With horse racing’s stars of 2024 either retired or in training for next year, it seems like a jolly ol’ time for an early peek at the Eclipse Award likely favorites and leading contenders. The list of finalists will be announced Jan. 5; the division champions, Horse of the Year and all the Ecli...
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...
A horse finishes first, the race is declared official, and that’s that. It’s not complicated, unlike the process to determine the Eclipse Award for the 2023 Horse of the Year. Sometimes it’s a no-brainer, as it was in 2015 and 2018 when American Pharoah and Justify swept the Triple Crown. This...
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