Candy Ride’s Impressive Sunday in the Sky at Keeneland Allowance
5th-Keeneland, $100,145, Alw10-28, (NW1X), 2yo, f, 1mT, 1:36.88, gd, 2 3/4 lengths.
SUNDAY (f, 2, Candy Ride {Arg} –Alien Giant {SP}, of Giant’s Causeway) was beaten by a 7-5 bias at her debut on September 27 before a 1/2 pound Horseshoe Indianapolis 7 juniors grass race, and made it like a gift when she Win seven, reduce the length. Once again enthusiastically supported here with 8-5, she lightly hit the inside horse in the jump but soon held the ground from the middle of the ring. Advancing between runners approaching five further markers, she loomed dangerously on the far bend and slid inside the leader through a narrow hole in the sixteenth minute. Drifting through the vast grounds, she placed 2 3/4 of a comfortable length for Isabel Alexandra (Ire) (Expert eye {GB}), who passed through tight quarters in the upper part while searching the race hall. Air conditioner then announced fouls against Florent Geroux and Heavenly Sunday, but the managers wouldn’t allow it. Second win in a row in two to ground races, Sunday Heaven’s dam canceled her 2022 Game winner ponies and visited Factor for 2023. Alien Giant is the daughter of MGISP Alienation (Rock Hard Ten), herself a half of GISP Rally Cry (Uncle Mo). Class I blacks extend to the fourth dam Extraterrestrial (Storm Bird), are half-sisters to millionaire MGISW Judge Angelucci, GISW War and GISW Peace. Sales History: $170,000 RNA Ylg ’21 KEESEP. Lifetime record: 2-2-0-0, $82,633. Click to view Equibase.comchart or VIDEO sponsored by TVG.
O-Miacomet Farm (William Harrigan); B-Randal Family Trust (KY); T-Brad H. Cox.
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