Cigar, 1990-2014

I wonder how they came up with the name Cigar

[Alabama Stakes]

i think you're thinking of Howard Hughes.

[Echo Farm]

Originally Posted by Cardus

I think it was because Paulson was an aviator and "Cigar" is an aviation checkpoint.

Correct:

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."

Also, Paulson's Azeri was named for an aviation checkpoint in Baku, Azerbaijan

[Arletta]

Bid on his halter on E-bay

The leather halter belonging to the late 2002 Hall of Fame Thoroughbred Cigar, who passed away last week, is now available for purchase with proceeds going directly to New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program’s aftercare efforts.

current bid is at $910.00

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cigar-Halter...-/251677074813

Originally Posted by Arletta

Bid on his halter on E-bay

The leather halter belonging to the late 2002 Hall of Fame Thoroughbred Cigar, who passed away last week, is now available for purchase with proceeds going directly to New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program’s aftercare efforts.

current bid is at $910.00

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cigar-Halter...-/251677074813

Now its at $5300

[Arletta]

Originally Posted by helicopter11

Now its at $5300

Just shows how much he was loved

[Arletta]

One can buy Seattle Slew's for $15,700

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Triple-Crown...77074813&rt=nc

Or to help the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund Tom Rolf's for $22,798

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Preakness-Wi...18234195&rt=nc

[casp0555]

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