From DMTC Publicity
DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 21, 2022) — Benjamin & Sally Warren’s homebred filly Warrens Candy Girl won a stout stretch duel with Reddam Racing’s Eddie’s New Dream to score by a head in Sunday’s $151,000 Solana Beach Stakes for Golden State Series-eligible fillies and mares at Del Mar.
The 4-year-old daughter of Clubhouse Ride outfooted seven California-bred rivals in the one-mile turf test in 1:35.23 and earned a first prize of $85,500. She had run just a week earlier in an allowance race on the turf and was a winner there, too. The chestnut now has a record of four wins and five seconds in 16 starts for earnings of $337,916.
The winner’s dam, the Warren-bred stakes-winning mare Warren’s Jitterbug, was second in this race in 2011. Warrens Candy Girl was ridden by Umberto Rispoli and is trained by Craig Lewis.
“She really can finish; she was laying closer than we are used to seeing her, but the pace was slow and Umberto did a great job,” said Lewis. “Our future plans are to give her a rest because she came back in a week, so we’re gonna let her down a little bit now. She did what she had to do and we’re pleased with her performance.”
Finishing third 2 1/4 lengths behind Eddie’s New Dream was Devereaux or Gross’ Barrister’s Ride. Eddie’s New Dream had gone off the even money favorite.
Warrens Candy Girl paid $12.20, $4.00 and $3.00 across the board. Eddie’s New Dream returned $2.60 and $2.20, while Barrister’s Ride paid off at $5.20 to show.
“When you travel in hand with the horse your hands get itchy; you want to let your horse run and so once I gonna let her run, I wish that she is going to respond,” said Rispoli. “Jesus, she did it. Just before the chute I knew I was going to get her (Eddie’s New Dream).”
The riding star for the afternoon was the track’s top jock, Juan Hernandez. He picked up four more winners and now has 35 after 19 days of racing to lead runner-up Umberto Rispoli by 16 firsts.
In the track’s Pick Six Single Ticket Jackpot wager, there were no winning tickets so a carryover of $165,128 will be in play when Del Mar returns to action with an eight-race card on Thursday.