#candy spots

My Umamusume design for Candy Spots! As the actual horse did have black and white spots on the upper legs and belly, the immediate choice was to translate that to freckles.

My endless list of favourite horses: Candy Spots. [Ridden by ?? ]

Candy Spots A handsome chestnut son of Argentinean stallion *Nigromante and stakes-winning American mare Candy Dish, Candy Spots was named for both his dam and his unusual white markings on his hind legs and underbelly As a juvenile, he went undefeated through three races, including both the Arlington-Washington Futurity and the Futurity Trial. Owner Rex Ellsworth allowed the big colt to develop slowly out in California, and originally decided against entering him in the Futurity. However, after jockey Willie Shoemaker expressed extreme confidence in Candy Spots, Ellsworth paid the $25,000 supplementary entry fee. Shoemaker's intuition paid off when Candy Spots came roaring late to post a half length victory over champion juvenile Never Bend As 1963 dawned, Candy Spots was considered a serious Derby contender. He reeled off three more victories in the first months of the year, bringing his undefeated streak to six. In early March, he survived one of the worst pile-ups in racing history to win the rich Santa Anita Derby. As 13 starts were sent away, the majority of the pack bunched up together near the back, and when one suddenly bore out and tripped another, it was a chain reaction. Four horses went down, causing a pile-up that nearly took down the rest of the field. Candy Spots was bumped outwards, which miraculously allowed him to avoid running full-tilt into the stricken colt Win-Em-All. With a clear track ahead of him, the big chestnut gunned forward and wore down the front runners to win On March 30, Candy Spots added to his hype with a ridiculously easy win in the Florida Derby. Jockey Shoemaker allowed to "slow-starting and lazy" colt to run his own race until the stretch, when he asked him for run. He won by nearly five lengths Then it was time for the big race. Looking to become the first horse since Morvich in 1922 to win the Kentucky Derby while undefeated, Candy Spots was up against stiff competition: East coast champion Never Bend. Much like the rivalry of Swaps and Nashua, Candy Spots and Never Bend split fans down the middle. Another undefeated colt named No Robbery was also heavily bet, as he was coming off a spectacular Wood Memorial win. However, a mild upset was posted when 9-1 Chateaguay won by 1 1/4 lengths from Never Bend, with Candy Spots in third. It was noted that the favored Candy Spots had been rank during the race, the first time he had ever run like that The first loss of his career was more than forgiven when he came roaring back two weeks later to win the Preakness in brilliant fashion. Allowing Never Bend to take the early lead, Shoemaker kept his colt close to the pace. As the came around the far turn, it looked like the Derby all over again: the two rivals head-to-head and Chateaugay on the outside making his move. This time, however, Candy Spots was full of run and responded willingly when Shoemaker went to the whip. He left Chateaugay nearly four lengths behind at the wire Fresh off victory and hoping to further tune-up for the Belmont, Ellsworth entered his Preakness star in the Jersey Derby at Garden Park ten days later. He "toyed" with that field, winning as he pleased by 1 3/4 lengths As was true many times in the past, the Belmont Stakes of 1963 was supposed to prove once and for all who was the best colt. Both Candy Spots and Chateaugay looked to avenge their Triple Crown losses. Run at Aqueduct due to renovation at Belmont Park, the race proved to be worth the wait. Chateaugay took full advantage of the longer distance and stormed off to a 2 1/2 length score, with Candy Spots a struggling second Undaunted, Ellsworth sent his beaten champion out again a week later in the $100,000 Chicagoan Stakes at Washington Park. Perhaps too tired from his Belmont excursion, Candy Spots was upset by 40-1 longshot B Major, who set a track record in doing so Exactly one month later, 'revenge' was the name of the game at Arlington Park in the American Derby. Favored Candy Spots bounced back from two straight defeats to post a length win over B Major Ellsworth allowed his colt another break, before sending him out to capture the prestigious Arlington Classic on August 4. In his usual style, Candy Spots was well back for most of the race, but bounded past the front-runners to score by five lengths over 70-1 longshot Admiral Vic, with B Major in third With the three-year-old colt division still murky, fans and horsemen alike looked to the Travers Stakes to finally sort out, once and for all, who was the champion. Chateaugay, Never Bend, and Candy Spots were all back to play, and many were calling it "the finest Travers ever run". The exceptional works that all three turned in prior to the race added to the excitement. What actually happened left the crowd of nearly 30,000 in disappointed silence. For only the second time in his career, Candy Spots ran rank, and again it lost him the race. Never Bend folded in the stretch, and Chateaugay's late run could only get him to third. Lightly-raced longshot Crewman ran away to a three-length victory. After the race, it was revealed that Candy Spots had bled from his nostrils while cooling off September 1 saw Candy Spots facing his toughest race yet, opposing older horses in the $100,000+ Aqueduct Stakes. Exhausted and not quite up to par, he finished fourth to Kelso and Crimson Satan. It would be the last time he appeared under colors for over a year Candy Spots at five was competitive but lost more often than he won. He kicked off the year in the San Carlos Handicap at Santa Anita, but came up short to the older Admiral's Voyage. Candy Spots bounced back to win the San Pasqual Stakes, in the final stakes victory of his career. From there, he finished second in the San Antonio and Santa Anita Handicaps, the later the four-year-old Hill Rise After his retirement to Ellsworth's farm, Candy Spots proved a good stallion. He sired 1972 Arkansas Derby winner and Kentucky Derby/Preakness runner-up No Le Hace, as well as Grade 2 winner and important broodmare Belle Marie, and long-raced gelding See The Jaguar. Candy Spots was also the dam sire of 1979 co-Champion Juvenile Filly Candy Eclair Candy Spots died in 1976 at age 16 of a ruptured renal artery