Did You Know

Did You Know

0 = The number of times Cigar has lost since October 1994.
½ = The smallest margin of victory during Cigar's streak (the Dubai World Cup in March).
1 = The number of jockeys other than Jerry Bailey to have ridden Cigar during his streak: Mike Smith.
2 = The number of trainers Cigar has had during his career: Alex Hassinger and Bill Mott.
4 = The number of times both Concern and Star Standard have finished behind Cigar.
7 ½ = Cigar's largest margin of victory during his 15-race win streak (the Gulf Stream Park Handicap in March 1995).
8 = The number of different tracks where cigar has won during his streak: Aqueduct, Gulfstream Park, Oaklawn Park, Pimlico Race Course, Suffolk Downs, Hollywood Park, Belmont Park and Nad Al Sheba.
10 = The number of victories Cigar had in 1995, when he won every race on his way to earning more than $4.8 million.
13 = The number of races run by Cigar before his streak began.
16 = The number of consecutive victories in Cigar's current streak.
18 = The number of horses who have lost Cigar more than once.
107 = The number of horses Cigar has defeated during his streak.
6,000 = The distance, in miles, Cigar traveled to win $4 million Dubai World Cup.
$8,069,815 = Cigar's career earnings, an all-time record for North America.

Since October 28, 1994, when Cigar's 15-race win skein began, 84 different runners and a total of 107 horses have tried but failed to put out his fire.

With 15 consecutive victories, Cigar put himself in the company of some of the sport's greatest names. Following is a listing that shows how some of the leading thoroughbreds of the 20th century compare with Cigar in terms of consecutive victories.

        Horse      Victories      Years
        Citation         16      1948-50
        Cigar            15      1994-96
        Buckpasser       15      1966-67
        Colin            15      1907-08
        Man o' War       14      1919-20
        Personal Ensign  13      1986-88
        Morvich          12      1921-22
        Spectacular Bid  12      1978-79
        Native Dancer    11      1952-53
        Tom Fool         11      1952-53
        Count Fleet      10      1942-43
        Native Dancer    10      1953-54
        Secretariat      10      1972-73
        Ruffian          10      1974-75
        Spectacular Bid  10      1979-80
        Sysonby          10      1904-05*
        Affirmed          9      1977-78
        Seattle Slew      9      1976-77
        Swaps             9      1954-55
        Buckpasser        8      1965
        Kelso             8      1960-61
        Kelso             8      1963

*Includes Dead-Heat

LIFE-SIZED STATUE OF CIGAR COMMISSIONED BY GULFSTREAM
Kentucky artist Cindy Wolf has been commissioned to create a life-sized bronze statue of Cigar, which will be unveiled in 1997 in Gulfstream Park's Garden of Champions. The Hallandale, Fla., racetrack is the site of four of Cigar's triumphs in his 16-race win streak. The Garden of Champions currently features 86 bronze plaques dedicated to champions who have raced at Gulfstream Park since 1944 . Cigar will be the only horse to be immortalized with a life-sized statue.