- Candy Ride (ARG) - Quiet Giant, by Giant's Causeway
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- Height: 16.1 ½
- Entered Stud: 2018
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Six first-crop G1 winners, including Preakness champion Early Voting and Breeders’ Cup champion Echo Zulu
#1 General Sire of 2023by G1SH, %GSH, and %SH.
2024 racing: SIERRA LEONE, winner of the Blue Grass S. (G1) and Risen Star S. (G2) and second in the Kentucky Derby (G1); GUN PILOT, first in the Churchill Downs S. (G1) and second in the $175,000 Eclipse S.; VAHVA, first in the Derby City Distaff (G1) and second in the Madison S. (G1); GUN SONG, winner of the Black-Eyed Susan S. (G2); IL MIRACOLO, winner of the Ghostzapper S. (G3) and third in the Gulfstream Park Mile (G2) and Alysheba S. (G2); SHOTGUN HOTTIE, winner of the Allaire DuPont Distaff S.; RECHARGE, winner of the $250,000 Sunland Park Oaks; INTRICATE, second in the Rachel Alexandra S. (G2);RED ROUTE ONE, winner of the New Orleans Classic S. (G2), second in the Louisiana S. (G3), and third in the Oaklawn H. (G2); CANDY AISLE, winner of the Borderplex S. and runner up in the $250,000 Sunland Park Oaks; Perfect Shot, second in the Silverbulletday S. and third in the Rachel Alexandra S. (G2);Deviletta, second in the $125,000 Island Fashion S.; Imperial Gun, second in the $200,000 Bathhouse Row S. and third in the Sir Barton S.; Absinthe, second in the $200,000 Dig a Diamond S.; Dimatic, second in the Texas Derby; RED RUN, third in the John B. Connally Turf Cup S. (G3); Dreamlike, third in the Blame S. (G3); etc.
2024 juveniles sold for up to $725,000.
2023 racing: ECHO ZULU, winner of the Ballerina H. (G1), the Honorable Miss S. (G2) and the Winning Colors S. (G3) and the co-fastest horse of 2023 with a 112 Beyer; GUNITE, 3-time stakes winner in 2023, including the Forego S. (G1) andplaced in the Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1); LOCKED, winner of the Breeders’ Futurity (G1); CHATALAS, winner of the Chandelier S. (G2), second in the Blue Norther S., and third in the Starlet S. (G2); VAHVA, winner of the Raven Run S. (G2), Charles Town Oaks (G3), and placed in the Victory Ride S. (G3); INTRICATE, winner of the Golden Rod S. (G2); LIFE TALK, winner of the Demoiselle (G2); RED ROUTE ONE, winner of the West Virginia Derby (G3) and the Bath House Row S., runner-up in the Rebel S. (G2), the Oklahoma Derby (G3), the Southwest S. (G3), and third in the $300,000 Zia Park Derby; SHOTGUN HOTTIE, winner of the Molly Pitcher S. (G3) and the Lady’s Secret S.;DISARM, winner of the Matt Winn S. (G3) and runner-up in the Travers S. (G1) and the Louisiana Derby (G2); SOCIETY, winner of the Chicago S. (G3) and placed in the Madison S. (G1); IL MIRACOLO, winner of the Smarty Jones S. (G3), second in the Fayette S. (G2), and third in the Pennsylvania Derby (G1) and Clark S. (G1); WICKED HALO, winner of the Twin Bridges S., Dream Supreme S., and the Matron S., runner-up in the Derby City Distaff S. (G1); ARI OAKLEY, winner of the Bold Ego H.; CANDY AISLE, 4 1/4-length winner of the Manzano S. and winner of the $100,000 Zia Park Princess S.; Bendoog, runner-up in the Al Maktoum Challenge R3 (G1); Wonder Ride, runner-up in the Spinaway S. (G1); Guns n’ Graces, runner-up in the Davona Dale S. (G2); RED RUN, placed in the Brooklyn S. (G2); Sierra Leone, second in the Remsen S. (G2) by a nose; RUNNINSONOfa*gUN, runner-up in the Tom Fool H. (G3); Dreamlike, placed in the Pennsylvania Derby (G1) and Wood Memorial S. (G2); Pulchitrude (JPN), placed in the Flower Cup (G3); Grand Love, placed in the Honeybee S. (G3); Risk It,placed in the Iroquois (G3); etc.
2023 sales: 2YOs sold for $2,200,000, €543,210 (in Dubai), $525,000, $450,000, $400,000, etc. Yearlings sold for $1,250,000, $1,200,000, $1,150,000, $1,000,000, $850,000, $800,000, $775,000, $650,000,$650,000. Weanlings sold for $750,000, $470,000, $410,000, $400,000, etc. In-foal mares sold for up to $1.8 million.
#1 Sire of 3-Year-Olds in 2022—$13,423,330 in progeny earnings
#1 General Sire of 2022 by %G1SWs, %GSWs, %BTWs, %G1SHs, %GSHs, %BTHs
2022 racing: TAIBA, winner of the Malibu S. (G1), the Santa Anita Derby (G1), and the Pennsylvania Derby (G1);CYBERKNIFE, winner of the Arkansas Derby (G1), the Haskell S. (G1), and the Matt Winn S. (G3), runner-up in the Travers S. (G1), placed in the Pennsylvania Derby (G1); EARLY VOTING, winner of the Preakness S. (G1) and the Withers S. (G3); SOCIETY, winner of the Cotillion S. (G1) and the Charles Town Oaks (G3); GUNITE, winner of the Amsterdam S. (G2) and runner-up in the H. Allen Jerkens Memorial S. (G1); ECHO ZULU, winner of the Fair Grounds Oaks (G2) and the Dogwood S. (G3);WICKED HALO, winner of the Raven Run S. (G2), the Tepin S. and the Leslie’s Lady Overnight S.; SIXTYTHREECALIBER, winner of the Comely S. (G3) and the Seneca Overnight S.; RUNNINSONOfa*gUN, winner of the Bold Ruler S. (G3) and runner-up in the Dwyer S. (G3), placed in the H. Allen Jerkens Memorial S. (G1);etc.
2022 sales: Yearlings sold for $2,300,000, $1,500,000, $1,400,000, $1,200,000, $1,150,000, $1,100,000, $1,050,000, etc.; Weanlings sold for $675,000, $625,000, $550,000, $550,000, $490,000, $425,000, $400,000, etc. 2YOs sold for $600,000, $525,000, $485,000, $400,000,etc.
Champion First-Crop Sire by every category—set a new record for progeny earnings by a first-crop sire: over $4.3 million
#1 Sire of 2YOs in 2021 by earnings, BTWs, GSWs, G1Ws, G1Hs, and wins
31 first-crop juvenile winners, including: undefeated Eclipse Champion 2-Year-Old Filly ECHO ZULU, winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), Frizette S. (G1) and Spinaway S. (G1) and earned a 92 Beyer in her debut; GUNITE, winner of the Hopeful S. (G1) and runner-up in the Saratoga Special (G2); PAPPACAP, winner of the Best Pal S. (G2) and runner-up in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) and American Pharoah (G1); WICKED HALO, winner of the Adirondack S. (G2) and placed in the Debutante S.; etc.
2017 Horse of the Year and ChampionOlder Male
Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) Champion
Capped his brilliant career with a dominating win in the world’s richest race, the $16 million Pegasus World Cup (G1)
Retired with earnings of$15,988,500
