Aqueduct
Cigar Mile, worth $750,000 again, tops Aqueduct fall meet stakes
The Grade 1 Cigar Mile, which will have its purse restored to $750,000, highlights the Aqueduct fall stakes schedule, put out Monday by the New York Racing Association.
The 18-day Aqueduct fall meet runs from Nov. 5 through Dec. 5 and will include 26 stakes totaling $4.9 million in purses.
The Cigar Mile, which in 2020 was worth $250,000, will be run Dec. 4 and top a card that includes the Grade 2, $250,000 Remsen Stakes; the Grade 2, $250,000 Demoiselle for 2-year-old fillies; and the Grade 3, $250,000 Go for Wand Handicap.
On Dec. 11, Aqueduct will host a pair of New York Stallion Stakes for 2-year-olds, each worth $500,000 – the Great White Way and the Fifth Avenue for fillies.