CANDY OVERLOAD, an Ontario-bred and sired son of Reload, made his customary last-to-first move in the Feb. 4 Forego Stakes at Turfway Park in Florence, KY in his first run outside of Canada.

Bred by Denny Andrews and Sherry McLean’s Northern Dawn Stables, Candy Overload was 6-to-1 in the eight-horse Forego field, worth $98,000, for trainer Mark Casse. Ridden for the first time by Luan Machado, Candy Overload settled some half a dozen lengths off the pace early in the 6 1/2 furlong dash on Tapeta before launching a five-wide run around the turn. The five-year-old, running without Lasix, was up to win by 1/2 a length in 1:16.49. Heavily-favoured Visitant finished fourth.

Candy Overload was purchased privately by Gary Barber, Leonard Schleiffer and Wachtel Stable from Andrews and McLean last fall after a close second-place finish in the Grade 3 Bold Venture Stakes at Woodbine. The gelding had been trained by Krista Cole Simpson. For his new interests, Candy Overload was fifth in the Vigil Stakes (G3) and won the Kennedy Road Stakes (G2) in November. He completed his 2022 campaign in the 1 1/16 mile Steady Growth Stakes where he was fourth.

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