D' Funnybone
| D' Funnybone | |
|---|---|
 D' Funnybone preparing for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile | |
| Sire | D'Wildcat |
| Grandsire | Forest Wildcat |
| Dam | Elbow |
| Damsire | Woodman |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 2007 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Harold Plumley |
| Owner | Paul Pompa Jr. |
| Trainer | Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. |
| Record | 15: 6-3-0 |
| Earnings | US $686,700[1] |
| Major wins | |
|
Saratoga Special Stakes (2009) Belmont Futurity Stakes (2009) Hutcheson Stakes (2010) Swale Stakes (2010) Woody Stephens Stakes (2010) | |
D' Funnybone (foaled January 14, 2007 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was a multiple graded stakes winner at both age two and three.
D' Funnybone is sired by the Swale Stakes winner D'Wildcat and is out of the Woodman mare Elbow. He was bred by and originally raced for Harold Plumley. He was privately purchased as a two-year-old by Paul Pompa Jr.[2] He was trained by Richard Dutrow.
As a two-year-old, D' Funnybone won in his first start on May 23, 2009 at Calder in a maiden special weight race. He lost his next start but then won the Saratoga Special by 10 1⁄2 lengths, followed up with a win in the Belmont Futurity. Entered in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, he pressed the early pace but then faded to last.[1]
At the start of 2010, D' Funnybone established himself as the top three-year-old sprinter in the nation after winning the Hutcheson and Swale Stakes. "It was easy", said jockey Edgar Prado after the Swale. "To me, the way he is running now is great, and we’ll leave it up to Rick (Dutrow) whether we try and take on more distance."[2]
In his next start, Dutrow attempted to stretch the colt out to the distance of one mile in the Withers Stakes at Aqueduct. D'Funnybone raced close to a fast early pace, then tired in the stretch, finishing fourth.[3] Cutting back to seven furlongs in the Woody Stephens, D' Funnybone stayed farther off the pace and then unleashed a strong stretch run to win by 3 1⁄4 lengths. "Edgar has been breezing him (at Aqueduct), and he told me he doesn't like the track so much," said Dutrow. "We know he likes this track and things set up absolutely perfect for him. He did what he was supposed to. When I saw (the early leaders) going with each other, I couldn't ask for anything better. Even though he was further back than usual, Edgar knew what he was doing, and he knew he had plenty of time to catch up."[4]
D' Funnybone raced six more times but his best finish was a second place performance in the Carry Back Stakes.[1] He was retired at the end of 2011 and entered stud at Vinery New York.[5] He currently stands at Rockridge Stud in Hudson, New York.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 "D' Funnybone profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- 1 2 Shandler, Jason. "D' Funnybone Rolls to Swale Victory". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ↑ "Afleet Again Upsets Withers; D' Funnybone 4th". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ↑ "D' Funnybone Rolls in the Woody Stephens". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ↑ "Grade II Winner D' Funnybone to Vinery NY". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ↑ "D' Funnybone on Stallion Register Online". Stallion Register Online. Retrieved 10 November 2016.