Cigar Mile Handicap
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The Cigar Mile Handicap is a race for thoroughbred horses at Aqueduct Racetrack in New York. It is named in honor of the Hall of Fame horse Cigar who won the race in 1994 when it was known as the NYRA Mile. Renamed in 1997 following Cigar's retirement, the Grade I race is for three-year olds and up under handicap weight conditions. It is run at the distance of one mile on the dirt. In 2005, Hill 'N' Dale farm, located in Lexington, Kentucky, became the race's title sponsor.
Winners of the Cigar Mile (NYRA Mile) Handicap:
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2005 | Purge | Garret Gomez | Todd Pletcher |
| 2004 | Lion Tamer | Jose Santos | Todd Pletcher |
| 2003 | Congaree | Jerry Bailey | Bob Baffert |
| 2002 | Congaree | Jerry Bailey | Bob Baffert |
| 2001 | Left Bank | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher |
| 2000 | El Corredor | Jerry Bailey | Bob Baffert |
| 1999 | Affirmed Success | Jorge Chavez | Richard Schosberg |
| 1998 | Sir Bear | Jerry Bailey | Ralph Ziade |
| 1997 | Devious Course | Jorge Chavez | H. James Bond |
| 1996 | Gold Fever | Mike E. Smith | Shug McGaughey |
| 1995 | Flying Chevron | Robbie Davis | James J. Toner |
| 1994 | Cigar | Jerry Bailey | Bill Mott |
| 1993 | Not Run | ||
| 1992 | Ibero | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Ron McAnally |
| 1991 | Rubiano | José Santos | Flint S. Schulhofer |
| 1990 | Quiet American | Chris McCarron | Gary Jones |
| 1989 | Dispersal | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Bud Delp |
| 1988 | Forty Niner | William Fox, Jr. | Woody Stephens |
