Cigar Mile, Derby and Oaks Preps Highlight Weekend Horse Races

Cigar Mile, Derby and Oaks preps highlight weekend horse races

The Cigar Mile at Aqueduct and another spate of early Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks preps highlight weekend horse racing in the United States.

Bishops Bay Rates a Slight Edge in 2025 Cigar Mile

The 37th and final Cigar Mile Handicap to be contested at Aqueduct drew a field of seven colts and geldings, headlined by two highly competitive 5-year-olds, Bishops Bay and Phileas Fogg. Read More...

Rodriguez tries to squeeze all he can out of Phileas Fogg with blinkers in Cigar Mile

In hopes of getting a little more from Phileas Fogg, trainer Gustavo Rodriguez will add blinkers to his equipment for Saturday's Grade 2, $500,000 Cigar Mile at Aqueduct. The Cigar Mile tops an 11-race card that includes three other graded stakes and two $500,000 New York Stallion Series stakes for 2-year-olds.