Funny Cide, the 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, dies at 23

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Funny Cide, the “Gutsy Gelding” who became a fan favorite after winning the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 2003, has died from complications of colic. He was 23. Kentucky Horse Park, the Lexington farm where Funny Cide lived for his final 15 years, confirmed the thoroughbred died Sunday, as did Sackatoga Stable, the group that owned him. Funny Cide won 11 of 38 starts and earned more than $3.5 million in his career. He was undefeated in three starts as a 2-year-old. Funny Cide lost his first three starts the following year but won the Derby and Preakness before finishing third in the Belmont Stakes.