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Originally Posted by Spalding No!
If by "early stage" he means "early stage", Cigar was racing on the turf.
If by "early stage" he means the "early stage after the oblivious Mott finally put him back on dirt", Cigar was a 3-time Grade 1 winner in the first 5 dirt starts including a 10 furlong race and a race against the best horse in the world (Holy Bull).
Throwaway comment but great for Twitter purposes I suppose.
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One Grade 1 in his first five dirt starts.
He ran twice on dirt to begin his career, won an Allowance at Aqueduct, the NYRA Mile, and then I think he won an Allowance at Gulfstream before the Donn.
You're slipping. It happens to the best of us....so why not you.
