Sidney's Candy
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Sidney's Candy is an American Thoroughbred
racehorse
. He is sired by increasingly important Candy Ride
out of the Storm Cat
mare Fair Exchange.
. He was sent to the sidelines following the race due to sore shins. He returned to the track in an allowance race at Santa Anita on December 30th and finished fourth after hopping and stumbling at the start.
He began his three year old season with an impressive victory in the seven furlong GII San Vicente Stakes
. He followed that up with a half-length victory in the one and one sixteenth mile GII San Felipe Stakes
, winning over previously undefeated graded stakes winner Caracortado
.
Sidney's Candy won the first Grade I of his career when he wired the field in the 2010 Santa Anita Derby
, winning by four and a half lengths under jockey Joe Talamo. It was the first Santa Anita Derby victory for Talamo and Southern California-based trainer John W. Sadler
.
Sidney's Candy started in the 20th position at the 2010 Kentucky Derby
.
On July 31, 2011, Sidney's Candy (now owned by WinStar Farm
and the Rubio B Stable, won the Fourstardave Handicap
with ease.
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
. He is sired by increasingly important Candy Ride
Candy Ride
Candy Ride is a retired Thoroughbred racehorse who went undefeated in six starts on both turf and dirt racing surfaces in Argentina and the United States and who recorded the highest Beyer Speed Figure of 2003....
out of the Storm Cat
Storm Cat
Storm Cat was an American Thoroughbred stallion whose breeding fee during the peak of his stud career was $500,000, the highest in the world. As such, he was one of the few horses with a 24-hour armed guard....
mare Fair Exchange.
Racing Career
Sidney's Candy set a new track record for five and one half furlongs (1:02.71) in his maiden win on August 22, 2009, at Del MarDel Mar Racetrack
Del Mar Racetrack is an American Thoroughbred horse racing track at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in the seaside city of Del Mar, California, 20 miles north of San Diego. Operated by the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, it is known for the slogan: "Where The Turf Meets The Surf." It was built by a partnership...
. He was sent to the sidelines following the race due to sore shins. He returned to the track in an allowance race at Santa Anita on December 30th and finished fourth after hopping and stumbling at the start.
He began his three year old season with an impressive victory in the seven furlong GII San Vicente Stakes
San Vicente Stakes
The San Vicente Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race run annually at Santa Anita Park. A Grade III event, the race is open to three-year-old horses willing to race seven furlongs on the dirt and carries a purse of $150,000....
. He followed that up with a half-length victory in the one and one sixteenth mile GII San Felipe Stakes
San Felipe Stakes
The San Felipe Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The San Felipe is a Grade II event open to three-year-old horses. Normally held in mid-March, it is raced at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on dirt and currently...
, winning over previously undefeated graded stakes winner Caracortado
Caracortado
Caracortado is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. His sire, Cat Dreams, is a son of the influential stallion Storm Cat. His dam, Mons Venus, is by Maria's Mon, the American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse of 1995 who won the Sanford Stakes, the Champagne Stakes, and the Belmont Futurity Stakes...
.
Sidney's Candy won the first Grade I of his career when he wired the field in the 2010 Santa Anita Derby
Santa Anita Derby
The Santa Anita Derby is an American Grade 1 thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run each April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California and carries a purse of $1 million. Inaugurated in 1935, it is considered the most important West Coast stepping-stone to the Kentucky Derby...
, winning by four and a half lengths under jockey Joe Talamo. It was the first Santa Anita Derby victory for Talamo and Southern California-based trainer John W. Sadler
John W. Sadler
John W. Sadler is an American horse trainer in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing.Sadler got his first win in 1979 at Golden Gate Fields racetrack in the San Francisco Bay Area...
.
Sidney's Candy started in the 20th position at the 2010 Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
.
On July 31, 2011, Sidney's Candy (now owned by WinStar Farm
WinStar Farm
WinStar Farm is an American Thoroughbred horse breeding and racing farm near Versailles, Kentucky. Formerly known as Prestonwood Farm, it was owned by Houston, Texas oilmen Jack, Art, and J. R...
and the Rubio B Stable, won the Fourstardave Handicap
Fourstardave Handicap
The Fourstardave Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The Grade II race is open to horses, age three and up, willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the turf...
with ease.