Ollie's Candy to be Offered at Keeneland November Sale

Grade 1 winner Ollie's Candy is scheduled to compete in the Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) at Keeneland 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 prominent sire Candy Ride  who has been first, second, or third in 12 of 14 starts for Paul and Karen Eggert and 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, who was a $45,000 RNA at the 2016 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, is out of Afternoon Stroll, a daughter of Stroll who won the Appalachian Stakes (G3T) at Keeneland 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 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (G1) at Del Mar and was second in the race this year. Her 2020 campaign also includes a second in the Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) at Oaklawn Park and third-place finishes in the Beholder Mile Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park and Ogden Phipps Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park.

The mare is pointed to the Oct. 4 Juddmonte Spinster Stakes (G1) at Keeneland. 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 3 and won her first three races, including the Summertime Oaks (G2) at Santa Anita. On turf at Del Mar, she was second in both the Del Mar Oaks Presented by The Jockey Club (G1T) and San Clemente Stakes (G2T).

Last year, Ollie's Candy won the Clement L. Hirsch after finishing second in the Wilshire Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita. She also was third in the Zenyatta Stakes (G2) 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."