THE HILL ‘N’ DALE CIGAR MILE HANDICAP
19th Running on Saturday, November 28, 2009
3-year-olds & Up $300,000 1 Mile Grade: I
Year Horse Wt. Time Owner Trainer Jockey Value
2008 Tale of Ekati 116 1:35.01 Charles E. Fipke Barclay Tagg Eibar Coa 180,000
2007 Daaher 114 1:33.79 Shadwell Stable Kiaran McLaughlin Michael Luzzi 180,000
2006 Discreet Cat 124 1:32.46 Godolphin Racing LLC Saeed bin Suroor Garrett Gomez 180,000
2005Purge (4)1151:34 1/5Starlight, Saylor, MartinTodd PletcherGarrett Gomez210,000
2004Lion Tamer (4)1151:33 2/5Michael B. TaborTodd PletcherJose Santos210,000
2003Congaree (5)1241:34 1/5Stonerside StableBob BaffertJerry Bailey210,000
2002Congaree (4)1191:33Stonerside StableBob BaffertJerry Bailey210,000
2001Left Bank (4)1201:33 1/5Michael TaborTodd PletcherJohn Velazquez210,000
2000El Corredor (3)1161:34 3/5Hal EarnhardtBob BaffertJerry Bailey210,000
1999Affirmed Success (5) 1181:34Albert Fried Jr.Richard SchosbergJorge Chavez210,000
1998Sir Bear (5)1161:34Barbara SmollinRalph ZiadeJerry Bailey180,000
1997Devious Course (5)1121:34 4/5Clarence Scharbauer Jr.H. James BondJorge Chavez150,000
1996Gold Fever (3)1151:34 4/5Cynthia PhippsShug McGaugheyMike Smith150,000
1995Flying Chevron (3)1121:34 2/5Caesar P. KimmelJames J. TonerRobbie Davis150,000
1994Cigar (4)1111:36Madeleine PaulsonWilliam MottJerry Bailey150,000
1992Ibero (5)1171:33 4/5Frank WhithamRon McAnallyLaffit Pincay300,000
1991Rubiano (4)1161:33 3/5Centennial FarmFlint S. Schulhofer Jose Santos300,000
1990Quiet American (4)1161:32 4/5Sheikh Mohammed al MaktoumGary JonesChris McCarron382,800
1989Dispersal (3)1151:32 4/5Tom O. MyerhoffGrover G. DelpAngel Cordero Jr.348,600
1988Forty Niner (3)1211:34Claiborne FarmWoody StephensWilliam Fox Jr.340,000

The CIGAR MILE was run as the NYRA MILE prior to 1997. It was renamed in 1997 in honor of the two-time Horse of the Year who won the 1994 edition. Cigar equaled Citation’s modern-day North American record of 16 consecutive victories with his win in the Citation Challenge at Arlington International in 1996. Among his victories during that streak were the 1995 Woodward, the 1995 Jockey Club Gold Cub, the 1995 Breeders’ Cup Classic, and the 1996 Woodward, all at Belmont Park; as well as the aforementioned 1994 NYRA Mile at Aqueduct.

The NYRA Mile was created by former NYRA President Jerry McKeon. The mile was chosen because it is the distance at which both sprinters and distance horses can compete. Not run in 1993.