing partner for Sackatoga Stable, the group that owns Funny Cide. But after discussing the horse's future with trainer Barclay Tagg and assistant Robin Smullen, the decision was made to call it a career.
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