September, 2020 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Grade 1 Winner, Breeders’ Cup Hopeful Ollie’s Candy To Be Offered At Keeneland November Sale

The ultra-consistent Ollie's Candy, a Grade 1 winner on dirt who is Grade 1-placed on turf, is scheduled to compete in the Breeders' Cup Distaff at Keeneland on Nov. 7 and two days later be offered as a racing or broodmare prospect during the premier Book 1 of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.

Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent, will consign the 5-year-old daughter of leading sire Candy Ride, who has been first, second or third in 12 of 14 starts from coast to coast while defeating 24 graded winners and nine Grade 1 winners. She has earned $830,151.

“Ollie's Candy's Grade 1 talent combined with her pedigree and conformation make her a tremendous prospect to offer this November,” said Mark Taylor, Taylor Made's vice president of marketing and public sales operations. “I also love the fact that she is an open book to breed to many of the top stallions from around the globe.”

Ollie's Candy, an alumnus of Keeneland's 2016 September Yearling Sale, is out of Afternoon Stroll, a daughter of Stroll who won Keeneland's Grade 3 Appalachian and is the dam of three winners from three foals.

Based in Southern California, Ollie's Candy has competed at the highest level of her division while traveling across the U.S. She won the 2019 G1 Clement L. Hirsch at Del Mar and was second in the race this year. Her 2020 campaign also includes a second in the G1 Apple Blossom at Oaklawn and third-place finishes in the G1 Beholder Mile at Santa Anita and G1 Ogden Phipps at Belmont.

The mare is pointed to the Oct. 4 G1 Juddmonte Spinster at Keeneland during the prestigious Fall Stars Weekend on the opening three days of the Fall Meet. The stakes is a “Win and You're In” race for the Breeders' Cup Distaff.

Ollie's Candy has been an outstanding performer since she began her career at three and won her first three races, including the G2 Summertime Oaks at Santa Anita. On turf at Del Mar, she was second in both the G1 Del Mar Oaks Presented by The Jockey Club and G2 San Clemente.

Last year, Ollie's Candy won the Clement L. Hirsch after finishing second in the G3 Wilshire on turf at Santa Anita. She also was third in the G2 Zenyatta and fourth in the Breeders' Cup Distaff at Santa Anita.

“Ollie's Candy exemplifies the finest in Thoroughbred racing and has a global appeal that makes her an invaluable addition to any broodmare band,” Keeneland President-Elect and Interim Head of Sales Shannon Arvin said. “Keeneland is pleased to offer a broodmare prospect of her class, talent and promise.”

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Instagrand Retired To Taylor Made Stallions For 2021

Grade 2 winner Instagrand has been retired from racing, and he will enter stud for the 2021 breeding season at Taylor Made Stallions in Nicholasville, Ky., for an advertised fee of $7,500.

The 4-year-old son of Into Mischief finished his career with two wins in nine career starts for earnings of $316,760.

After selling to Larry Best's OXO Equine for $1.2 million at the 2018 Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Selected 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, Instagrand got off to a blazing start, winning his debut during the Los Alamitos Thoroughbred meet by 10 lengths. He carried that momentum into the Grade 2 Best Pal Stakes at Del Mar, where he led at every point of call and hit the wire 10 1/4 lengths ahead of the runner-up.

At three, Instagrand finished in the money in the G3 Gotham Stakes and G1 Santa Anita Derby.

Bred in Kentucky by Stoneway Farm, Instagrand is out of the winning Lawyer Ron mare Assets of War. His third dam is the Grade 3 winner Added Elegance, putting Instagrand in the extended family of Peruvian champion stayer Mr. Ninja, Grade 2 winner Added Gold, and Grade 3 winner Added Asset.

Instagrand is currently residing at Taylor Made Stallions and he is available for inspection.

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Jockey Crosse Tests Positive For COVID

Irish apprentice jockey Shane Crosse, who was set to travel to Doncaster on Saturday to ride the Joseph O’Brien-trained Galileo Chrome (Ire) (Australia {GB}) in the G1 St Leger and State Of Rest (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) in the G2 Champagne S., has tested positive for COVID-19 and has begun a 14-day isolation.

Crosse has been asymptomatic and was tested as part of the protocol for traveling overseas to ride.

Dr. Jennifer Pugh, the Irish Horse Racing Board’s senior medical officer, said, “Shane was completely asymptomatic and was very surprised to learn of the test result. He was not unwell and hadn’t engaged in any high-risk behaviour. He is now in isolation for 14 days and has worked with us on identifying his close contacts.

“We have been in communication with Public Health today, notified them of the test, and they are happy with the steps we have taken. It means that those who have shared a car with him, and those who live with Shane, have been informed they must also self-isolate for 14 days. As directed by Public Health, contact tracing commenced on Friday morning and testing will be carried out today of all close contacts of the index case.

“We have been prepared for this and have responded accordingly, and this case reinforces just why we have had such strict protocols in place since racing resumed on June 8. These measures ensure that social distancing is taking place at racecourses, and face masks and coverings are mandatory both inside and outside.

“Shane is employed by trainer Joseph O’Brien and we have been working with Joseph this morning to provide contact tracing and testing of Shane’s close contacts. Joseph’s horses will run today as planned, but as a precaution these horses will be taken care of by staff from other yards. Public Health are satisfied with our protocols and the measures we have taken, and for racing to continue under strict protocols behind closed doors.”

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Kodiac’s Ubettabelieveit Takes the Flying Childers

Bouncing back from a last-place finish in the G2 Gimcrack S. at York Aug. 21, the July 16 Listed National S. winner Ubettabelieveit (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) edged out Sacred (GB) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) in a thriller to capture Friday’s G2 Bombardier Flying Childers S. at Doncaster. Drawn widest, the bay who was sent off at an inflated 40-1 raced in rear of the group racing up the centre early before moving to the fore approaching the furlong pole. Gaining a narrow advantage over that 11-10 favourite with 150 yards remaining, he drifted right but was always holding her to score by a short head, with Measure of Magic (Ire) (Kodi Bear {Ire}) 1 1/4 lengths away in third. Ridden by Rowan Scott, the winner was providing the burgeoning jockey with an instant breakthrough. “I’m delighted to get a group winner so soon after riding my claim out,” he said. “The horse did it very well, he didn’t make it easy for himself, but it’s happy days. It was a big race so I wanted to do everything right, but you have to treat it like another race.”

Successful by 3 1/2 lengths in a course-and-distance novice contest June 30, Ubettabelieveit went up the ladder again with success in the National also at this trip at Sandown July 16 before pulling his chance away and flopping in the Gimcrack. Trainer Nigel Tinkler had kept the faith and his stable star had a suitably strong pace to aim at in this race which was swerved by the G2 Norfolk S. winner The Lir Jet (Ire) (Prince of Lir {Ire}) due to the drying ground. “He showed how good he was in the National Stakes–he’s a very, very good horse,” he said of the latest longshot to win a juvenile pattern race in 2020. “Last time, I probably shouldn’t have run him over six there. He ran too keen and the ground was horrific. Everything went wrong, but luckily Oisin Murphy looked after him. How he was 40-1 I don’t know–it was probably because I train him! Unbelievable. You’re always wondering at this time of year, but he was working well and this is brilliant. He was given a fantastic ride.”

Tinkler revealed that he is yet to be tempted by a tilt at the G1 Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp, where he will receive a sizeable weight-for-age allowance. “There’s a one per-cent chance he could run in the Abbaye,” he added. “He wouldn’t run there if it was soft, but that’s the one race you’d have to possibly think about. It’s one per-cent, because it might be soft by then. We’ll see how he is–the ground would have to be no worse than good.”

Ubettabelieveit’s dam Ladylishandra (Ire) (Mujadil) had already produced a trio of black-type winners, which makes it all the more remarkable that he was available for just 50,000gns at the Tattersalls October Book 1. They are Harlem Shake (Ire) (Moss Vale {Ire}), who took the G3 Premio Omenoni, Tropical Paradise (Ire) (Verglas {Ire}) who annexed the G3 Oak Tree S. and G3 Supreme S., and Shenanigans (Ire) (Arcano {Ire}) who had her day in the sun in the Listed Rothesay S. and was also third in the G3 Princess Elizabeth S. and G3 Hoppings S. The family includes the sires Jim French, Ajdal, Formidable and Caesour. Ladylishandra’s yearling filly by Galileo Gold (GB) is catalogued in the upcoming Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale.

Friday, Doncaster, Britain
BOMBARDIER FLYING CHILDERS S.-G2, £60,000, Doncaster, 9-11, 2yo, 5f 3yT, 1:00.77, gd.
1–UBETTABELIEVEIT (IRE), 127, c, 2, by Kodiac (GB)
1st Dam: Ladylishandra (Ire), by Mujadil
2nd Dam: Mevlana, by Red Sunset (Ire)
3rd Dam: Dance Partner, by Graustark
1ST GROUP WIN. (€35,000 Wlg ’18 GOFNOV; 50,000gns Ylg ’19 TATOCT). O-Martin Webb Racing; B-Ringfort Stud (IRE); T-Nigel Tinkler; J-Rowan Scott. £34,026. Lifetime Record: 5-3-0-0, $62,117. *1/2 to Tropical Paradise (Ire) (Verglas {Ire}), MGSW-Eng, $195,204; Harlem Shake (Ire) (Moss Vale {Ire}), GSW-Ity & SP-Fr, $309,134; and Shenanigans (Ire) (Arcano {Ire}), SW & MGSP-Eng, $156,997. Werk Nick Rating: B. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Sacred (GB), 124, f, 2, Exceed and Excel (Aus)–Sacre Caroline, by Blame. O/B-Cheveley Park Stud Ltd (GB); T-William Haggas. £12,900.
3–Measure of Magic (Ire), 124, f, 2, Kodi Bear (Ire)–Lilly Be (Ire), by Titus Livius (Fr). (€9,500 Ylg ’19 GOAUTY). O-JP Murtagh Racing; B-Mr & Mrs Reddy Coffey (IRE); T-Johnny Murtagh. £6,456.
Margins: NO, 1 1/4, HD. Odds: 40.00, 1.10, 12.00.
Also Ran: Burning Cash (Ire), Steel Bull (Ire), Ventura Tormenta (Ire), Mohawk King (Ire), Frenetic (Ire), Perotto (GB), Winter Power (Ire). Scratched: The Lir Jet (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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