Liora
Dark Bay or Brown Filly / March 20th, 2016 in KY / by Candy Ride (ARG) out of Giant Mover
$353,500
2019 earnings
101
speed figure
0%
2019 wins
racing Record
2019 Stats
Career Stats
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Firsts
2
3
Seconds
3
0
Thirds
1
1
Unplaced
2
4
Starts
8
$353,500
Earnings
$530,080
$88,375
Earnings / Start
$66,260
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Bio
Liora, a 2-year-old Candy Ride filly owned by Coffeepot Stables and trained by Wayne Catalano, finished fourth in her debut at Saratoga in July and then third on turf at Churchill Downs in September. She returned at the start of Churchill’s fall meet and romped in a 1 1/16-mile maiden race on dirt by nine lengths.
Liora, a 2-year-old Candy Ride filly owned by Coffeepot Stables and trained by Wayne Catalano, finished fourth in her debut at Saratoga in July and then third on turf at Churchill Downs in September. She returned at the start of Churchill’s fall meet and romped in a 1 1/16-mile maiden race on dirt by nine lengths.
Catalano then entered Liora in the Grade 2 Golden Rod Stakes on Nov. 24 at Churchill, also at 1 1/16 miles on the main track. With Channing Hill aboard, Liora took command at the outset and led into the stretch before holding off odds-on favorite and Tito’s Handmade Vodka Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies runner-up Restless Rider for a game nose victory at odds of 27.40-1.
In 2019 Liora began her season at Fair Grounds, finishing fourth in a listed stakes and then second in a pair of Grade 2 races, the Rachel Alexandra Stakes and the Fair Grounds Oaks. She headed to Churchill Downs for the Longines Kentucky Oaks and wasn't given much respect, sent off at odds of 38-1, but emerged from the pack at the top of the stretch to challenge leader Serengeti Empress and ended up second in the $1.25 million race.
