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Cigar Mile


Date: November 29, 08
Post:
Purse: 300,000
Grade: I
Type: T
Distance: 1 Mile
Age: 3 Year Olds and Up
Sex:
Turf: dirt


Aqueduct Racetrack
110-00 Rockaway Blvd
Jamaica, New York, 11417
USA

(718)-641-4700



Notes:
The Cigar Mile is an American horseracing event that is raced annually at Aqueduct Racetrack, New York. This race is open to thoroughbred horses with an age three year olds and up, which are capable of racing one mile on the dirt. The name of the horseracing event has been granted in honor of the US Hall of Fame horse Cigar, who won the race in 1994 when it was known as NYRA Mile. In 1993, the Cigar Mile Handicap did not take place.

Cigar Mile Past Winners

Year Winner Trainer Jockey Owner Time
2007 Daaher Kiaran McLaughlin Mike Luzzi Shadwell Racing 1:33.79
2006 Discreet Cat Saeed bin Suroor Garrett Gomez
2005 Purge Todd Pletcher Garrett Gomez
2004 Lion Tamer Todd Pletcher Jose Santos
2003 Congaree Bob Baffert Jerry Bailey
2002 Congaree Bob Baffert Jerry Bailey
2001 Left Bank Todd Pletcher John Velazquez
2000 El Corredor Bob Baffert Jerry Bailey
1999 Affirmed Success Richard Schosberg Jorge Chavez
1998 Sir Bear Ralph Ziade Jerry Bailey
1997 Devious Course H. James Bond Jorge Chavez
1996 Gold Fever C. R. McGaughey III Mike E. Smith
1995 Flying Chevron James J. Toner Robbie Davis
1994 Cigar Bill Mott Jerry Bailey
1993 No Race
1992 Ibero Ron McAnally Laffit Pincay, Jr.
1991 Rubiano Flint S. Schulhofer José Santos
1990 Quiet American Gary Jones Chris McCarron
1989 Dispersal Bud Delp Angel Cordero, Jr.
1988 Forty Niner Woody Stephens William Fox, Jr.
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