Posts Tagged ‘Cigar Mile’

Free Selections / Saturday

by Ed Meyer

posted on November 24, 2012 in Blogroll, Free Picks and Tips, Handicapping, Horse Racing, WinningPonies.com | No Comments >>

Friday helped out a bit, and there were some cashers to get the party started. On Saturday, there is an incredible card at Aqueduct and it has me in a New York state of mind. So, cuddle up next to the fire with your E-Z Win Forms, and lets keep it rolling. There is a […]

Groupie Doll Challenges the Guys in Cigar Mile

by Greg Melikov

posted on November 20, 2012 in Blogroll, General Discussion, Horse Racing, WinningPonies.com | No Comments >>

Winner of the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint at Santa Anita will take on the guys in Saturday’s 22nd Cigar Mile at Aqueduct.   Groupie Doll is seeking her sixth consecutive victory, but all the triumphs were sprints, none longer than seven furlongs. The 4-year-old filly hasn’t race at a mile since winning at Gulfstream Park […]

Shackleford’s Final Race: Clark or Cigar Mile

Trainer Dale Romans is weighing which Grade 1 on Thanksgiving weekend will be Shackleford’s final outing before the 4-year-old son of Forestry is retired to stud at Darby Dan Farm.   Shackleford is returning to Churchill Downs where the Clark Handicap will be staged for the 138th time on Nov. 23.   “We might run him in the Clark,” Romans […]

Bribon Hopes Third Cigar Mile Try Is the Charm

by Greg Melikov

posted on November 30, 2010 in General Discussion, Other Events | 1 Comment >>

Bribon hopes the third time around is the charm in the 20th Cigar Mile at Aqueduct when the gelding makes his 37th start on Saturday. In 2008, the 7-year-old finished third to Tale of Ekati. Last year, he was runner-up to Kodiak Kowboy losing by a head. Bribon, with six victories at a mile on […]