Hoist the Gold splashes to Cigar Mile win
Early speed proved impossible to beat in all four of the graded stakes held at Aqueduct on Saturday, including the $500,000 Cigar Mile H. (G2), where Hoist the Gold shook off early pressure to win […]
Cigar Mile Handicap
Everso Mischievous, Senor Buscador among Cigar Mile dozen
Two heads stand between Everso Mischievous and a perfect 6-for-6 record heading into the $500,000 Cigar Mile H. (G2), and a continuation of that consistency will be needed as the three-year-old faces several quality older […]
Mind Control goes out a winner in the Cigar Mile; Go for Wand stakes win 77 for Ortiz
Mind Control capped a stellar career with a gutsy head victory in Saturday’s $750,000 Cigar Mile H. (G1) at Aqueduct under John Velazquez. Rating in second behind pace-setting longshot Outlier most of the way, Mind […]
Zandon shortens up, faces older in Cigar Mile
Three-year-olds have won two of the last three runnings of the $750,000 Cigar Mile H. (G1), a trend Zandon will look to continue on Saturday when the colt cuts back to one turn for the […]
Americanrevolution prevails as Cigar Mile favorite
Americanrevolution perhaps gave some of his backers in Saturday’s $750,000 Cigar Mile H. (G1) at Aqueduct some cause for concern when, despite coming under a hard ride and drive from jockey Luis Saez well before […]
Americanrevolution returns to open company in Cigar Mile
Trainer Todd Pletcher already has the best three-year-old miler in the country in Life Is Good, but will have the quality backups Americanrevolution and Following Sea primed to go instead in the $750,000 Cigar Mile H. (G1) at Aqueduct on Saturday. […]
True Timber upsets Cigar Mile in third attempt
The third time in the $250,000 Cigar Mile H. (G1) was the charm for True Timber at Aqueduct on Saturday as the veteran 6-year-old sprung un upset while recording his first win in more than […]
Performer puts win streak on the line in Cigar Mile
Cigar Mile H. — Race 10 (4:13 p.m. ET) Go for Wand H. — Race 6 (2:07 p.m. ET) What promised to be an exciting 4-year-old season for Performer was derailed by setbacks earlier in […]
Maximum Security looking for title-clinching win in Cigar Mile
A drama-filled season for Maximum Security can end on a distinctly high note Saturday if the three-year-old colt can walk away with a victory in the $750,000 Cigar Mile H. (G1) at Aqueduct. The 122-pound […]
Mendelssohn returns in Cigar Mile; Marley’s Freedom tops Go for Wand
In search of an elusive Grade 1 win on dirt, the three-year-old Mendelssohn will make his sixth transatlantic trip of the season from Ireland for Saturday’s $750,000 Cigar Mile H. (G1) at Aqueduct. Winner at […]