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Kentucky Derby Winner's Owners Are 'Little Guys' Eyeing Big Gain at Preakness.
By Ken Murray, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
May 15--In a sport dominated by Saudi princes and big money, a conglomerate of everyday businessmen rules the thoroughbred racing world, at least for the moment.
Jackson Knowlton operates a health-care consulting business. David Mahan owns a catering business. J.P. Constance is not only an optician, but also a former mayor.
Along with seven other partners, four of whom are retirees, they make up Sackatoga Stable, the upstate-New York group that owns Kentucky Derby-winner Funny Cide.
Lined up next to royalty, they're the little guys from places like Watertown, Conn., and Sackets Harbor and Saratoga Springs, N.Y. They've just been traveling in faster company the last two weeks.
"We've always believed we're the little guys, even though none of us really think of ourselves as little guys," Mahan said this week. "We didn't have to borrow…
- For Funny Cide, it's a one-horse town.
- News wire article from: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI) June 5, 2003 700+ words
...bucks going on Funny Cide." Four of...still live in Sackets Harbor, which is...colors. Before Funny Cide came along, Sackets Harbor's main claim...you're in Funny Cide country when you enter Sackets Harbor. Mayor John...
- For Funny Cide, it's a one-horse town.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Guidi, Gene June 5, 2003 700+ words
...bucks going on Funny Cide." Four of...still live in Sackets Harbor, which is...colors. Before Funny Cide came along, Sackets Harbor's main claim...you're in Funny Cide country when you enter Sackets Harbor. Mayor John...
- Funny Cide is everyone's favorite.
- Newspaper article from: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) June 6, 2003 700+ words
...horse's owners come from Sackets Harbor, N.Y., a village of 1...banners and signs urging on Funny Cide and the "Sackets Six," the half-dozen owners of Funny Cide who attended Sackets Harbor High School. The owners have...
- Funny Cide is everyone's favorite.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
- News wire article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Joseph, Dave June 6, 2003 700+ words
...horse's owners come from Sackets Harbor, N.Y., a village of 1...banners and signs urging on Funny Cide and the "Sackets Six," the half-dozen owners of Funny Cide who attended Sackets Harbor High School. The owners have...
- Empire strikes back: Funny Cide's bid for a Triple Crown ends.(The Orange...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Bisheff, Steve June 7, 2003 700+ words
...doubt. They made Funny Cide the sentimental...little town of Sackets Harbor on this cool...spattered day. "Funny Cide, he just not...business." For Funny Cide's followers...died hard. The Sackets Harbor Six, the former...
- Empire strikes back: Funny Cide's bid for a Triple Crown ends.
- Newspaper article from: The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) June 8, 2003 700+ words
...doubt. They made Funny Cide the sentimental...little town of Sackets Harbor on this cool...spattered day. "Funny Cide, he just not...business." For Funny Cide's followers...died hard. The Sackets Harbor Six, the former...
- Is Funny Cide really a true New Yorker?
- News wire article from: Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY) June 6, 2003 700+ words
...purses. Once weaned, Funny Cide was back in the Bluegrass...people here, however, Funny Cide is as New York as Rudy...Stable, based in sleepy Sackets Harbor, near Lake Ontario...owns a full share in Funny Cide, was stuck in a traffic...
- Is Funny Cide really a true New Yorker?(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Clay, John June 6, 2003 700+ words
...purses. Once weaned, Funny Cide was back in the Bluegrass...people here, however, Funny Cide is as New York as Rudy...Stable, based in sleepy Sackets Harbor, near Lake Ontario...owns a full share in Funny Cide, was stuck in a traffic...
- Horse-race fans enjoy Funny Cide in a bottle.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Modern Brewery Age August 11, 2003 700+ words
AP--Funny Cide, the beer, will...was developed by Sackets Harbor Brewing Co...for the season. Funny Cide, the Saratoga...owners attended Sackets Harbor high school...proud to have Funny Cide associated with...
- Funny Cide Team with Sally Jenkins. Funny Cide.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
- Magazine article from: Library Journal Berger, Morey May 1, 2004 700+ words
...with Sally Jenkins. Funny Cide. Putnam. May 2004...SPORTS The underrated Funny Cide was the surprise contender...school friends in small Sackets Harbor, NY, each of whom pitched...Sacketoga Stable and bought Funny Cide. Their trainer, Barclay...
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