06/28/2026
As the racing world says goodbye to Aqueduct, we are taken back to April 12, 2003.
Our dream of a Kentucky Derby was already alive, but the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct gave us every reason to believe.
Funny Cide came into the race with something to prove. After getting bumped at the break, he dug in, battled all the way to the wire, and finished a gutsy second to Empire Maker.
He may not have won the Wood, but he left Aqueduct a legitimate Derby contender. Three weeks later, he made history as the only New York-bred ever to win the Kentucky Derby.
Thank you, Aqueduct, for being part of one of the greatest rides of our lives. We'll never forget you.