Kodiak Kowboy - 2009 Cigar Mile (G1)

Fox Hill Farm and Vinery Stables Kodiak Kowboy put an exclamation point on his stakes-studded career Saturday afternoon at Aqueduct Racetrack, rallying through the stretch to edge Bribon and Vineyard Haven in a rousing edition of the Grade 1, $300,000 Hill n Dale Cigar Mile.

The 4-year-old son of Posse, ridden by Shaun Bridgmohan, settled in fourth along the inside as Vineyard Haven, part of the favored entry with Pyro, dueled with Driven by Success through fractions of 23.69 and 46.80. With Bribon taking over midway through the stretch, Bridgmohan angled Kodiak Kowboy to the outside and he responded with a strong late kick to surge into the lead inside the sixteenth pole and win by three-quarters of a length.

Trained by Steve Asmussen, Kodiak Kowboy covered the mile in 1:35.57 over a fast track.

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