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June 6, 2003
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NEW YORK - East Cide, West Cide, and on the World Wide Web, a fairy tale named Funny Cide is unfolding in thoroughbred racing.

The next chapter in this extraordinary saga will be written Saturday, when Funny Cide attempts to win the Belmont Stakes and become the first Triple Crown champion in a quarter-century.

"It's something you always dream about but you never think it can come true," says Jose Santos, Funny Cide's jockey.

Welcome to Funny Cide frenzy, now in full swing and about to reach fever pitch at 6:38 p.m. - post time for the 11/2-mile Belmont, the final and most grueling leg of the Triple Crown races.

"The anticipation is building," says Jack Knowlton, general partner of Sackatoga ...

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