D' Funnybone

Rockridge Stud Announces 2015 Stallion Fees

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• November 20, 2014
• Breeding, Northeast Region

Rockridge Stud in Hudson, N.Y. has announced the stud fees for its 2015 roster of six stallions. Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) winner Trinniberg carries the highest fee at $7,500.

Northeast/Mid-Atlantic: Solid as a Rock

• By Lenny Shulman
• April 1, 2014
• Mid-Atlantic

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Vinery New York Plans Stallion Show

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• January 14, 2013
• Breeding, Northeast Region

Vinery New York has scheduled its annual stallion show and open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 26 at Sugar Maple Farm near Poughquag, N.Y.

Vinery Sets 2013 Fees for Kentucky, New York

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• November 2, 2012
• Breeding, Kentucky

Vinery has announced their 2013 stud fees for the stallion divisions in Kentucky and New York. All fees are payable when foal stands and nurses.

Grade II Winner D' Funnybone to Vinery NY

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• October 20, 2011
• Breeding, Northeast Region

D' Funnybone, a five-time grade II winner for Paul Pompa Jr., will enter stud in 2012 at Tom Simon's Vinery New York at Sugar Maple Farm near Poughquag, N.Y.

Saratoga Opens With Loaded James Marvin Field

• By Jason Shandler
• July 20, 2011
• Racing, Northeast Region

The $100,000 Schuylerville (gr. III) for 2-year-old fillies is the feature on opening day of the 40-day Saratoga meet, but the ungraded James Marvin Stakes for older sprinters is the race that has everyone taking notice.

Trappe Shot, Calibrachoa Battle in True North

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• June 8, 2011
• Racing, Northeast Region

Trappe Shot and Calibrachoa put their winning streaks on the line when they square off in the $250,000 True North Handicap (gr. II) Saturday, June 11 at Belmont Park.

Top Horses Entered at Belmont, Delaware

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• May 10, 2011
• Racing, Northeast Region

Top horses are entered in two races May 11, with several in a $60,000 sprint stakes at Belmont Park and another in a $41,000 allowance race at Delaware Park.

D' Funnybone Set for Return at Gulfstream

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• April 7, 2011
• Racing, Southeast Region

Paul Pompa, Jr.'s 4-year-old D' Funnybone, winner of last year's Hutcheson and Swale stakes (both gr. II), is scheduled to make his return in the $60,000 Sunshine State Stakes going seven furlongs at Gulfstream Park.

Discreetly Mine Rolls in King's Bishop

• By Jason Shandler
• August 28, 2010
• Racing, Breeders' Cup, Northeast Region

If there was any question about who is the top 3-year-old sprinter on the East Coast, Discreetly Mine answered it emphatically Aug. 28 at Saratoga with a wire-to-wire win in the $250,000 NetJet King's Bishop Stakes (gr. I).

Discreetly Mine, D' Funnybone Meet Again

• By Jason Shandler
• August 25, 2010
• Racing, Breeders' Cup, Northeast Region

D' Funnybone handily defeated Discreetly Mine in the Woody Stephens (gr. II), but the tables could be turned when the two meet again in the $250,000 NetJets King's Bishop (gr. I) Aug. 28 at Saratoga.

Travers or King's Bishop For Trappe Shot?

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• August 24, 2010
• Racing, Northeast Region

The connections of Trappe Shot remain undecided on whether they will enter their colt in the $1 million Travers (gr. I) or $250,000 King's Bishop (gr. I), both on Aug. 28 at Saratoga.

Four Dutrow Horses Work at Saratoga Aug. 11

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• August 11, 2010
• Racing, Northeast Region

Trainer Richard Dutrow Jr. had a quartet of horses on Saratoga Race Course's main track the morning of Aug. 11 for six-furlong works: Trickmeister, D' Funnybone, Boys At Tosconova, and I Want Revenge.

Coffee Boy Brews An Upset over D' Funnybone

• By Jack Shinar
• July 10, 2010
• Racing, Southeast Region

Coffee Boy slipped through along the inside for jockey Jermaine Bridgmohan in the stretch and upset 1-9 choice D' Funnybone in the $194,000 Carry Back Stakes (gr. II) Calder Casino & Race Course July 10.

D' Funnybone Rolls in the Woody Stephens

• By Evan Hammonds
• June 5, 2010
• Racing, Northeast Region

D' Funnybone tracks a hot early pace set by Discreetly Mine and Eightyfiveinafifty and cruises home to win the seven-furlong Woody Stephens by 3 1/4 lengths.

D' Funnybone Has Four Foes in Woody Stephens

• By Jack Shinar
• June 2, 2010
• Racing, Northeast Region

Multiple grade II winner D' Funnybone gets back to his favored distance of seven furlongs when he takes on four other 3-year-olds in the $250,000 Woody Stephens Stakes (gr. II) June 5 at Belmont Park.

Afleet Again Upsets Withers; D' Funnybone 4th

• By Jason Shandler
• April 24, 2010
• Racing, Triple Crown, Northeast Region

Afleet Again took advantage of a blistering pace and collared the leaders in deep stretch to pull a 24-1 upset in the $150,000 Withers Stakes (gr. III) April 24 at Aqueduct.

D' Funnybone Headlines Withers Field

• By Jason Shandler
• April 21, 2010
• Racing, Triple Crown, Northeast Region

D' Funnybone, the nation's most accomplished 3-year-old sprinter, will shoot for his fifth graded stakes win when he leads a field of six in the $150,000 Withers Stakes (gr. III) April 24 at Aqueduct.

D' Funnybone Now Unlikely For Preakness

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• April 16, 2010
• Triple Crown, Northeast Region

Multiple graded stakes winner D' Funnybone worked six furlongs in 1:13.70 with jockey Edgar Prado aboard April 16 at Aqueduct in preparation for the $150,000 Withers (gr. III) next weekend.

D' Funnybone Rolls to Swale Victory

• By Jason Shandler
• March 20, 2010
• Triple Crown, Southeast Region

If there was any doubt about D' Funnybone being the top 3-year-old sprinter in the nation, those questions were answered emphatically on March 20.

D' Funnybone Being Pointed to Preakness

• By Jason Shandler
• March 19, 2010
• Triple Crown, Southeast Region

D' Funnybone, trained by Rick Dutrow Jr., will go for his fourth grade II score March 20 at Gulfstream when he leads a field of nine in the Swale Stakes.

D' Funnybone Looks Strong in Swale

• By Jason Shandler
• March 17, 2010
• Triple Crown, Southeast Region

Paul Pompa Jr.'s D' Funnybone handled a field of 3-year-olds at the same distance and over the same Gulfstream Park strip last month in his season debut, and now the colt is favored to do the same in the $150,000 Swale Stakes

D' Funnybone Wins 3YO Debut in Hutcheson

• By Jason Shandler
• February 20, 2010
• Triple Crown, Southeast Region

Paul Pompa Jr.'s D' Funnybone opened up his 3-year-old season in style, cruising to a professional one-length win as the even-money favorite in the $150,000 Hutcheson Stakes (gr. II) Feb. 20 at Gulfstream Park.

Dutrow Brothers Have Edge in Hutcheson

• By Jason Shandler
• February 17, 2010
• Southeast Region

The Dutrow brothers, Rick and Tony, hold the top hands in the $150,000 Hutcheson Stakes (gr. II), a seven-furlong test for 3-year-olds Feb. 20 at Gulfstream Park.

Longshot Vale of York Grabs Juvenile

• November 7, 2009
• Breeders' Cup

Longshot Vale of York, a son of Invincible Spirit owned by Godolphin Racing, grabbed the Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) right at the wire. The Irish-bred out-gunned favorite Lookin At Lucky.

Juvenile: Lookin At Lucky 8-5 From Post 13

• By Tom LaMarra
• November 3, 2009
• Breeders' Cup

Undefeated Lookin At Lucky drew the outside post 13 but was made the 8-5 morning-line favorite for the $2-million Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) Nov. 7 at Santa Anita Park.

Loaded Juvenile May Offer Some Value

• By Tom LaMarra
• October 29, 2009
• Breeders' Cup, West Region

The presence of the most accomplished United States-based colts thus far and a strong contingent from Europe should spell value for those who wager on the Nov. 7 Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) at Santa Anita Park.

Dutrow Horses Preparing For Plenty of Action

• September 25, 2009
• Racing, Breeders' Cup, Northeast Region

Trainer Rick Dutrow Jr., reported on several of his top horses Sept. 25 from Aqueduct, including Paul Pompa Jr.'s Futurity (gr. II) winner D' Funnybone, whose next start is still up in the air.

Countdown to the Cup: More Fantastic Fillies

• By Steve Haskin
• September 21, 2009
• Breeders' Cup

With Rachel Alexandra, Zenyatta, and Ventura, familiar standbys like Forever Together and Music Note, and rapidly rising stars Icon Project, Careless Jewel, and Swift Temper, as well as Goldikova in Europe, this is truly a special year for fillies.

Another Laugher For D' Funnybone in Futurity

• By Jason Shandler
• September 19, 2009
• Racing, Breeders' Cup, Northeast Region

Paul Pompa Jr.'s D' Funnybone followed up his impressive Saratoga Special (gr. II) win with another no-doubt-about-it victory, this one in the $250,000 Futurity (gr. II) Sept. 19 at Belmont Park. The 2-year-old son of D'wildcat is sure to be one of the favorites for the $2 million Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) later this fall, if he is entered.

Futurity: D' Funnybone a Star in the Making

• By Jason Shandler
• September 17, 2009
• Racing, Breeders' Cup, Northeast Region

Paul Pompa Jr. is reluctant to compare any of his young horses to 2008 dual classic winner Big Brown, but the New York based owner is not afraid to say that D'Funnybone could be something special.

Saratoga Special a Laugher for D' Funnybone

• By Jack Shinar
• August 20, 2009
• Racing, Northeast Region

D' Funnybone, purchased privately one month ago by Paul Pompa Jr., provided an immediate return on the investment when he crushed his rivals in the $150,000 Saratoga Special (gr. II) at the Spa Aug. 20.