1.   Cigar came into the Gold Cup having won eight consecutive races, including six stakes this year, all by no less than two lengths.

2.   Cigars do not come with the purchase price of the ticket, but it may seem that way by the end of the flight.

3.   Though the band was packing up, cigars were coming out, along with a big cake.

4.   Although the U.S. government requires health warnings for cigarettes and smokeless tobacco, cigars come without warnings.

5.   Cigar has come along at just the right time for an industry that in recent years has taken a beating from casino gambling and lotteries.

6.   For them, cigars have come and gone.