Sharp Azteca Wins Cigar Mile Handicap at Aqueduct
The $750,000 G1 Cigar Mile Handicap took place Saturday, December 2 at Aqueduct Racetrack in South Ozone Park, New York - a one-mile dirt race for horses three years old and upward. Ivan Rodriguez's 8-5 race favorite Sharp Azteca snapped a string of very close calls and finally broke through in top company, earning the rousing 5 1/4 length victory. 7-1 shot Mind Your Biscuits finished second in the field of 10 with 5-2 second choice Practical Joke another 2 3/4 lengths back in third. Americanize held on for fourth, followed by Tom's Ready, Just Call Kenny, Vulcan's Forge, Beasley, 4-1 third choice Seymourdini, and Summer Revolution to complete the order of finish.
2017 Cigar Mile Handicap Race Results & Payoffs
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Sharp Azteca | Javier Castellano | 5.50 | 3.30 | 2.70 |
| 1 | Mind Your Biscuits | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | 6.40 | 3.80 | |
| 8 | Practical Joke | Joel Rosario | 2.70 |
Payoffs:
- $2 Exacta (6-1) Paid: $32.60
- $1 Trifecta (6-1-8) Paid: $47.00
- $1 Superfecta (6-1-8-5) Paid: $297.50
- $2 Daily Double (5/6) Paid: $37.20
- $2 Pick 3 (3/5/6) Paid: $86.00
- $1 Pick 4 (4/3/5/6) Paid: $844.00
- $2 Pick 6 (5/7/4/3/5/6) Paid: $2,350.00
