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The CIGAR MILE was run as the NYRA MILE prior to 1997. It was renamed that year 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 one-mile distance was chosen to attract both sprinters and distance horses. Not run in 1993.
$750,000 1 Mile (Dirt) Grade:I
| Year | Horse | Age | Weight | Time | Owner | Trainer | Jockey | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Patternrecognition | 5 | 118 | 1:34.98 | Klaravich Stables Inc. and William H. Lawrence | Chad C. Brown | Jose L. Ortiz | $412,500 |
| 2017 | Sharp Azteca | 4 | 125 | 1:35.17 | Ivan Rodriguez | Jorge Navarro | Javier Castellano | $450,000 |
| 2016 | Connect | 3 | 118 | 1:35:34 | Paul P. Pompa, Jr. | Chad Brown | Javier Castellano | $300,000 |
| 2015 | Tonalist | 4 | 124 | 1:37:14 | Robert S. Evans | Christophe Clement | John Velazquez | $450,000 |
| 2014 | Private Zone | 5 | 122 | 1:34:39 | Good Friends Stable LLC | Alfredo Velazquez | Martin A. Pedroza | $450,000 |
| 2013 | Flat Out | 7 | 119 | 1:34.68 | Preston Stables LLC | William I. Mott | Junior Alvarado | $450,000 |
| 2012 | Stay Thirsty | 4 | 118 | 1:35.47 | Repole Stable | Todd A. Pletcher | Ramon A. Dominguez | $210,000 |
| 2011 | To Honor and Serve | 3 | 116 | 1:33.89 | Live Oak Plantation | William I. Mott | Jose Lezcano | $150,000 |
| 2010 | Jersey Town | 4 | 116 | 1:34.43 | Charles E. Fipke | Barclay Tagg | Cornelio Velasquez | $150,000 |
| 2009 | Kodiak Kowboy | 4 | 120 | 1:35.57 | Vinery Stables and Fox Hill Farm | Steven Asmussen | Shaun Bridgmohan | $180,000 |
| 2008 | Tale of Ekati | 3 | 116 | 1:35.01 | Charles E. Fipke | Barclay Tagg | Eibar Coa | $180,000 |
| 2007 | Daaher | 3 | 114 | 1:33.79 | Shadwell Stable | Kiaran McLaughlin | Michael Luzzi | $180,000 |
| 2006 | Discreet Cat | 3 | 124 | 1:32.46 | Godolphin Racing LLC | Saeed bin Suroor | Garrett Gomez | $180,000 |
| 2005 | Purge | 4 | 115 | 1:34 1/5 | Starlight, Saylor, Martin | Todd Pletcher | Garrett Gomez | $210,000 |
| 2004 | Lion Tamer | 4 | 115 | 1:33 2/5 | Michael B. Tabor | Todd Pletcher | Jose Santos | $210,000 |
| 2003 | Congaree | 5 | 124 | 1:34 1/5 | Stonerside Stable | Bob Baffert | Jerry Bailey | $210,000 |
| 2002 | Congaree | 4 | 119 | 1:33 | Stonerside Stable | Bob Baffert | Jerry Bailey | $210,000 |
| 2001 | Left Bank | 4 | 120 | 1:33 1/5 | Michael Tabor | Todd Pletcher | John Velazquez | $210,000 |
| 2000 | El Corredor | 3 | 116 | 1:34 3/5 | Hal Earnhardt | Bob Baffert | Jerry Bailey | $210,000 |
| 1999 | Affirmed Success | 5 | 118 | 1:34 | Albert Fried Jr. | Richard Schosberg | Jorge Chavez | $210,000 |
| 1998 | Sir Bear | 5 | 116 | 1:34 | Barbara Smollin | Ralph Ziade | Jerry Bailey | $180,000 |
| 1997 | Devious Course | 5 | 112 | 1:34 4/5 | Clarence Scharbauer Jr. | H. James Bond | Jorge Chavez | $150,000 |
| 1996 | Gold Fever | 3 | 115 | 1:34 4/5 | Cynthia Phipps | Shug McGaughey | Mike Smith | $150,000 |
| 1995 | Flying Chevron | 3 | 112 | 1:34 2/5 | Caesar P. Kimmel | James J. Toner | Robbie Davis | $150,000 |
| 1994 | Cigar | 4 | 111 | 1:36 | Madeleine Paulson | William Mott | Jerry Bailey | $150,000 |
| 1992 | Ibero | 5 | 117 | 1:33 4/5 | Frank Whitham | Ron McAnally | Laffit Pincay | $300,000 |
| 1991 | Rubiano | 4 | 116 | 1:33 3/5 | Centennial Farm | Flint S. Schulhofer | Jose Santos | $300,000 |
| 1990 | Quiet American | 4 | 116 | 1:32 4/5 | Sheikh Mohammed al Maktoum | Gary Jones | Chris McCarron | $382,800 |
| 1989 | Dispersal | 3 | 115 | 1:32 4/5 | Tom O. Myerhoff | Grover G. Delp | Angel Cordero Jr. | $348,600 |
| 1988 | Forty Niner | 3 | 121 | 1:34 | Claiborne Farm | Woody Stephens | William Fox Jr. | $340,000 |
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