CIGAR RACES FOR THE RECORD.Byline: Daily News Cigar drew the outside post in a 10-horse field - directly outside Unbridled's Song - and was made a 1-5 favorite for Saturday's Arlington Citation Challenge. Cigar will be trying to win his 16th straight race, matching the post-1900 North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. record widely credited to Citation. Unbridled's Song, the beaten favorite in the Kentucky Derby Kentucky Derby One of the classic U.S. Thoroughbred horse races. It was established in 1875 and run annually on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs track in Louisville, Ky. With the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes, it makes up U.S. racing's coveted Triple Crown. , could be his main competition and is 5-1 on the morning line. Honour and Glory, the other major-race winner in the 1-1/8-mile event, drew post 1 and is 8-1. Each of the other horses entered Thursday is 30-1. The winner will get $750,000 - 60 percent of the $750,000 purse plus a $300,000 bonus - if Cigar runs. The purse will be $300,000 if Cigar misses the race for any reason. The lineup, with jockeys and weight assignments: Honour and Glory, John Velazquez, 116; Eltish, Eddie Delahoussaye Edward J. Delahoussaye (born September 21 1951) was an American thoroughbred jockey from New Iberia, Louisiana. He began his career in 1968 and in ten short years became the top American jockey with 384 wins. , 118; Dr. Banting, Garrett Gomez, 118; Dramatic Gold, Corey Nakatani ''' Corey S. Nakatani (born October 21, 1970 in Covina, California, United States) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. As of 2006, Nakatani has won more than 3000 races including the Kentucky Oaks twice, the Canadian International Stakes, the Dubai Golden , 118; Tenants Harbor, Robbie Albarado, 122; Polar Expedition, Mark Guidry Mark Guidry (born August 6, 1959 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is an American jockey. He began his riding career in Thoroughbred horse racing in his native Louisiana in 1974 where he remained until 1986 when he went to race in Illinois. , 122; Jamblaya Jazz, Aaron Gryder, 120; Wild Syn, Cyril Goodwin, 118; Unbridled's Song, Mike Smith, 118, and Cigar, Jerry Bailey, 130. Hollywood Park will take bets. |
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