Danzing Candy
Dark Bay or Brown Colt / April 5th, 2013 in KY / by Twirling Candy out of Talkin and Singing
$322,280
2017 earnings
121
speed figure
75%
2017 wins
racing Record
2017 Stats
Career Stats
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3
Firsts
6
0
Seconds
1
1
Thirds
1
0
Unplaced
3
4
Starts
11
$322,280
Earnings
$700,930
$80,570
Earnings / Start
$63,721
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Bio
After finishing a disappointing eighth in his career debut, Danzing Candy won his next two starts by a combined margin of nine lengths. He made his stakes debut in the Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes, set the pace into the stretch and held off highly regarded Exaggerator and Mor Spirit to prevail.
After finishing a disappointing eighth in his career debut, Danzing Candy won his next two starts by a combined margin of nine lengths. He made his stakes debut in the Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes, set the pace into the stretch and held off highly regarded Exaggerator and Mor Spirit to prevail.
Danzing Candy opened a clear early lead in the Santa Anita Derby in his first start on a sloppy track and faded in the stretch to finish a disappointing fourth. The dark bay or brown colt still has sufficient points to qualify for the Kentucky Derby, but he enters the most important race of his career off of the worst start he's had since his career debut.
The San Felipe victory punched Danzing Candy's ticket to the 2016 Kentucky Derby, where he finished 15th. Danzing Candy ran second in the Affirmed Stakes during summer 2016 and then took an extended break. In March 2017, he returned to racing and finished third in the Joe Hernandez Stakes at Santa Anita. He then took an allowance optional claiming race at that track before shipping to Texas and winning the Lone Star Park Handicap in May. He followed with a hard-fought victory in the Grade 2 San Carlos Stakes on July 1 at Santa Anita Park.
