Mar 12 2016
Danzing Candy wires San Felipe field in first stakes race
Saturday, March 12 2016
Santa Anita
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Danzing Candy didn’t dance around the issue in his first stakes race, the San Felipe G2. The Twirling Candy colt set out for the lead early and never looked back, getting his Kentucky Derby ticket for Clifford Cise at 5-1.
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Favored Mor Spirit rated a bit farther behind than usual at first, but moved up and was in contention heading into the stretch. He just couldn’t catch the winner in the end, and finished 2nd at 8-5.
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Exaggerator uncharacteristically broke last and stayed there until moving up after the 1/2 mile, after which he took off and finished a strong closing 3rd at 2-1.
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Although he won the Delta Jackpot and finished 2nd to Nyquist in the San Vicente, the latter was worth zero points, and he needed more than 3rd place points here. He will obviously prep again.
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