Kentucky Horse Park to Honor Cigar with Statue

Cigar died last October following complications from surgery for severe osteoarthritis in his neck.
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The Kentucky Horse Park, in Lexington, Kentucky, has commissioned artist Douwe “Dow” Blumberg to sculpt a depiction of Thoroughbred champion Cigar to honor the horse that died Oct. 7, 2014, at age 24.

As a result of the Cigar Memorial Fund from all over the world, the Kentucky Horse Park Foundation is able to commission a statue which will be placed at Cigar’s gravesite at the park’s Hall of Champions.

The Kentucky Horse Park selected Blumberg, in part, because he is a Kentucky artist and former professional horse trainer. The bronze sculpture will be a depiction of Cigar’s 1995 Breeders’ Cup victory and will include a likeness of jockey Jerry Bailey. The statue is expected to be completed by October 2015, with a tentative ceremony planned to honor Cigar during the week leading up to the Breeders’ Cup, which is being held in Lexington for the first time this year on Oct. 30-31.

“The selection committee had the tough job of choosing from excellent proposals from some of the best sculptors in America,” said Bill Cooke, director of the Kentucky Horse Park’s International Museum of the Horse. “We are confident that Douwe Blumberg will create a lasting memorial that will best capture the spirit and determination of Cigar, the horse we knew and loved

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