Sidney’s Candy tries to bounce back in Swaps Stakes
Sidney’s Candy, the Santa Anita Derby winner who finished 17th in the Kentucky Derby, makes his return to the races Saturday in the Grade II $200,000 Swaps Stakes. The 1 1/8-mile race is the highlight of the final weekend of racing at the Hollywood Park summer meeting.
Trainer John Sadler never took the 3-year-old son of Candy Ride out of training after his disappointing effort at Churchill Downs, but he backed off a bit while letting the horse recover.
“It was a big stress on him,” Sadler said.
Sadler attributed Sidney’s Candy Kentucky Derby effort to a combination of a poor post position — No. 20 — a muddy track and a quick pace.
Only three horses are expected to challenge Sidney’s Candy. They are Skipshot, Alphie’s Bet and Summer Movie, the second- through fourth-place finishers in the 1 1/16-mile Affirmed Handicap on June 19 at Hollywood Park.
Sidney’s Candy has been put through a series of workouts to prepare him for the championship 3-year-old race of the Hollywood Park meeting. Jockey Joe Talamo has the mount.
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