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La Jolla H. (gr. 2)

DEL MAR, Del Mar, CA

  • Purse: $150,000
  • Date: August 14, 2010
  • Class: Grade 2
  • TV: TVG
  • Age: 3 yo
  • Race: 9
  • Distance: One And One Sixteenth Miles
  • Post Time: 6:00 PM
1 Sidney's Candy Margin: TrueNicks: A++ $90,000

2007 | Chestnut Colt | Candy Ride (ARG)   - Fair Exchange, Storm Cat

  • Breeder:Jenny Craig & Sidney H. Craig
  • Owner: The Craig Family Trust
  • Trainer: John W. Sadler
  • Jockey: Joel Rosario

Sire: Candy Ride (ARG)  , Bay, 1999. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 6 wins, $749,149. Lifetime: 260 yearlings sold, median $36,071.

Broodmare Sire: Storm Cat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1983.

2 Kid Edward (IRE) Margin: ½ TrueNicks: D $30,000

2007 | Chestnut Colt | Singspiel (IRE) - Baize (GB), Efisio (GB)

  • Breeder:Mr & Mrs G. Middlebrook
  • Owner: Gould Family Trust
  • Trainer: James M. Cassidy
  • Jockey: David Romero Flores

Sire: Singspiel (IRE), Bay, 1992. Raced 4 years. 20 starts, 9 wins, $5,952,825. Lifetime: 356 yearlings sold, median $65,203.

Broodmare Sire: Efisio (GB), Bay, 1982.

Sale History: Tattersall's October 2008 Yearling Sale, ($137,671).

3 Alphie's Bet Margin: TrueNicks: A+ $18,000

2007 | Bay Horse | Tribal Rule   - Miss Alphie, Candi's Gold

  • Breeder:Teresa McWilliams, Peter Johnson & Ellen Johnson
  • Owner: Johnson, Sr., & McWilliams
  • Trainer: Alexis Barba
  • Jockey: Mike E. Smith

Sire: Tribal Rule  , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 4 starts, 2 wins, $77,600. Lifetime: 171 yearlings sold, median $8,500. In 2009: 1.54 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Candi's Gold, Bay, 1984. In 2009: .91 AEI.

Time: 1:39.52   Track: Firm

Others: Summer Movie, $9,000; Face and an Ace, $3,000; Leroy's Dynameaux; Golden Itiz; Macias.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Sidney's CandyJoel RosarioJohn W. Sadler
2Kid Edward (IRE)David Romero FloresJames M. Cassidy
3Alphie's BetMike E. SmithAlexis Barba
4Summer MovieVictor EspinozaArt Sherman
5Face and an AceBrice BlancJ. Paco Gonzalez
6Leroy's DynameauxRafael BejaranoMark Glatt
7Golden ItizPatrick A. ValenzuelaRonald W. Ellis
8MaciasMartin GarciaBob Baffert

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
2 Sidney's CandyJoel Rosario$4.80$3.40$3.00
5 Kid Edward (IRE)David Romero Flores$3.40$3.40
8 Alphie's BetMike E. Smith$5.20
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (2-5)$24.40
$2.00 Trifecta (2-5-8)$240.60
$2.00 Superfecta (2-5-8-4)$1,653.40

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