Ollie's Candy

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Ollie's Candy
Sire Candy Ride
GrandsireRide the Rails
DamAfternoon Stroll
DamsireStroll
SexMare
FoaledMarch 20, 2015
CountryUnited States
Colour Dark bay or brown
BreederPaul Eggert & Karen Eggert
OwnerPaul Eggert & Karen Eggert
TrainerJohn W. Sadler
Jockey Flavien Prat
Record14:4-5-3
Earnings$830,151
Major wins
Summertime Oaks (2018)
Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (2019)

Ollie's Candy (foaled April 27, 2015) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2019 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes. [1]

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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

Pedigree of Ollie's Candy (USA), 2015 [5]
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 GirlFarnesio
Cithara
Dam
Afternoon Stroll (USA)
b. 2006
Stroll (USA)
b. 2000
Pulpit A.P. Indy
Preach
Maid for WalkingPrince Sabo
Stinging Nettle
Gertie (USA)
b. 1995
Danzatore Northern Dancer
Shake a Leg
Granny Ruth Key to the Mint
Best of My Love

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References

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  2. "Undefeated Ollie's Candy Scores in Summertime Oaks" . Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. "Simply Breathless Saves Ground, Scores in Wilshire" . Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. "Ollie's Candy produces sweet dirt run to win Grade I Hirsch at Del Mar" . Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  5. "Ollie's Candy" . Retrieved 9 January 2020.