Cigar Mile Handicap

The Cigar Mile Handicap is an American race for thoroughbred horses at Aqueduct Racetrack in New York City. 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 horses three years old and older under handicap weight conditions. It is run at the distance of one mile on the dirt. The current purse is $500,000.

Cigar Mile Handicap

Grade I race
Location	Aqueduct Racetrack Queens, New York, United States
Inaugurated	1988
Race type	Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Website	www.nyra.com/index_aqueduct.html
Race information
Distance	1 mile (8 furlongs)
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Horses three years old and older
Weight	Handicap
Purse	$750,000 (2018)[1]

There was no race held in 1993.

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:

• 4 – Todd A. Pletcher (2001, 2004, 2005, 2012)

Most wins by an owner:

• 2 – Michael B. Tabor (2001, 2004)
• 2 – Stonerside Stable (2002, 2003)

Winners of the Cigar Mile

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2019	Maximum Security	3	Luis Saez	Jason Servis	Mary & Gary West	1:36.46
2018	Patternrecognition	5	José Ortiz	Chad C. Brown	Klaravich Stables, Inc. & William H. Lawrence,	1:34.98
2017	Sharp Azteca	4	Javier Castellano	Jorge Navarro	Ivan Rodriguez	1:35.17
2016	Connect	3	Javier Castellano	Chad C. Brown	Paul P. Pompa Jr.	1:35.34
2015	Tonalist	4	John R. Velazquez	Christophe Clement	Robert S. Evans	1:37.14
2014	Private Zone	5	Martin A. Pedroza	Alfredo Velazquez	Good Friends Stable	1:34.39
2013	Flat Out	7	Junior Alvarado	William I. Mott	Preston Stables	1:34.68
2012	Stay Thirsty	4	Ramon Domínguez	Todd Pletcher	Repole Stable	1:35.47
2011	To Honor and Serve	3	Jose Lezcano	William Mott	Live Oak Plantation	1:33.89
2010	Jersey Town	4	Cornelio Velásquez	Barclay Tagg	Charles Fipke	1:34.43
2009	Kodiak Kowboy	4	Shaun Bridgmohan	Steve Asmussen	Fox Hill Farm & Vinery Stables	1:35.57
2008	Tale of Ekati	3	Edgar Prado	Barclay Tagg	Charles E. Fipke	1:35.01
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	José A. Santos	Todd 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 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 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 (ARG)	5	Laffit Pincay Jr.	Ron McAnally	Frank Whitham	1:33.97
1991	Rubiano	4	José A. Santos	Scotty Schulhofer	Centennial Farm	1:33.68
1990	Quiet American	4	Chris McCarron	Gary F. Jones	Sheikh Mohammed	1:32.80
1989	Dispersal	3	Ángel Cordero Jr.	Bud Delp	Tom O. Myerhoff	1:32.80
1988	Forty Niner	3	William Fox Jr.	Woody Stephens	Claiborne Farm	1:34.00

References

1. "Cigar Mile Handicap Profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

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