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...
Horseplayers would be wise to consider a Bob Baffert exacta the next time a graded stakes race for 2- or 3-year-olds is run in California. Five times in the past five months, the Hall of Fame trainer has finished 1-2, most recently with 3-year-olds Muth ($2.80 on a $2 win bet) and Pilot Commander in...
He was a 3-year-old with so much talent, and so much promise, but hampered by health issues from the start of his short racing career. Geaux Rocket Ride, winner of the Haskell (G1) in July and a top Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) contender was euthanized on Wednesday (Nov. 1), five days after sustaini...
The field is almost set for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Santa Anita Park on Saturday (Nov. 4). The 1¼-mile Classic is the centerpiece of racing’s two-day, 14-race, $31 million championships. In the days leading up to the race, usracing.com will publish snapshots of the entries....
Saturday’s $300,000 San Diego Handicap (G2) at Del Mar is the traditional prep race for the track’s signature race, the $2 million Pacific Classic (G1), set to be contested on Saturday, September 2, and long before the Cal-bred fan favorite Best Pal won the inaugural Pacific Classic 33 years ago...
Overlooked at 12-1, Geaux Rocket Ride enjoyed a confident ride from Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith to upset Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage and 4-5 favorite Arabian Knight in the $1 million Haskell Stakes (G1) at Monmouth Park on Saturday. The 3-year-old bay son of Candy Ride gave Hall of Fame train...
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