Word: oaklawn
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Then came victories in the Donn Handicap and the Gulfstream Park Handicap. At the Oaklawn Handicap in Arkansas last April, Cigar was accidentally whipped in the face by the jockey aboard another horse; most horses would have backed up after such a blow, but Cigar just got mad and blew away a stellar field. During the Hollywood Gold Cup in California last July, Cigar was hit in the head by a huge clod of dirt, and Bailey needed all his strength to hold back the horse before letting him go on to an easy victory. Cigar's folk-hero status...
Arkansas will not allow a fast pace. Even at Hot Springs' Oaklawn Park, the best horseracing track south of Churchill Downs, the atmosphere is friendly and relaxing, especially when the infield is open on Saturdays. And a hefty state tax break has given the track enough money to attract some of the best horses in the nation...