Cigar Mile Handicap
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| Grade I race | |
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| Cigar Mile Handicap | |
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| Location | Aqueduct Racetrack Queens, New York  |
| Inaugurated | 1981 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Aqueduct Racetrack at the NYRA |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds and up |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | $300,000 |
The Cigar Mile Handicap is an American race for thoroughbred horses at Aqueduct Racetrack in New York. Run annually in late November, it is named in honor of the U.S. Hall of Fame horse Cigar who won the race in 1994 when it was known as the NYRA Mile. Renamed in 1997 following Cigar's retirement, the Grade I race is for three-year olds and up under handicap weight conditions. It is run at the distance of one mile on the dirt. In 2005, Hill 'n' Dale Farms of Lexington, Kentucky became the race's title sponsor.
There was no race held in 1993.
[edit] Records
Speed record:
- 1:32.46 - Discreet Cat (2006)
Most wins:
- 2 - Congaree (2002, 2003)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 - Jerry Bailey (1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Bob Baffert (2000, 2002, 2003)
- 3 - Todd A. Pletcher (2001, 2004, 2005)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 - Michael B. Tabor (2001, 2004)
- 2 - Stonerside Stable (2002, 2003)
[edit] Winners of the Cigar Mile
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 2007 | Daaher | 3 | Mike Luzzi | Kiaran McLaughlin | Shadwell Racing | 1:33.79 |
| 2006 | Discreet Cat | 3 | Garrett Gomez | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing | 1:32.46 |
| 2005 | Purge | 4 | Garrett Gomez | Todd A. Pletcher | Starlight Stables et al | 1:34.26 |
| 2004 | Lion Tamer | 4 | Jose Santos | Todd A. Pletcher | Michael B. Tabor | 1:33.46 |
| 2003 | Congaree | 5 | Jerry Bailey | Bob Baffert | Stonerside Stable | 1:34.30 |
| 2002 | Congaree | 4 | Jerry Bailey | Bob Baffert | Stonerside Stable | 1:33.11 |
| 2001 | Left Bank | 4 | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Michael B. Tabor | 1:33.35 |
| 2000 | El Corredor | 3 | Jerry Bailey | Bob Baffert | Hal Earnhardt | 1:34.68 |
| 1999 | Affirmed Success | 5 | Jorge F. Chavez | Richard Schosberg | Albert Fried, Jr. | 1:34.18 |
| 1998 | Sir Bear | 5 | Jerry Bailey | Ralph Ziadie | Barbara Smollin | 1:34.05 |
| 1997 | Devious Course | 5 | Jorge F. Chavez | H. James Bond | Clarence Scharbauer, Jr. | 1:34.80 |
| 1996 | Gold Fever | 3 | Mike E. Smith | C. R. McGaughey III | Cynthia Phipps | 1:34.98 |
| 1995 | Flying Chevron | 3 | Robbie Davis | James J. Toner | Caesar P. Kimmel | 1:34.57 |
| 1994 | Cigar | 4 | Jerry Bailey | William I. Mott | Allen E. Paulson | 1:36.10 |
| 1992 | Ibero | 5 | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Ron McAnally | Frank Whitham | 1:33.97 |
| 1991 | Rubiano | 4 | Jose A. Santos | Scotty Schulhofer | Centennial Farm | 1:33.68 |
| 1990 | Quiet American | 4 | Chris McCarron | Gary Jones | Sheikh Mohammed | 1:32.80 |
| 1989 | Dispersal | 3 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Bud Delp | Tom O. Myerhoff | 1:32.80 |
| 1988 | Forty Niner | 3 | William Fox, Jr. | Woody Stephens | Claiborne Farm | 1:34.00 |
