Candy Éclair (foaled April 14, 1976 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.
| Candy Éclair | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Northern Jove |
| Grandsire | Northern Dancer |
| Dam | Candy's Best |
| Damsire | Candy Spots |
| Sex | Filly |
| Foaled | 1976 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Gray |
| Breeder | Adele W. Paxson |
| Owner | Adele W. Paxson |
| Trainer | S. Allen King |
| Record | 23: 15-4-1 |
| Earnings | US$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
editBred 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
editCandy 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
editAs a broodmare, Candy Éclair produced five foals, none of which met with racing success.