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... Old Favorites Funny Cide, Evening Attire Battle - bloodhorse.com Advanced Search Search Tips March 30, 2006 Books, Photos, Gifts Auction Edge Keeneland Magazine MarketWatch Stallion Register The Blood-Horse Subscribe Gift Subscription The Horse Eclipse Press The Horse.com Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association Sales Integrity Program The Greatest Game Thoroughbred Retirement Directory Old Favorites Funny Cide, Evening Attire Battle Date Posted: 3/30/2006 6:28:23 PM Last Updated: 3/30/2006 6:28:23 PM Old favorites Funny Cide and Evening Attire need top efforts Saturday to have an impact in an evenly matched 94th running of the $200,000-added Excelsior Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr.

III) Saturday at Aqueduct.The 1 1/8-mile race looks so close that the nine horses entered are separated by one pound in handicapper P.J.

Campo's weight assignments.While it may look to some that 2003 Kenucky Derby and Preakness (both gr.

I) winner Funny Cide's best days are behind him, trainer Barclay Tagg has never lost confidence in the New York-bred Distorted Humor gelding.

In three starts this year, Funny Cide has produced a mixed bag of results.Making his first start in six months Jan.

7, Funny Cide, going six furlongs in the Mr.

Propsector (gr.

III) raced in contention early, then faded to seventh beaten 11 lengths.

In a much-improved race Feb.

2, Funny Cide stalked the pace in a high-level allowance optional claimer and was a good runner-up to the sharp Sir...

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