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Cigar (MD)
Biography
Named after a navigational intersection for airplanes by aerospace magnate Allen Paulson, Cigar was foaled at Country Life Farm near Bel Air, Maryland.
After enjoying modest success early in his career, Cigar won back-to-back Horse of the Year awards, compiled a race win streak, and retired with the all-time record for purse earnings in North America.
Arriving at the races in as a 3-year-old with trainer Alex Hassinger, Jr., Cigar broke his maiden in his second career start at Hollywood Park.
Cigar racehorse biography of martin
His other accomplishments that year were minor, as he finished second in the Grade 3 Volante Handicap at Santa Anita and third in the Grade 3 Ascot Handicap at Bay Meadows. He finished 11th in his final start of the year, the Hollywood Derby.
Sent to Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott and shipped to the East Coast as a 4-year-old, Cigar did not finish better than third in his first four starts.
However, he won an allowance race at Aqueduct in late October of by eight length