[3] The horses with the best form at age two (Vindication, Toccet, and Sky Mesa) all got injured while preparing for the Derby and ultimately missed the race.
[5] Empire Maker was at 6:5 on the morning line but drifted out to 5:2 by post-time based on concerns about a bruise to his right front hoof in the final days of training.
[6][7] Peace Rules was the second choice at odds of 6:1 after winning the Louisiana Derby and Blue Grass Stakes.
Funny Cide was bumped at the start but moved into tracking position going around the first turn while Empire Maker rated in eighth place.
Turning into the stretch, jockey José A. Santos went to the whip and Funny Cide opened a clear lead, then held on to win by 1+3⁄4 lengths.
It was also the first major win for Funny Cide's owners, six friends from upper New York state who named their outfit Sackatoga Stable after their hometown Sackett's Harbor and favorite racetrack, Saratoga.
Splits for each quarter-mile: (22.78) (23.45) (24.25) (25.27) (25.44) Source: Equibase Chart[1] On the Thursday after the race, the Miami Herald published a photo that supposedly showed Santos holding a "buzzer" (a device that administers an electric shock to horses, intended to make them run faster).