Candy Éclair (foaled April 14, 1976 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

Candy Éclair
SireNorthern Jove
GrandsireNorthern Dancer
DamCandy's Best
DamsireCandy Spots
SexFilly
Foaled1976
CountryUnited States
ColourGray
BreederAdele W. Paxson
OwnerAdele W. Paxson
TrainerS. Allen King
Record23: 15-4-1
EarningsUS$403,845
Major wins
Brigantine Stakes (1978)
Selima Stakes (1978)
Mermaid Stakes (1978)
Ashland Stakes (1979)
Shirley Jones Stakes (1979)
Endine Stakes (1980)
Grey Flight Handicap (1980)
Regret Handicap (1980)
Awards
American Co-Champion Two-Year-Old Filly (1978)
Honours
Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame (1979)
Candy Eclair Stakes at Monmouth Park

Background

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Bred and raced by prominent Pennsylvanian horsewoman Adele Paxson, she was a granddaughter of the most important sire of the 20th century, Northern Dancer. She was out of the mare Candy's Best, a daughter of the 1963 Santa Anita Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Candy Spots.

Racing career

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Candy Éclair was conditioned for racing by Allen King and winter-trained at the Aiken Training Track in Aiken, South Carolina. Undefeated in all five of her starts at age two, she shared 1978 American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly honors with It's In The Air. Candy Éclair won stakes races again at age three and four, finishing her career having won fifteen of her twenty-three starts. She was elected to the Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame on March 17, 1979.

Breeding record

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As a broodmare, Candy Éclair produced five foals, none of which met with racing success.

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