Success is Sweet for Gamble’s Candy in Ruling Angel

Three-year-old filly Gamble's Candy, making her stakes debut, wins a speed battle on her way to victory for owner and breeder Ivan Dalos

October 14, 2019

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you're listening to an article from canadian thoroughbred.com. success is sweet for gamble’s candy in ruling angel. gamble’s candy, making her stakes debut for owner/breeder ivan dalos and trainer josie carroll, forced the rapid pace of favoured sister peacock and drew clear for a 1 ¼-length score in sunday’s featured ruling angel stakes. the $113,400 ruling angel, a 6 ½ furlong overnight stakes for three-year-old fillies, went with a field of 10 including five shippers and gamble’s candy was holding the fort for the home team at odds of 11-1. “she’s always breaks right on top,” said jockey luis contreras, who was riding his fourth winner of the afternoon and 11th stakes winner of the meeting after taking saturday’s grade 1 e.p. taylor stakes aboard starship jubilee. advertisement scroll to continue with content “today, with the five-horse (sister peacock), we were a little concerned about the pace but i was able to relax outside her and she travelled so well all the way around and gave me a nice kick at the end.”. sister peacock, a two-time stakes winner at the meeting and sent off at odds of 9-5, wasted little time in setting up shop on the front end but gamble’s candy was just a head back as the quarter flashed by in:22.39. gamble’s candy (twirling candy – forest gamble by forest wildcat) was pressing hard while remaining a just a head back through a through a half in:44.54 but put away her rival turning for home and held a length lead at the furlong pole before extending her margin slightly to stop the clock in 1:15.36. ellyb, a fair hill shipper trained by arnaud delacour, had raced just 1 ½ lengths off the leaders through the first half and finished well to take down the runner-up spot, a neck before missmizz, also shipping in from fair hill for trainer michael stidham. missmizz rallied from mid-pack to end 1 ¼ lengths before o’keefe, an arlington invader trained by larry rivelli. charmaine’s mia, western curl, sister nova, my gal betty, double medal, 7-2 second choice la feve, and a spent sister peacock completed the order of finish. artilena, ciuri and regal chant were scratched. gamble’s candy was a winner for the third time in her last four starts and giving her hall of fame trainer her third stakes win of the meeting. “she’s just a filly that’s steadily improved,” said carroll. “she struggled a little at two, and then just suddenly grew up. she’s got that tactical speed, but now that she’ll relax with it, i think it’s going to make a big difference.”.

Gamble’s Candy, making her stakes debut for owner/breeder Ivan Dalos and trainer Josie Carroll, forced the rapid pace of favoured Sister Peacock and drew clear for a 1 ¼-length score in Sunday’s featured Ruling Angel Stakes.

The $113,400 Ruling Angel, a 6 ½ furlong overnight stakes for three-year-old fillies, went with a field of 10 including five shippers and Gamble’s Candy was holding the fort for the home team at odds of 11-1.

“She’s always breaks right on top,” said jockey Luis Contreras, who was riding his fourth winner of the afternoon and 11th stakes winner of the meeting after taking Saturday’s Grade 1 E.P. Taylor Stakes aboard Starship Jubilee.

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“Today, with the five-horse (Sister Peacock), we were a little concerned about the pace but I was able to relax outside her and she travelled so well all the way around and gave me a nice kick at the end.”

Sister Peacock, a two-time stakes winner at the meeting and sent off at odds of 9-5, wasted little time in setting up shop on the front end but Gamble’s Candy was just a head back as the quarter flashed by in :22.39.

Gamble’s Candy (Twirling Candy – Forest Gamble by Forest Wildcat) was pressing hard while remaining a just a head back through a through a half in :44.54 but put away her rival turning for home and held a length lead at the furlong pole before extending her margin slightly to stop the clock in 1:15.36.

Ellyb, a Fair Hill shipper trained by Arnaud Delacour, had raced just 1 ½ lengths off the leaders through the first half and finished well to take down the runner-up spot, a neck before Missmizz, also shipping in from Fair Hill for trainer Michael Stidham.

Missmizz rallied from mid-pack to end 1 ¼ lengths before O’Keefe, An Arlington invader trained by Larry Rivelli.

Charmaine’s Mia, Western Curl, Sister Nova, My Gal Betty, Double Medal, 7-2 second choice La Feve, and a spent Sister Peacock completed the order of finish.

Artilena, Ciuri and Regal Chant were scratched.

Gamble’s Candy was a winner for the third time in her last four starts and giving her Hall of Fame trainer her third stakes win of the meeting.

“She’s just a filly that’s steadily improved,” said Carroll. “She struggled a little at two, and then just suddenly grew up. She’s got that tactical speed, but now that she’ll relax with it, I think it’s going to make a big difference.”