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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 Author: Sally Jenkins $16.97 |
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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 |
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.3 / 5.0 
EVERYONE LOVES A WINNER, AND THIS READING IS ONE: 
Everyone loves a winner, especially when the winner is an underdog. That was certainly the case with Funny Cide, the never-heard-of gelding who won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness thus almost copping the fabled Triple Crown. Yep, America loved him.
The resonant voice of Dan Cushman chronicles Funny Cide's amazing story from starting gate to finish. Of course, it's not just a horse's story but also the tale of friends, including a trainer and a jockey who were determined to win a race.
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The Remarkable Story of Improbable Events:
The bookstore near where you live probably has many categories --- fiction, nonfiction and children's books, if nothing else. If it's a large enough bookstore, there are perhaps books that focus on religion and spirituality, health, self-help, recovery, and sorrow.It is one of the deficiencies of the bookstore experience that there is not a corresponding section about joy. If there were, this new book by Sally Jenkins would be there. The improbably titled FUNNY CIDE: How a Horse, a Trainer, a Jockey, and...
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good times at the track:
a lively fun account of horse racing and winning against the odss. Reminiscent of 'Seabiscuit' this is set closer to modern times and is a wonderful account of the little guy. You will not be disappointed.Seth J. Frantzman
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