Del Mar History: Dare and Go Upsets Cigar in the Pacific Classic

Cigar won the Citation Challenge at Arlington Park in 1996. He was the overwhelming favorite in the Pacific Classic at Del Mar. His trainer Richard Mandella sent out a team of two horses, Siphon and Dare and Go. They won together and upset the odds.  C Cigar was not able to catch them. The race was watched by 44,181 people. It was a record-breaking victory for the trainer. In 1996, Cigor had won 16 straight races. Sipson had only won once in his previous five starts. Dare had finished fifth in a minor stakes race. This time, Dare won only once.