2003 Derby Winner Funny Cide Retired
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Funny Cide will race no more. The popular 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner was retired Friday, nine days after winning at a small track in upstate New York with a near-record crowd cheering him on with every stride.
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FOUR-TIME Olympic gold medallist Matthew Pinsent has announced his retirement from rowing three months after his final triumph in Athens in the coxless fours.
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Former European Ryder Cup player and Volvo Masters champion Pierre Fulke has announced his retirement at the age of 36.
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Spanish rider Joseba Beloki, who finished second in the Tour de France behind Lance Armstrong in 2002, announced his retirement on Friday.
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GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS Â· The souvenirs sold for half price this time last year and the beer had gone flat. The marketing of Funny Cide seemed to parallel the career of everyone&#39;s favorite gelding.
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RIO-DE-JANEIRO, Dec 29 (SW) - Brazilian legend RomÃ¡rio de Souza Faria, aka Romario, has officially announced he was to put an end to his prestigious playing career.
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Toyota's Olivier Panis will retire from Formula One at the end of the 2004 season.
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Elmont. NY (Sports Network) - Belmont Stakes winner Birdstone has been retired because of a bone chip in his left front ankle. The announcement was made on Wednesday by the husband of owner Marylou Whitney.
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Funny Cide has never raced at Saratoga Race Course, a disappointment to his many local fans and to his owners.
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Britain&#39;s four-time Olympic rowing champion Matthew Pinsent announced his retirement on Tuesday. The 34-year-old won his fourth gold medal in Athens.
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Olivier Panis announced on Thursday that he will retire as a Formula One race driver at the end of the 2004 season. However, he has signed a two-year deal with Toyota to stay with the team as test driver.
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LOS ANGELES &quot;Azeri&quot; has been retired from racing ending the career of one of the top females in thoroughbred racing history.
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France's Olivier Panis will retire from  Formula One at the end of the 2004 season, his team Toyota said  on Thursday.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Lion Heart, who finished seventh and last as the 5-2 favorite in Saturday's $1 million Travers at Saratoga, suffered a broken bone in his right front foot and is headed for retirement.
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CHAMPION Makybe Diva, the dual Melbourne Cup hero, may have run her last race in Australia. Trainer Lee Freedman said yesterday he was pushing hard to campaign Makybe Diva in the northern hemisphere
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Denmark midfielder Thomas Gravesen retires from international football at the age of 30.
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Frenchman Olivier Panis has announced his retirement from racing in Formula One, although he will continue as a test driver with Toyota.