Scramjet Soars to Victory in Funny Cide

Scramjet soars to victory in Funny Cide

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — SJB Stable’s Scramjet stalked and pounced to a two-length score in Closing Day Monday’s $200,000 Funny Cide, a six-furlong sprint for New York-bred 2-year-olds, at Saratoga Race Course. Trained by Linda Rice and piloted by Ricardo Santana, Jr., the Uncle Mo bay entered from a pacesetting 1 1/2-length score engineered by Jose Ortiz over returning rival Mindfield in a six-furlong state-bred maiden sprint on August 15 here.…

Saratoga: Scramjet is 2-for-2 after scoring in Funny Cide

Debut winner Scramjet ran his record to 2-for-2 on Monday when he turned a stalking trip into a powerful victory in the black-type, $200,000 Funny Cide Stakes for six New York-bred 2-year-old sprinters at Saratoga. Bred and owned by Steve Barberino and trained by Linda Rice, Scramjet (2-1) was flanked just behind pacesetter D I Wire (7-1) through early splits of 22.30 and 45.58 seconds in the one-turn, six-furlong feature on closing day. Click h…