Cigar's maiden win...

[ShadowRoll]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owOAX2jiy2c

Basically, he breaks very slow and is rushed up into a pace battle through fast fractions - nicely wins that battle - and stays on to score a victory with a Beyer figure almost identical to what fellow 3yo Prairie Bayou got for winning the Preakness the following week.

He ran his next 11 races on the turf - where he managed just one win - an N1X alw race.

Really clever management if you ask me.

Didn't his breeding scream turf? And even Mott had little success before trying dirt again.