Cigar, 1990-2014

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Arletta

From Joe T

(get out the tissue)

http://www.danonymousracing.com/love...joe-tartaglia/

That was really moving. Thanks for sharing it.

[DonGuido]

GREATNESS!!! My wife and I saw him at the Kentucky Horse Park when John Henry was there. We had an inside connection and got to see him up close and personal. My wife fed him peppermints. Goose Bump city!!!

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by DonGuido

GREATNESS!!! My wife and I saw him at the Kentucky Horse Park when John Henry was there. We had an inside connection and got to see him up close and personal. My wife fed him peppermints. Goose Bump city!!!

For a about 6 months I helped take care of John Henry, Forego, Bold Forbes....a few others. It was very cool, Forego was a gentle giant and John Henry was full of personality and by far the smartest horse I had been around.

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