This has always been one of my favorite Bill Nack articles; even the intro is outstaning...
"CIGAR CAME TO RACING WITH A MODEST PEDIGREE. NOW, AFTER 14 STRAIGHT WINS, THE LATEST ON THE SANDS OF HIS ANCESTRAL ARABIA, HE HAS IMMORTALITY IN HIS SIGHTS "
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vau...7960/index.htm