Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. 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. Written by ed gorman, audiobook narrated by the funny cide team. How a horse, a trainer, a jockey, and a bunch of high school buddies took on the sheiks and blue bloods. 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. 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. As a horse lover, i loved reading this story about the 2003 winner of the kentucky derby and preakness race. Getcomics is an awesome place to download dc, marvel, image, dark horse, dynamite, idw, oni, valiant, zenescope and many more comics only on getcomics. They were ten regular guys, and all they wanted was to win a race. They were up against milliondollar horses owned by patricians, oilmen, arab sheiks, and hollywood producers. It was interesting to learn about what goes into training a thoroughbred. In 2003, a threeyearold with the unlikely name of funny cide became the. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide.
Funny cide horse page with past performances, results, pedigree, photos and videos. Browse through our ebooks while discovering great authors and exciting books. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. He is the first new yorkbred horse to win the kentucky derby and the first gelding to win since clyde van dusen in 1929. On may 28, funny cide turned in a sharp workout, his first since the kentucky derby and the preakness. How a horse, a trainer, a jockey, and a bunch of high school buddies took on the sheiks and bluebloods. Dan cashman lets listeners share the excitement of the horses owners as they witnessed funny cide s unexpected kentucky derby victory. Though a few objectionable words, i wouldnt need to shut it off if my grandkids walked into the room. Funny cide by sally jenkins overdrive rakuten overdrive. Much ado about an admittedly fine horseand its group of tenders and ownerswhose story should have been just plain good fun. Net file what it is and how to open onedownload file what it is and how to open one ebook pdf. Funny cide written by anonymous from palmdale, ca on november 15th, 2005. How a horse, a trainer, a jockey, and a bunch of high school buddies took on the shieks and bluebloods.
Knowlton faces changing situation with tiz the law. Funny cide howahorse,atrainer,ajockeyandabunchofhighschoolbuddiestookonth. 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 and the belmont stakes having already won two of horse racings most important events this year, if funny cide wins the belmont. The book is at its liveliest showing them in action, especially when their unpretentious excitement subverts the wealthy elegance of the kentucky derby. With a win at the belmont stakes, funny cide would become the first gelding to win horse racings triple crown. Funny cide almost became a triple crown winner, but lost at the belmont race. 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 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. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Tiz the law brings funny cide owners back to churchill bloodhorse. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. How a horse, a trainer, a jockey, and a bunch of high school buddies took on the sheiks and bluebloods and won by the. Funny cide by the funny cide team and sally jenkins.
With the love and support of an oldtime trainer, a downonhisluck jockey, and a group of high school buddies who bought funny cide. He was an immensely popular horse and remains a fan favorite in retirement at the kentucky horse park. I admit when i found this book on my local library i had never heard of funny cide before. 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. When funny cide was born, not too many people noticed. Find everything you need to know about horse racing at. 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.
As we went to press with this book, anticipation of a twelfth triple crown champion was reaching a fever pitch. Funny cide by funny cide team goodreads share book. Theres no funny cide to derby scandal the irish times. 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. Knowlton and five of his partners in funny cide went to high school together in sackets harbor, a. In 2006, funny cide appears in a childrens book that tells about his life story and.
But jenkins does her book a disservice by trying to present the funny cide story as. 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. 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. I chose this rating because i grew up at my first riding stable with the trainer of funnycide, barclay tagg. Getcomics getcomics is an awesome place to download dc. Funny cide by sally jenkins audio book simply audiobooks. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Funny cide foaled april 20, 2000 is a thoroughbred race horse who won the kentucky derby. The funny cide stakes is an american thoroughbred horse race for twoyearold horses bred. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. And his unpretentious owners a partnership of former highschool. Written by the funny cide team, sally jenkins, audiobook narrated by jamey sheridan.
A horse named funny cide by funny cide team goodreads. 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. Download audiobooks written by the funny cide team to your device. Hes especially touching with the emotional story of jockey jose santos, who returned to the spotlight after a rocky career, and his young son. Breyer new 2020 70th anniversary collection retired breyer plush. Trainer barclay tagg proclaimed him to be sound, healthy and happy.
But like any race, once the derby starts any horse can win. Welcome to, your official source for horse racing results, mobile racing data, statistics as well as all other horse racing and thoroughbred racing information. Jenkins reminds us of the controversy surrounding funny cide s triumphant run for the roses, how a newspaper story alleging cheating was used to. 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. On the first saturday in may of 1968, the painter bob bolles drew the name of the victorious horse, dancer. Funny cide audiobook by the funny cide team, sally.
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