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Originally Posted by Cardus
I think it was because Paulson was an aviator and "Cigar" is an aviation checkpoint.
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Cigar, he explains, is an aviation checkpoint in the Gulf of Mexico. "It seemed like a great name for a horse," adds Paulson, who holds 24 around-the-world flight speed records and was named pilot of the year in 1987 by Professional Pilot magazine. "Sometimes it's hard to come up with the right handle."
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Also, Paulson's Azeri was named for an aviation checkpoint in Baku, Azerbaijan
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