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Converge was at the back of a big field early on in the $150,000 Palm Beach S. (G3), but the 3-year-old son of Sidney’s Candy emerged on top when it counted, showing an explosive turn of foot to win the 1 1/16-mile turf contest by three-quarters of a length on Saturday afternoon. The fast-rising bay […]

Cotton Candy Cutie overpowered her foes in the stretch to score a 1 ½-length victory in a one-mile maiden special weight contest in the first race at Aqueduct on Saturday afternoon. The chestnut 2-year-old is the eighth winner for Sidney’s Candy, who ranks seventh on the Kentucky First-Crop sire list with over $420,000 in progeny […]

Uncle Youdge bounded to a one length score in a maiden special weight turf affair Saturday at Laurel Park, giving his sire Sidney’s Candy his seventh winner from his first crop, with six of them coming in maiden special weights at top meets such as Del Mar, Belmont Park and Gulfstream Park. Uncle Youdge, who […]

The Tascosa Kid rallied for a neck victory in a maiden special weight on Saturday at Hawthorne to become the sixth winner of the year for First-Crop sire Sidney’s Candy. The WinStar stallion, who will stand in 2016 for $10,000 live foal, was bred to 136 mares this year. Making his debut for owner/trainer Hugh […]

Sheeza Milky Way’s fleet turn of foot in the Del Mar stretch carried the 2-year-old daughter of Sidney’s Candy to a widening 1 3/4-length win in a one mile maiden special weight race on Saturday afternoon (VIDEO). Sheeza Milky Way, a $70,000 Barretts March 2-year-old in training sale grad, was bred in Kentucky by Jayne […]

Sidney’s Candy tallied a pair of debut maiden special weight winners on Saturday, with Converge strolling to a 3 1/2-length win on the Belmont Park turf, while won by four lengths in front-running style at Gulfstream Park. Converge kicked the “Sidney double” off with a thrilling stretch run, coming from eighth after a half-mile to […]

Sooner Time, a 2-year-old Sidney’s Candy filly, and Dragon Flower staged a stretch-long duel Thursday at Del Mar, with Sooner Time coming out on top to become the first multiple winner for her sire (VIDEO). A Grade 1 winner of $1.1 million, Sidney’s Candy’s first crop of 2-year-olds have brought an average of $90,519 during […]

As her sire Sidney’s Candy did some six years ago, Sooner Time broke her maiden at Del Mar on July 23 in her career debut, taking 5 ½-furlong contest for 2-year-old fillies by 3 ¼-lengths. Sooner Time is the first winner for Sidney’s Candy, who would go on to sparkle in such races as the […]

The second and final day of the OBS March Sale of Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training brought plenty of highlights for Sidney’s Candy, whose first crop are 2-year-olds of 2015. With a total of six horses selling during the March 17-18 auction, including five on the second day, Sidney’s Candy had a hammer price average of […]

A colt first from the crop Sidney’s Candy brought a winning bid of $150,000 at the March 4 Fasig-Tipton Florida Select 2-year-old sale. Consigned by Thomas and Casse, hip No. 89 was bought by Steve Young, agent. The colt is a half-sister to stakes winner Seacrettina and Grade 2-placed Ramsgate. Grade 1-winning millionaire Sidney’s Candy […]