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It has been 20 years since Cigar ran his last race, in the 1996 Breeders Cup Classic at Woodbine, while more than 76 years have passed since Seabiscuit took his final bow with a victory in the 1940 Santa Anita Handicap. Yet their names live on, in more ways than one, and on Saturday their memories will be summoned once again in significant bicoastal races at Del Mar and Aqueduct.Cigar was the notoriously schizophrenic son of Palace Music who began life as a failed turf horse before a dramatic rebranding turned him into the preeminent main-track competitor of the decade. He retired just $185 shy of an even $10 million in earnings, pocket change he could have stumbled into with minimally more effort in any one of the 10 grass races he lost in 11 tries.On dirt, Cigar was nearly unbeatable. Apart from his first two maiden races, he won 17 of 20 starts on the main track, all of those against older opposition from whatever cream there was of several crops. His 16 straight wins from the autumn of 1994 to the summer of 1996 were the talk of the racing world. Wherever Cigar ran was the place to be.Cigar was voted Horse of the Year in 1995 and 1996. In 1997, the New York Racing Association renamed its NYRA Mile the Cigar Mile, which made perfect sense since the 1994 NYRA Mile marked Cigars first stakes win. For Saturday, the $500,000 Cigar Mile purse has lured a field that includes Anchor Down, Ocean Knight, Divining Rod, Connect, and War Story.Like Cigar, Seabiscuit had a distinctly bifurcated career. By the time he was purchased by Charles S. Howard in August 1936, the horse had been asked to run a ridiculous 47 times at ages 2 and 3 by a succession of Wheatley Stable trainers, including the legendary Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons.Once in the hands of Tom Smith, Seabiscuit was treated like a good horse, which is what he became. He won 24 of 42 starts for Howard, carrying 130 pounds or more a dozen times, and was Horse of the Year in 1938. How popular was Seabiscuit? Read the book. See the movie.When Del Mar inherited Hollywood Parks fall stakes commitments, the former Citation Handicap became the Seabiscuit. Switching names left West Coast racing without a proper homage to Citation, but Seabiscuits California roots were deep, and in his lone appearance at Del Mar he won a controversial match race against South American ace Ligaroti that set the sporting press on its ear.The cast lining up for Saturdays running of the $200,000 Seabiscuit, at 8-1/2 furlongs on the grass, includes Ring Weekend, What a View, Om, and Vyjack, each coming out of a Breeders Cup appearance.Om, the winner of the 2015 Del Mar Derby, might be the freshest among them. After making 10 starts over an 11-month stretch, the flashy son of Munnings was given a break last spring by trainer Dan Hendricks, then came back better than ever. He was second in the Del Mar Mile, second in the City of Hope Mile, and came one step away from winning the $1 million Breeders Cup Turf Sprint at Santa Anita on Nov. 5.It was a step he lost at the start, which cost Om and Gary Stevens striking position on the twisting downhill Santa Anita course. They found themselves last early, traveling well but going nowhere. Up in the stands, the pragmatic Hendricks had all but conceded the match.Basically, it was game over until he crossed the dirt, Hendricks said this week from his Santa Anita stable. Then it turned into another race.Did it ever. Stevens still had a ton of horse, and miraculously they began to find creases inside, between, and around the dozen opponents separating Om from the front-running Obviously. In the final 50 yards, they passed the classy Pure Sensation like he was tied to a post and were gobbling up Obviously when the wire arrived -- too soon. The difference was a nose, and $380,000 in prize money.Hendricks could be forgiven if he had pounded his head over the tough loss. After three decades as a trainer, he has never been so close to a Breeders Cup score. But 12 years in a wheelchair after a dirt-bike accident cultivate a certain equanimity when it comes to such mundane matters as a lost horse race. Hendricks preferred to look at the Cup result as at least half fulfilling.Luckily, we got through with a clean trip because he could have gotten blocked pretty easily considering as big a field as it was, Hendricks said. After the fact, we were just glad we were second and had a lot of fun with it. We cant complain.Best of all, Om is raring to go again.He actually came out of his race fresher and stronger, not losing any weight, than he has a lot of his other races, Hendricks said. Only running three-sixteenths of a mile might have helped.Om, owned by Kulbhushan and Shashi Sareen, will race next year at age 5, according to Hendricks.We never even thought about stopping, Hendricks said. Hes healthy, happy, and sound. I cant ask more for a horse than that. He should have a real big year.And it could start on Saturday. Frank Viola Jersey . Numbers Game examines the deal that sees Michael Del Zotto and Kevin Klein switch places. The Predators Get: D Michael Del Zotto. Sergio Romo Twins Jersey .Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres have recalled forward Kevin Porter and defenceman Chad Ruhwedel from the minors as part of a five-player roster shuffle made by the NHLs worst team. https://www.cheaptwins.com/ . Arsenal failed to take full advantage of its main rivals stumbles on Saturday as substitute Gerard Deulofeu levelled with a hard shot from a tight angle in the 84th minute to give Everton a deserved point. 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I had that one done at 16, along with my two brothers, Rolando and Gadiel. We did it as a sign of respect and love for the game.My mom never liked tattoos, so I tattooed her name [Nelly] as my second tattoo so she would not be very upset. I added the rose because shes such a lady.On his other wrist, Nené, represents his father -- its one of his nicknames. His real name was Angel Luis. I have Afro-Latino heritage on my dads side and they all have some really interesting and funny nicknames. My dad died on a Saturday, Sept. 9, 2004. I was 11 years old. I went from being a child who saw his father every day to never seeing him again. It was very difficult.My sisters face was the first tattoo I ever wanted, but it took me a while to find the right artist. I finally met this artist, Albert García, through the Latin players in the team. I really liked his artwork and designs. I call Noely mi ángel because shes always going to be with me. Thats why doves also surround her.[The artist] used my favorite picture of my sister. She had spina bifida. She lived 21 years, even though she was never supposed to. She was like the engine of our family, our reason to be. She was my motivation for everything. Without her, there was no family. And she understood baseball. She would go crazy every time I had an at-bat. SShe would start clapping and cheering.dddddddddddd She taught me how to fight; how to persevere. She suffered so much, yet, she was always smiling. It was an amazing thing.El Guimo is another nickname of his fathers, marked alongside the date that Baez was called up to the majors. I will take your place and I will provide for our family -- I had that one done because it was a promise I made to myself after my father died.The names of Baez three siblings live on his left side: Rolando, Gadiel and Noely.I had the rosary done in Puerto Rico by a friend who did tattoos. I wanted to make it different and special so I put baseballs instead of beads and a home plate. I designed it myself. Number 9 has always been my favorite number; have worn it since I was a child.As a child I grew up playing baseball, baseball and more baseball. This tattoo shows how important it is to me -- Welcome to my world.?I had seen so many different tattoos with themes related to Puerto Rico, so I took a little bit of each and put them altogether to show my pride in being from Puerto Rico. All of them were done by Albert García.His right forearm and wrist are all dedicated to symbols of Puerto Rico:?A flor de maga, the official national flower of Puerto Rico; a garita, the sentry box from the old Spanish forts in Puerto Rico; a Flamboyán tree; and a coquí frog.Baez lion tattoo symbolizes his heart of a lion. It is a symbol of strength.?This tattoo also is dedicated to Baez sister. I wrote it about her -- it means Your hands never hurt anyone; your feet never missed a step. And theres a crown, because shes my queen. ' ' '