Jack Knowlton Diary: Funny Cide’s Derby Win, Story Behind the Bus, Remembering Old Friends

Managing partner Jack Knowlton and his fellow Sackatoga Stable owners stepped out of a yellow school bus at Churchill Downs to gain an upset victory with New York-bred gelding Funny Cide in the 2003 Kentucky Derby. In another unexpected twist, Knowlton and Sackatoga have returned to the national spotlight with another stellar New York-bred.

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Seventeen Words That Mean Something Different To Kentucky Derby Fans

Horse racing is a sport full of jargon: for hardcore fans of the game, the sentence, “He worked a bullet over three panels in 35 and change” makes absolute and perfect sense. (The translation is: this horse was the fastest workout of the morning going three-eighths of a mile, traveling the distance in just over 35 seconds.)

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Greg Harbut Following Family Footsteps to Kentucky Derby With Necker Island

The power of representation on the biggest of stages cannot be overstated. In order for dreams to manifest into reality, for the aspirational to become palpable, opportunity must first present itself. The more treasured the prize, the more grateful those who seek it are for the chance to simply chase it - as evidenced by the gratitude that spills forth from those fortunate enough each year to participate in Thoroughbred racing’s most famous test.

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