A pair of six-figure yearlings from the first crop by Sidney’s Candy buoyed a very good Fasig-Tipton New York Preferred Yearling sale held Aug. 9-10 at Saratoga. His average sale price of $91,400 over the two days was more than six times his 2014 stud fee of $15,000. A $160,000 colt and $140,000 filly, which […]
[ Read More ]WinStar President & CEO Elliott Walden sits down with WinStar GM Chris Baker and WinStar Director of Bloodstock David Hanley for a round-table discussion on first foals from WinStar’s young stallions Drosselmeyer and Sidney’s Candy. The guys have seen a large sample size of foals by each of the aforementioned Grade 1-winning stallions, and they […]
[ Read More ]Sidney’s Candy, the Grade 1-winning and two-time track record-setting son of Candy Ride (Arg), sired his first foal Friday, Jan. 11 when a dark bay or brown colt was born at Brandywine Farm in Paris, KY. Bred by WinQuest Thoroughbreds LLC, the colt is out of the young mare Miss Euphoria, by Aragorn (Ire). The second colt believed to […]
[ Read More ]Making his first start for WinStar Farm, Sidney’s Candy gave his new owners plenty to smile about with a front-running, 1 1/4-length victory in the $150,000 Fourstardave S. (G2) at Saratoga on July 31. The 4-year-old colt, sent off the 3-5 favorite, controlled the pace for the entire 1 1/16 mile trip, with jockey John […]
[ Read More ]Grade 1 winner Sidney’s Candy has been purchased by a partnership headed by WinStar Farm and turned over to trainer Todd Pletcher for the remainder of the colt’s racing career. The 4-year-old son of Candy Ride will be pointed for major races on the East coast, and he’ll race in the colors of WinStar Farm […]
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