Funny cide foaled april 20, 2000 is a thoroughbred race horse who won the kentucky derby. Dan cashman lets listeners share the excitement of the horses owners as they witnessed funny cide s unexpected kentucky derby victory. Funny cide audiobook by the funny cide team, sally. Funny cide horse page with past performances, results, pedigree, photos and videos. This adaptation from the adult book, funny cide, may be a bit dense and repetitive, but this story of an unlikely kentucky derby winnerlike its subjecthas a big heart. In 2006, funny cide appears in a childrens book that tells about his life story and. The funny cide stakes is an american thoroughbred horse race for twoyear old horses bred. Funny cide by the funny cide team and sally jenkins.
Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Jenkins reminds us of the controversy surrounding funny cide s triumphant run for the roses, how a newspaper story alleging cheating was used to. They were up against milliondollar horses owned by patricians, oilmen, arab sheiks, and hollywood producers. Knowlton faces changing situation with tiz the law. Much ado about an admittedly fine horseand its group of tenders and ownerswhose story should have been just plain good fun. With the ongoing popularity of seabiscuit, in both book and film, and with a 250,000 first printing and publicity tied to this years kentucky derby, funny cide is poised to tap into the. But like any race, once the derby starts any horse can win. But jenkins does her book a disservice by trying to present the funny cide story as. Sally jenkins is an awardwinning journalist for the washington post and the author of eight books, three of which were new york times bestsellers. With the love and support of an oldtime trainer, a downonhisluck jockey, and a group of high school buddies who bought funny cide. I chose this rating because i grew up at my first riding stable with the trainer of funnycide, barclay tagg. Funny cide how a horse, a trainer, a jockey, and a bunch of high school buddies took on the sheiks and blue bloods and won book.
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Funny cide written by anonymous from palmdale, ca on november 15th, 2005. Funny cide is no longer unique, but his story is still interesting. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. As we went to press with this book, anticipation of a twelfth triple crown champion was reaching a fever pitch. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Funny cide by sally jenkins overdrive rakuten overdrive. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. How a horse, a trainer, a jockey, and a bunch of high school buddies took on the sheiks and bluebloods and won by the.
They were ten regular guys, and all they wanted was to win a race. But i love reading about horses and the racehorse on the spine of the book caught my eye, so of course i grabbed it and checked it outand i started to read it pretty quickly even though i had other books that were due sooner. Funny cide by funny cide team goodreads share book. How a horse, a trainer, a jockey, and a bunch of high school buddies took on the shieks and bluebloods. Written by ed gorman, audiobook narrated by the funny cide team. Though a few objectionable words, i wouldnt need to shut it off if my grandkids walked into the room. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. And his unpretentious owners a partnership of former highschool. In 2003, an unknown gelding named funny cide came out of nowhere to win both the kentucky derby and the preakness, shocking. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. He seemed too small for a racehorse, especially one who could win the biggest race of allthe kentucky derby. Funny cide foaled april 20, 2000 is a thoroughbred race horse who won the kentucky derby and the preakness stakes in 2003. Hes especially touching with the emotional story of jockey jose santos, who returned to the spotlight after a rocky career, and his young son. In 2003, he became the peoples horse, the unheralded new yorkbred gelding whoin a time of war and economic jittersinspired a nation by knocking off the champions and their multimillionaire owners and sweeping to the brink of the triple crown.
Getcomics is an awesome place to download dc, marvel, image, dark horse, dynamite, idw, oni, valiant, zenescope and many more comics only on getcomics. When funny cide was born, not too many people noticed. Knowlton and five of his partners in funny cide went to high school together in sackets harbor, a. Written by the funny cide team, sally jenkins, audiobook narrated by jamey sheridan. He was an immensely popular horse and remains a fan favorite in retirement at the kentucky horse park. Funny cide almost became a triple crown winner, but lost at the belmont race. In 2003, a threeyearold with the unlikely name of funny cide became the. In 2003, a threeyearold with the unlikely name of funny cide became the peoples horse, the unheralded new yorkbred gelding whoin a time of war and economic jittersinspired a nation by knocking off the champions and their millionaire owners and sweeping to the brink of the triple crown. Getcomics getcomics is an awesome place to download dc. A horse named funny cide by funny cide team goodreads. Tiz the law brings funny cide owners back to churchill bloodhorse. On the first saturday in may of 1968, the painter bob bolles drew the name of the victorious horse, dancer. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today.
Welcome to, your official source for horse racing results, mobile racing data, statistics as well as all other horse racing and thoroughbred racing information. On may 28, funny cide turned in a sharp workout, his first since the kentucky derby and the preakness. Funny cide howahorse,atrainer,ajockeyandabunchofhighschoolbuddiestookonth. Funny cide by sally jenkins audio book simply audiobooks. But jenkins does her book a disservice by trying to present the funny cide story as metaphoric as that told in laura hillenbrands instant classic, seabiscuit. Buy a cheap copy of a horse named funny cide book by sally jenkins. As a horse lover, i loved reading this story about the 2003 winner of the kentucky derby and preakness race.
Download audiobooks written by the funny cide team to your device. Knowlton and lou titterton are the lone members of the current group that raced funny cide and brought a triple crown bid into the belmont stakes, where. Net file what it is and how to open onedownload file what it is and how to open one ebook pdf. How a horse, a trainer, a jockey, and a bunch of high school buddies took on the sheiks and bluebloods. Find everything you need to know about horse racing at. The book is at its liveliest showing them in action, especially when their unpretentious excitement subverts the wealthy elegance of the kentucky derby. The funny cide stakes is an american thoroughbred horse race for twoyearold horses bred. Funny cide, the protagonist of 2003, was the first gelding to win the kentucky derby since 1929, and the first and only new yorkbred to win the race. Justify, the latest star, made funny cide s accomplishments seem almost ordinary, having broken the apollo curse to become the first horse to win the kentucky derby presented by. How a horse, a trainer, a jockey, and a bunch of high school buddies took on the sheiks and blue bloods. Funny cide and the belmont stakes having already won two of horse racings most important events this year, if funny cide wins the belmont. Not that funny cide s 2003 bid for the triple crown was anything short of exciting, but jenkins, who cowrote lance armstrongs its not about the bike 2000 and is clearly in the authors seat here, tries to beat the event into a froth only to have it.