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Old 09-16-2006, 08:59 PM
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And as i recall, the trainer of Bluesthestandard and the owner were insisting the horse was sound as ever. They were either lying or seriously deluded.
I think they spent 10K on him, I have had friends lie over $20
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Old 09-17-2006, 09:06 AM
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He just earned a check in a G2 race, this isn't comparable to a horse running in low level claimers. The time to retire Funny Cide is when there are no races he has a shot at running top five in outside of the claiming ranks. Until then enjoy the fact that we have a stakes horse that has actually raced 9 times this year.
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Old 09-17-2006, 09:08 AM
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Why not take him on a barnstorming tour? He's obviously in over his head in Grade 1 races.

Get racing secs. to write a 75-100k stake for him every eight weeks or so and travel to all of the places (GLD, EmD, Ret, Hou, Hoo, etc..) where people would love to come out and see a Derby winner.

Horse racing may actually win over a new fan or two to get to see a Derby winner in the flesh. The local rags will write about it leading up to the race and when he beats 5 or 6 local tomato cans, they can write about his magnificent victory. The clan can pile back into their school buses and go to the next race.

Makes too much sense to me.
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Old 09-17-2006, 09:46 AM
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He might be tough if they ran him for a $100,000-claiming tag...

..just kidding of course (inside joke)
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Old 09-17-2006, 09:51 AM
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HE IS NOT A GRADE I OR II HORSE AND HASN'T BEEN FOR A COUPLE FOR YEARS NOW!!!...The sooner the bus drivers understand that, the sooner they will spot that poor horse where he has a chance...like against state-breds (of course he couldn't beat Commentator or West Virginia either) or ship to Canada for Grade 3, but really listed stakes is where he needs to be...

I'm like who started this, I'm getting to where I feel sorry for the little horse now - and thats saying a lot because he was never a favorite of mine....His rival Empire Maker is getting laid all day these days and selling babies for millions of dollars - while poor Funny is getting his head handed to him by horses he couldn't keep up with if he had a head start....what a shame
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