Class | Grade II |
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Location | Aqueduct Racetrack Queens, New York, United States |
Inaugurated | 1988 (as NYRA Mile Handicap) |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Sponsor | NYRA Bets (2021) |
Website | NYRA |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | left-handed |
Qualification | Three years old and older |
Weight | Assigned |
Purse | $500,000 (since 2023) |
The Cigar Mile Handicap is a Grade II American thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three-years-old and older over a distance of one mile and is held in late November or early December at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. The event carries a purse of $500,000.