All options are open after Locked barreled down the stretch for a 1 ½-length victory in the $500,000 Cigar Mile (G2) at Aqueduct on Saturday. The 3-year-old colt trained by Todd Pletcher sustained a ligament injury and missed the Triple Crown races after a promising 2-year-old campaign. But he retu...
Not many horses win a race then has it renamed in their honor a few years later. But there are not many horses like Cigar, who won 16 races in a row, went 10-for-10 in 1995, and was a two-time Horse of the Year. 2024 Cigar Mile: Grade 1 Talent in a Grade 2 Race […]...
The Cigar Mile Handicap is named for two-time Horse of the Year Cigar, the winner of 16 consecutive races from 1994-1996. The race was called the NYRA Mile Handicap from 1988-1996 and renamed the Cigar Mile Handicap in 1997. This story was initially published by usracing.com in 2019. The 35th runnin...
The Cigar Mile Handicap is named for two-time Horse of the Year Cigar, the winner of 16 consecutive races from 1994-1996. The race was called the NYRA Mile Handicap from 1988-1996 and renamed the Cigar Mile Handicap in 1997. This story was initially published by usracing.com in 2019. The 35th runnin...
The chill that greeted holiday revelers Wednesday night (Nov. 29) for the annual Christmas Tree lighting at Rockefeller Center was another reminder that winter is settling in for the long chilly season in the Northeast. The nip in the air was also an unmistakable sign the major-stakes season in the ...
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