{"id":28630,"date":"2023-11-15T10:02:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T10:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webpromall.com\/?p=28630"},"modified":"2023-11-15T10:02:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T10:02:28","slug":"funny-cide-kentucky-derby-winning-horse-dead-at-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webpromall.com\/celebrity\/funny-cide-kentucky-derby-winning-horse-dead-at-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Funny Cide, Kentucky Derby-Winning Horse, Dead At 23"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Funny Cide<\/strong>, who became the 30th horse to win the first two legs of the Triple Crown in 2003, passed away on Sunday from complications of colic.<\/p>\n He was 23 years old.<\/p>\n Funny Cide emerged as a fan-favorite racehorse after defeating odd-on favorite Empire Maker at the 2003 Kentucky Derby … and winning again at the Preakness Stakes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The famed thoroughbred fell short of the Triple Crown … finishing in third at the Belmont Stakes.<\/p>\n Funny Cide competed until 2008 … winning 11 races overall and raking in more than $3.5 million in career earnings.<\/p>\n For the final 15 years of Funny Cide’s life, he retired to Kentucky Horse Park … where he was a member of its Hall of Champions.<\/p>\n Sackatoga Stable — the ownership group for the “Gutsy gelding” — shared the tragic news in a statement … saying, “We are so grateful to Kentucky Horse Park for giving our guy a wonderful retirement. To say we will miss him, is an understatement.”<\/p>\n Jose Santos Jr.<\/strong> — son of Funny Cide’s jockey, Jose Santos<\/strong> — paid tribute to the legend … writing, “By me, you will be remembered for the moments you gave our family. You are a family member to me.”<\/p>\n “It hurts to know I\u2019ve lost that, but I will never lose the memories you gave me, as well as the love I have for you … Fly high champion”<\/p>\n RIP.<\/p>\n