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Posted on Saturday, March 13th, 2010
One of race horse trainer John Sadler’s Kentucky Derby entries, Sidney’s Candy, won Santa Anita Park‘s $150,000 San Felipe Stakes by half a length on Saturday, sending 3-year-old rival Caracortado to his first loss in 6 races.
Sidney’s Candy covered 1 1/16 miles–the longest he’d ever run–on Santa Anita‘s synthetic surface in 1:42.30 under jockey Joe Talamo.
“The plan was to get to the lead, relax and kick when they came to him,” jockey Joe Talamo said. “We knew last summer he was a quality horse and the way he did this today was so impressive. He has the demeanor of an older horse.”
Talamo finds himself with a Kentucky Derby contender less than a year after his Kentucky Derby dayd ended in bitter disappointment. His mount I Want Revenge became the first morning-line favorite to be scratched on the first Saturday in May, with a leg injury.
Trainer John Sadler is ready to move Sidney’s Candy on to the Santa Anita Derby, one of the Kentucky Derby prep races scheduled on April 3. He also trains sixth-place finisher Dave in Dixie, whom Sadler said didn’t handle the surface or the pace well.
“That’s kind of the plan,” race horse trainer John Sadler said about Sidney’s Candy. “We’ll see how he comes out of it.”
Todd Pletcher-trained Interactif was second and Caracortado third. American Lion was fourth in the San Felipe Stakes field of seven 3-year-olds prepping for the Kentucky Derby 2010. Stephen’s Got Hope was fifth and Erbeia last.
Sidney’s Candy was bred in Kentucky by diet guru Jenny Craig and her late husband, Sid. She wasn’t on hand to see the colt win his second important prep in nearly a month. Sidney’s Candy led all the way in winning the San Vicente on the same track on February 15.
Sidney’s Candy paid $9.60, $5.20 and $3.20. Interactif returned $6.60 and $3.20, while Caracortado was another 1 1/2 lengths back in third and paid $2.40 as the horse wagering favorite.
Caracortado ran fourth most of the way, going four-wide into the stretch, but faded late under jockey Paul Atkinson.
“He tried hard. I can’t fault him at all,” jockey Paul Atkinson said. “They went a little bit slow early, so I had to pick it up in hopes the leader didn’t steal it on us. It cost me to ride him a little bit differently.”
Tags: American Lion, Caracortado, Dave in Dixie, Erbeia, Interactif, Sidney's Candy, Stephen's Got Hope
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