Ollie's Candy (foaled April 27, 2015) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2019 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes.[1]
Career
Ollie Candy's first race was on April 22, 2018, at Golden Gate, where she came in first in a Maiden Special Weight race. She picked up another win on May 13, 2018, when she won an Allowance Optional Claiming race at Golden Gate.[1]
On June 16, 2018, she competed in and won her first graded race - the Grade-2 2018 Summertime Oaks. She came in as the 3:1 underdog and beat Thirteen Squared by a neck.[2] She finished her 2018 season with 2nd-place finishes at both the July San Clemente Stakes and the August Del Mar Oaks.
She began her 2019 season on May 27, 2019, when she finished a disappointing 7th at the Grade-1 Gamely Stakes. She had a better showing at the June 22nd, 2019 Grade-3 Wilshire Stakes as the 2:1 favorite, but was defeated by Great Britain's Simply Breathless.[3]
She won her first and only Grade-1 race to date when she won the July 28th, 2019, Clement L. Hirsch Stakes. She defeated 6:5 favorite Secret Spice by a head.[4] This was her last victory of the year as she finished in 3rd at the September 29th, 2019 Grade-2 Zenyatta Stakes and 4th at the November 2nd, 2019, Breeders' Cup Distaff.[1]
Her 2020 season began with another series of close calls as she finished on the podium in four different Grade-1 races, but was unable to secure victory.[1]
Pedigree
| Sire Candy Ride (ARG) b. 1999 |
Ride the Rails (USA) b. 1991 |
Cryptoclearance | Fappiano |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naval Orange | |||
| Herbalesian | Herbager | ||
| Alanesian | |||
| Candy Girl (ARG) b. 1990 |
Candy Stripes | Blushing Groom | |
| Bubble Company | |||
| City Girl | Farnesio | ||
| Cithara | |||
| Dam Afternoon Stroll (USA) b. 2006 |
Stroll (USA) b. 2000 |
Pulpit | A.P. Indy |
| Preach | |||
| Maid for Walking | Prince Sabo | ||
| Stinging Nettle | |||
| Gertie (USA) b. 1995 |
Danzatore | Northern Dancer | |
| Shake a Leg | |||
| Granny Ruth | Key to the Mint | ||
| Best of My Love |
References
- ^ a b c d "Ollie's Candy". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Undefeated Ollie's Candy Scores in Summertime Oaks". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Simply Breathless Saves Ground, Scores in Wilshire". 23 June 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Ollie's Candy produces sweet dirt run to win Grade I Hirsch at Del Mar". 28 July 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Ollie's Candy". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
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