Cigar's fame comes from a race record that is just unbelievable. In the middle of his career he won an astonishing 16 straight races, and had an undefeated 5 year old campaign, tying him for the most consecutive races won.
The legendary racehorse of the 90’s was foaled on the 18th of April 1990, at Country Life Farm situated in Maryland. At the time of his retirement, The Champion racehorse had the largest career earnings in the history of Thoroughbred horseracing.
The Show Place Arena:
Not far from Cigars home stud is the famous - Show Place Arena. The Show Place Arena is a 5,800-seat multi-purpose arena in Upper Malboro, Maryland. It is currently home to horse shows, computer shows, train shows, concerts, religious events, cultural festivals, trade shows and graduations.
Many equestrian events take place annually in this arena. Some of these include:
Maryland National Horse Show
Maryland Special Olympics Horse Show
Monty Roberts
Potomac Valley Dressage Association
Southern Maryland Horse Association
Southern Maryland Quarter Horse Show
Congressional Cup Grand Prix
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