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

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. 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. She finished her 2018 season with 2nd-place finishes at both the July San Clemente Stakes and the August

Del Mar Oaks The Del Mar Oaks is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid August at the Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. Open to three-year-old Filly, fillies, it is contested at a distance of one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs) on th ...

. She began her 2019 season on May 27, 2019, when she finished a disappointing 7th at the Grade-1

Gamely Stakes The Gamely Stakes is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares age three and older over a distance of miles on the turf run in late May annually at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California. History The race was inaugurated i ...

. She had a better showing at the June 22nd, 2019 Grade-3

Wilshire Stakes The Wilshire Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares age three and older. The race runs over a distance of one mile (8 furlongs) on turf track and is scheduled annually in May at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, C ...

as the 2:1 favorite, but was defeated by Great Britain's Simply Breathless. 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. This was her last victory of the year as she finished in 3rd at the September 29th, 2019 Grade-2

Zenyatta Stakes The Zenyatta Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares, age three and older the distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt scheduled annually in September at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The ...

and 4th at the November 2nd, 2019,

Breeders' Cup Distaff The Breeders' Cup Distaff is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares, 3 years old and up. Known as the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic between 2008 and 2012, it is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or ...

. 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.

Pedigree

References

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