2003 Kentucky Derby - Funny Cide: Full Broadcast

There on the track was Empire Maker, the impeccably bred favorite with a tender foot, a cocky trainer from Brooklyn and a plurality of the public's money on his back. There was Atswhatimtalknbout, the Hollywood horse, partly owned by movie royalty, and there, too, was Indian Express, the rhythm-and-bluegrass colt whose owner was a legendary record producer in the 1950's.
But for the two minutes that count the most on the first Saturday in May, the real star was a New York-bred gelding named Funny Cide, who was sent off at the ''yeah, right'' odds of better than 12-1 and romped off with a victory of a length and three-quarters in the 129th running of the Kentucky Derby. But forget for a moment Funny Cide's glitzier and supposedly more formidable competition. By any standard, this was an improbable victory.
A New York-bred had never won the Derby, and the last time a gelding won was in 1929, when Clyde Van Dusen posted a two-length victory. The public was caught unawares, and six buddies from Sackets Harbor, N.Y., who own Funny Cide and run under the banner of Sackatoga Stable with four other partners were stunned by their good fortune.
''We are a three-horse stable,'' said Jackson Knowlton, one of the owners who bought the gelding for $75,000 in a private sale. ''We are the little guys in the game. Everyone who dreams in this game, who owns two or five horses, look at what you can accomplish. Little did we know.''
Maybe it should not have been a surprise that a group of owners from upstate New York could listen reverently to ''My Old Kentucky Home'' and then send out their horse to run down the best 3-year-olds in the world. Funny Cide, after all, had battled Empire Maker gamely three weeks ago in the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct before losing by half a length.
But Empire Maker and Bobby Frankel had commanded the pre-race spotlight here at Churchill Downs as the colt nursed a bruised right front foot and his trainer kept insisting that it was no big deal and that the public should bet his horse with both hands.
It didn't matter that only 49 post-time favorites had won the Derby, or that only one of the last 23 made it to the winner's circle. Frankel was adamant that he had the horse right here and that to bet against him was foolish.
Still, by the time of the race, Empire Maker had drifted up from a 6-5 morning-line favorite to the 5-2 first choice, reflecting that the public was not convinced the colt was healthy. And when the gates opened at 6:08 p.m., it was Funny Cide with Jose Santos aboard who ignored the roar of 148,530 people and glided around the first turn, effortlessly tracking the pace-setters: Brancusi, Peace Rules and Eye of the Tiger.
Empire Maker, meanwhile, was loping along in eighth place, his jockey, Jerry Bailey, trying to avoid traffic in the field of 16 until it was time to unleash a rocket kick that had left rivals in the Wood Memorial and the Florida Derby with dirt in their face and a faraway view of a colt many thought had the potential to become the 12th Triple Crown winner and the first since Affirmed in 1978.
''He was kind of wide on the first turn, but I thought he was good enough to overcome it,'' said Bailey, a Hall of Famer widely considered the best jockey in the United States, if not the world.
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[@joesantos3776]

I am Santos' son and my father and I love all the videos you put up of his career. we lost the tape to this and to find it is unbelievable. It was the best moment in my families life and thank you for changing it with us again

[@johnnegrete7068]

Your dad won me money on volponi.....

[@Caroni100]

@@johnnegrete7068 Caroni100 Hace 38 segundos (editado) "Estoy extremadamente agradecido por la carrera que he tenido, por los propietarios y entrenadores que confiaron en mí, por mis compañeros jinetes que ayudaron a sacar lo mejor de mí y a los fanáticos por su apoyo ", dijo Santos. A todos, estoy agradecido con mi familia. Siempre me han apoyado, y es difícil porque cada vez que montas a caballo, estás en peligro. Ya no tienen que preocuparse, y eso es un alivio. José Santos (26 de Abril 1961 - ) Jinete del Salón de la Fama cuando en 2007, anunció su retiro en una rueda de prensa organizada en el Hipódromo de Saratoga. Estadísticas de por vida: *25,928 montas *4,083 triunfos *Ganancias por U.S. $188,561,787. Décimo primero de todos los tiempos en ese renglón. Saludos desde Venezuela.

[@kenbrickman4412]

@@johnnegrete7068 Volponi should've been horse of the year for exposing the pick 6 scandal !!

[@sherylejeffers9491]

Blessings to you and your wonderful family Jose....your dad was a great jockey..he won me lots of money...

[@shawnmore835]

Your Dad was my jockey Pepe Santos 💯❤️

[@NomadCollective]

I remember seeing Lemon Drop Kid win the Belmont! Good horse, great jockey, your father! I remember watching Funny Cide races on local TV since the horse was a two year old!

[@rachellevine]

Happy Birthday Funny Cide!

[@Partymanners2]

You're very welcome.. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'll also be putting up Funny Cide's Preakness broadcast soon. Your father was one of my favorite jockeys back in the day.

[@elsplace896]

RIP beautiful talented Funny Cide.

[@PaulSmith-tn4yu]

RIP Funny Cide, you will be missed.

[@joelsalalila1543]

37:24 Favorite part for American Pharaoh🩵💛 including Pharaoh's Flight💚💛

[@Caroni100]

"The Kentucky Derby? There is no an adjective able to describe its greatness" Jose Gregorio Guillot, venezuelan turfman and radio producer

[@hankhaynes3701]

I wish all good things for your family and hope your dad is enjoying his retirement. I remember his perfect rides on Manila and sometimes get to see Funny Cide at the Kentucky Horse Park.

[@abrahamjackson6019]

The Mighty Funny Cide made them all quit!

[@RealJackHQ]

Jose Santos: from Gulch to Gold (with Funny Cide)! One of the best all-time. By the way, can we all admit that Laffit Pincay looked absolutely magical in that segment? That was great stuff 😀.

[@Caroni100]

Jose Adeon Santos Leon (April 26, 1961 - ) * 25,926 Starts * 4,083 Firsts * 3,657 Seconds * 3,588 Thirds * $ 187,246,727 earned * 1986, 1987, 1988 & 1989 United States Champion Jockey by earnings * 1988 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey 🏇 * 1999 George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award 🏇 * 2003 ESPY Award for Outstanding United States Jockey 🏇 * 2003 Red Smith Good Guy Award 🏇 * Inducted to The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2007 * Well done, Champion! * Best regards from Venezuela

[@WSBT960]

Great to see Funny Cide win, sad though that some folks ruined it claiming Santos cheated afterwards.

[@jayvonjonz8886]

Anybody can claim anything but where was/is the proof? Did groom assert this in print or to media?

[@timothystephenson2498]

47:35, volume up Such a sweet moment those last 5 seconds of the broadcast are, the son of the jockey I suppose, just crying in disbelief and excitement!

[@ryanstillman]

Wow! Entire Broadcast! You are amazing for posting this! I love your posts! I check youtube daily for them! This one made my day. Thanks! Great race!

[@aprildoornbos4739]

He should have never got beat and then he dies , the whole life of this wonderful talented horse is lost to racing .... ATSWHATIMTALKINBOUT

[@DeAngeloStevens]

Earlier Today in Tuscaloosa, Alabama outside of Birmingham, Alabama. The Press Conference caught the News of the FIRING of Head Coach Mike Price

[@Caroni100]

"¿El Derby de Kentucky? Aún no se ha encontrado un calificativo que pueda describir su grandeza" José Gregorio Guillot, comentarista hípico y productor radial venezolano

[@zacharylovestrains]

I love the Kentucky Derby i also love the horses.

[@Partymanners2]

You're welcome.. glad you enjoy the videos..

[@timothystephenson2498]

37:02, This right here is what you like to see in a winning racehorse just before the race, especially in the Kentucky Derby. I wish I knew this on Saturday, May 6th, 2023 when Mage was to be the one who won the derby that year, jumping and getting all excited in that pink number 8 silks just before the race while walking in line on in the minutes leading up to the race on that day while I watched at Chimney Rock Marina and Restaurant on Herrington Lake, Kentucky on a nice 70*F day partly cloudy, it was a very fun day where I ate a Philly Cheesesteak sandwich with French Fries and A-1 Sauce and I ended up drinking about 8 or 9 large blue plastic cups of tea and lemonade and I went to the bathroom on down the docks of the marina just around the corner from the entrance of the restaurant about 6 times as my bladder was so full, but I never did go number two, I just peed a lot, lol. I spent the day with my mother and father and my aunt and her husband who owned the Marina and restaurant that I speak about. I really enjoyed this memory and I enjoy that life will give me memories like this that I can look back on and remember from time to time. I will always cherish those times in my currently fairly young life, gleeful and cheerful, yet provocative and wise smile. :) 05/11/2023, 5:28am, Thursday morning. Cherish life and the lovely memories that you make, life is too short to worry about everything, be thankful for who you have as family and for what you got.

[@hpribot]

Finally, the race starts at about 48 minutes.

[@kennethnero2011]

RIP Funny Cide 🩶❤️

[@Caroni100]

Funny Cide (April 20, 2000 - ) * Sire: Distorted Humor * Grandsire: Forty Niner * Dam: Belle´s Good Side * Damsire: Slewacide * Breeder: WinStar Farm * Owner: Sackatoga Stable * Trainer: Barclay Tagg * Jockeys: Jose Santos (8 for 22) Julie Krone (0 for 1) Edgar Prado (0 for 4) Richard Migliore (2 for 5) Cornelio Velasquez (0 for 5) Alan Garcia (1 for 1) * 38 Starts * 11 Firsts * 6 Seconds * 8 Thirds * 3 Fourts * 3 Fifths * Earnings: $ 3,529,411 * 2002 New York Breeders' Award for Champion Two-Year-Old * 2003 U.S. Champion 3 Year-Old Male* 2003 & 2004 Champion New York Horse of the Year * 2003 NTRA "Moment of the Year"* 2003 Big Sport of Turfdom Award (Sackatoga Stable) * 2004 Presidents' Award from New York Turf Writers * 2010 New York Thoroughbred Breeders Award as the New York-bred horse of the decade. Greetings from Venezuela. Funny Cide (20 de Abril, 2000 - ) * Padre: Distorted Humor * Abuelo Paterno: Forty Niner * Madre: Belle´s Good Side * Abuela Materna: Slewacide * Criador: WinStar Farm * Propietario: Sackatoga Stable * Entrenador: Barclay Tagg * Jinetes: José Santos (De 22-8) Julie Krone (De 1-0) Edgar Prado (De 4-0) Richard Migliore (De 5-2) Cornelio Velásquez (De 5-0) Alan García (De 1-1) * 38 Salidas * 11 Primeros * 6 Segundos * 8 Terceros * 3 Fourths * 3 Fifths * Ganancias: $ 3.529.411* Campeón dosañero de la Asociación de Criadores de Nueva York 2002 * Campeón tresañero en Estados Unidos 2003 * Caballo de Año 2003 & 2004 en Nueva York * "Momento del Año" NTRA 2003 * Gran Premio Deporte Hípico (Sackatoga Stable) * Premio Presidente de los Escritores Hípicos de Nueva York 2003 * Premio Criadores de Caballos de Carrera de Nueva York 2010 Saludos desde Venezuela.

[@zacharylovestrains]

Secretariat Was best winner of 1973 Kentucky Derby.

[@ivanbravo7]

jose santos

[@wizard9403]

Oh man! What a great day that was!!!

[@ivanbravo7]

jose santosn

[@arsanscinema]

funny cide

[@jakubwidlarz]

9:08

[@russellchavous8725]

If not for a sloppy track in the Belmont Funny Cide would have most definitely won the triple crown

[@khachigohanian5136]

I felt the same way

[@virtualcowgirl3922]

The Mighty Empire Maker, Pioneerofthenile's sire; American Pharoah's grandaddy.

[@aprildoornbos4739]

correct and to set the record Straight I know these people and horses intimately , I rode both grandmothers of Empire Maker Image of Reality and Gana Facile daughter of Charedi also by In Reality , rode her too and as far as Ats if Ron Ellis gave me the pony strap at the barn and taught him to behave himself walking to the track his assistant Joe wouldn't have to have been a human pony , he wasn't that bad , its Ron fault for doing that every single morning , he was over protective , I shouldnt have deserted the horse but I wasn't compensated for the extra time , it made a difference , i have vast experience in this field and worked and ridden for the very best

[@slide_drexler]

Sackatoga Celebrate!

[@Caroni100]

"I am extremely grateful for the career I've had, for the owners and trainers that had faith in me, to my fellow jockeys who helped bring out the best in me and to the fans for their support," Santos said. "Most of all, I am grateful to my family. They have always supported me, and it is tough because every time you ride a horse, you are in danger. They don't have to worry anymore, and that is a relief" Jose Santos (April 26, 1961 - ) Hall of Fame jockey when in 2007, he announced his retirement in a press conference held in the press box at Saratoga Race Track. Santos´ Lifetime statistics: *25,928 mounts *4,083 wins *Erarnings of U.S. $188,561,787, ranking him eleventh in the all-time jockey rankings. Greetings from Venezuela. "Estoy extremadamente agradecido por la carrera que he tenido, por los propietarios y entrenadores que confiaron en mí, por mis compañeros jinetes que ayudaron a sacar lo mejor de mí y a los fanáticos por su apoyo ", dijo Santos. A todos, estoy agradecido con mi familia. Siempre me han apoyado, y es difícil porque cada vez que montas a caballo, estás en peligro. Ya no tienen que preocuparse, y eso es un alivio. José Santos (26 de Abril 1961 - ) Jinete del Salón de la Fama cuando en 2007, anunció su retiro en una rueda de prensa organizada en el Hipódromo de Saratoga. Estadísticas de por vida: *25,928 montas *4,083 triunfos *Ganancias por U.S. $188,561,787. Décimo primero de todos los tiempos en ese renglón. Saludos desde Venezuela.

[@mannbradmusic]

For the courtesy of you and others who view this, I have for you the lyrics for "My Old Kentucky Home." They are below if you want to read them while listening or sing along. It occurs at the 37:24 mark. The sun shines bright on My Old Kentucky Home, 'tis Summer, the people are gay; The corn-top's ripe and the meadow's in the bloom, while the birds make music all the day. The young folks roll on the little cabin floor, all merry, all happy and bright; By'n by hard times come a-knocking at the door, then My Old Kentucky Home, good night! Weep no more, my lady! O, weep no more today! We will sing one song for My Old Kentucky Home, for My Old Kentucky Home far away.

[@sherylejeffers5484]

Thank You.....

[@chuckschafer942]

TIS SUMMER THE "DARKIES"ARE GAY

[@MikePike5]

Can u upload the the race where laffit pincay's carrer ended?

[@jimmyperalta7749]

Can't believe Empress Maker loss to this bum

[@Caroni100]

Jose Adeon Santos Leon (April 26, 1961 - ) * 25,926 Starts * 4,083 Firsts * 3,657 Seconds * 3,588 Thirds * $ 187,246,727 earned * 1986, 1987, 1988 & 1989 United States Champion Jockey by earnings * 1988 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey 🏇 * 1999 George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award 🏇 * 2003 ESPY Award for Outstanding United States Jockey 🏇 * 2003 Red Smith Good Guy Award 🏇 * Inducted to The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2007 * Well done, Champion! * Best regards from Venezuela José Adeón Santos León (26 de Abril, 1961 - ) * 25.926 Salidas * 4.083 Primeros * 3.657 Segundos * 3.588 Terceros * $ 187.246.727 ganados * Jinete Campeón en Estados Unidos por dinero ganado 1986, 1987, 1988 & 1989 🏇 * Premio Eclipse al Mejor Jinete 1988 🏇 * Premio Memorial Jinete George Woolf 1999 🏇 * Premio ESPY 2003 ESPY al Mejor Jinete de Estados Unidos 🏇 * Premio Red Smith Buen Muchacho 2003 🏇 * Exaltado al Museo Nacional de las Carreras y Salón de la Fama en 2007 * ¡Bravo, Campeón! * Saludos desde Venezuela

[@andyguajardo3920]

Orgullo de chile y de talcahuano concepción