As a horse lover, i loved reading this story about the 2003 winner of the kentucky derby and preakness race. Find everything you need to know about horse racing at. On the first saturday in may of 1968, the painter bob bolles drew the name of the victorious horse, dancer. Funny cide and the belmont stakes having already won two of horse racings most important events this year, if funny cide wins the belmont. A horse named funny cide by funny cide team goodreads. Funny cide by sally jenkins audio book simply audiobooks. How a horse, a trainer, a jockey, and a bunch of high school buddies took on the sheiks and blue bloods.
Though a few objectionable words, i wouldnt need to shut it off if my grandkids walked into the room. 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. Download audiobooks written by the funny cide team to your device. Net file what it is and how to open onedownload file what it is and how to open one ebook pdf. And his unpretentious owners a partnership of former highschool. How a horse, a trainer, a jockey, and a bunch of high school buddies took on the sheiks and bluebloods. With a win at the belmont stakes, funny cide would become the first gelding to win horse racings triple crown. But jenkins does her book a disservice by trying to present the funny cide story as. As we went to press with this book, anticipation of a twelfth triple crown champion was reaching a fever pitch. Jenkins reminds us of the controversy surrounding funny cide s triumphant run for the roses, how a newspaper story alleging cheating was used to. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
Sally jenkins is an awardwinning journalist for the washington post and the author of eight books, three of which were new york times bestsellers. Written by ed gorman, audiobook narrated by the funny cide team. 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. He seemed too small for a racehorse, especially one who could win the biggest race of allthe kentucky derby. 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. He is the first new yorkbred horse to win the kentucky derby and the first gelding to win since clyde van dusen in 1929. Browse through our ebooks while discovering great authors and exciting books. How a horse, a trainer, a jockey, and a bunch of high school buddies took on the shieks and bluebloods. Funny cide by the funny cide team and sally jenkins.
Funny cide by sally jenkins overdrive rakuten overdrive. It was interesting to learn about what goes into training a thoroughbred race horse and the part that good luck and bad luck plays. Funny cide is no longer unique, but his story is still interesting. Funny cide by funny cide team goodreads share book. 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. Funny cide howahorse,atrainer,ajockeyandabunchofhighschoolbuddiestookonth. He was an immensely popular horse and remains a fan favorite in retirement at the kentucky horse park. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. With the love and support of an oldtime trainer, a downonhisluck jockey, and a group of high school buddies who bought funny cide. Dan cashman lets listeners share the excitement of the horses owners as they witnessed funny cide s unexpected kentucky derby victory. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. I chose this rating because i grew up at my first riding stable with the trainer of funnycide, barclay tagg.
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. Much ado about an admittedly fine horseand its group of tenders and ownerswhose story should have been just plain good fun. Breyer new 2020 70th anniversary collection retired breyer plush. 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. It was interesting to learn about what goes into training a thoroughbred. Tiz the law brings funny cide owners back to churchill bloodhorse. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. How a horse, a trainer, a jockey, and a bunch of high school buddies took on the sheiks and bluebloods and won by the. Knowlton faces changing situation with tiz the law.
Funny cide written by anonymous from palmdale, ca on november 15th, 2005. 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. In 2003, an unknown gelding named funny cide came out of nowhere to win both the kentucky derby and the preakness, shocking. Hes especially touching with the emotional story of jockey jose santos, who returned to the spotlight after a rocky career, and his young son. Knowlton and five of his partners in funny cide went to high school together in sackets harbor, a. Funny cide audiobook by the funny cide team, sally. I admit when i found this book on my local library i had never heard of funny cide before. Written by the funny cide team, sally jenkins, audiobook narrated by jamey sheridan.
Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. On may 28, funny cide turned in a sharp workout, his first since the kentucky derby and the preakness. Funny cide almost became a triple crown winner, but lost at the belmont race. 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. They were up against milliondollar horses owned by patricians, oilmen, arab sheiks, and hollywood producers.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The funny cide stakes is an american thoroughbred horse race for twoyearold horses bred. Getcomics is an awesome place to download dc, marvel, image, dark horse, dynamite, idw, oni, valiant, zenescope and many more comics only on getcomics. Trainer barclay tagg proclaimed him to be sound, healthy and happy. 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. The book is at its liveliest showing them in action, especially when their unpretentious excitement subverts the wealthy elegance of the kentucky derby. Funny cide horse page with past performances, results, pedigree, photos and videos. Theres no funny cide to derby scandal the irish times.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Buy a cheap copy of a horse named funny cide book by sally jenkins. In 2003, a threeyearold with the unlikely name of funny cide became the. Funny cide foaled april 20, 2000 is a thoroughbred race horse who won the kentucky derby and the preakness stakes in 2003. When funny cide was born, not too many people noticed. Getcomics getcomics is an awesome place to download dc. Welcome to, your official source for horse racing results, mobile racing data, statistics as well as all other horse racing and thoroughbred racing information.
But like any race, once the derby starts any horse can win. 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. Funny cide foaled april 20, 2000 is a thoroughbred race horse who won the kentucky derby. They were ten regular guys, and all they wanted was to win a race.
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