Candy Connection (USA) Horse
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Candy Connection, a 4yo colt from the United States trained by Kent Knudsen, competed in Charles Town R8 Race 8. The horse, by Connect out of Mining For Candy, has recorded two wins in its career. Its biggest victory occurred on 30 Oct 2025 at Mountaineer, netting the $17000.00 MD purse.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Town 06-Feb-26 1308m FIRM R3 Race 3 (of $32,800) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:21.630, SP: 21.00 stumbled bumped foe start, pressed the pace four wide leaving the first turn, bumped once more nearing the quarter pole, faltered after a very rough trip. 1st Flyin Mayan ( A Bocachica 122 ) 2nd Holiday Cash ( M Santaella 122 , Cd 117 ) 4.75L 3rd Youthful Energy ( G Almodovar 122 ) 5.00L 8th Candy Connection ( J Torres 122 ) 27.25L See full results | J Torres 55.3kg 27.25L | 8 (8) |
| Charles Town 09-Jan-26 1408m FIRM R6 Race 6 $3,860 (of $19,300) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:29.220, SP: 3.25 quickened clear leaving the first turn, set a swift solo pace into the second bend, under pressure and running on the wrong lead, conceded grudgingly under the wire. 1st Grandpa Joe ( J D Acosta 122 ) 2nd Candy Connection ( M Santaella 124 , Cd 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Jack's Aloha ( A Bocachica 124 ) 1.50L See full results | M Santaella 56.2kg, Cd 54kg 0.50L | 2 (8) |
| Charles Town 12-Dec-25 910m FIRM R2 Race 2 $3,860 (of $19,300) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:53.270, SP: 1.73 broke sharp, vied three wide into the turn, eased clear leaving the quarter pole, four wide and running on the wrong lead, wandered out bumped foe nearing the sixteenth post, straited up chased on saved the place. 1st Fungo Fungo ( F Peltroche 121 ) 2nd Candy Connection ( A Bocachica 123 ) 0.00L 3rd Youthful Energy ( G Almodovar 124 ) 0.00L See full results | A Bocachica 55.8kg 0.00L | 2 (7) |
| Charles Town 22-Nov-25 1310m FIRM R3 Race 3 $7,812 (of $12,400) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:20.680, SP: 1.30 broke sharp, cruised away from rivals leaving the first turn, unchallenged leaving the quarter pole, drew away driving through the final sixteenth. 1st Candy Connection ( A Bocachica 124 ) 2nd Riverlee ( L C Reynolds 124 ) 5.25L 3rd Heart Of Gold ( J M Lewis 122 ) 11.00L See full results | A Bocachica 56.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Charles Town 09-Nov-25 1310m FIRM R1 Race 1 $405 (of $20,400) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:21.870, SP: 4.50 broke in the air at the start, quickly recovered pressed the pace three wide into the far turn, vied two wide around the second bend, retreated through the stretch. 1st Candy Man Can ( A Bocachica 124 ) 2nd Mexicali Mike ( J Belisario 122 , Cd 129 ) 1.25L 3rd Show Time Allen ( D V Araujo 124 ) 3.25L 6th Candy Connection ( J Barbosa 124 ) 9.75L See full results | J Barbosa 56.2kg 9.75L | 6 (7) |
| Mountaineer 30-Oct-25 1110m R4 Md $10,710 (of $17,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:06.670, SP: 1.08 shook clear on the turn saving ground to upper stretch holding FIRM along the inside. 1st Candy Connection ( D L Parker 121 ) 2nd All Roads To Denis ( A Bracho 126 ) 5.00L 3rd Doom Loop ( E Paucar 121 ) 5.75L See full results | D L Parker 54.9kg | 1 (9) |
| Charles Town 27-Sep-25 910m R8 Md $3,820 (of $19,100) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:53.070, SP: 2.00 broke sharp, vied then dueled two wide, left lead, game try. 1st Jack's Aloha ( M Santaella 120 , Cd 125 ) 2nd Candy Connection ( A Bocachica 120 ) 1.50L 3rd Gimme A Holler ( J M Nunez 120 ) 2.00L See full results | A Bocachica 54.4kg 1.50L | 2 (10) |
| Charles Town 07-Sep-25 910m FIRM R5 Md $910 (of $30,600) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:52.130, SP: 3.25 hoped rank at the start, chased inside around the turn, came up empty. 1st Tico Grande ( V Rodriguez 118 ) 2nd Aye Direct ( A Cruz 118 ) 6.25L 3rd Bold Boomer ( A R Jr 118 ) 7.50L 5th Candy Connection ( A Bocachica 118 ) 13.50L See full results | A Bocachica 53.5kg 13.50L | 5 (8) |
| Charles Town 10-Aug-25 910m FIRM R8 Md $2,142 (of $30,600) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:53.150, SP: 2.20 broke sharp, hard chase two deep turn, left lead, flattened late. 1st Holiday Cash ( J Cespedes 116 ) 2nd Aye Direct ( M Mendez 116 ) 2.75L 3rd Tico Grande ( V Rodriguez 116 ) 3.75L 4th Candy Connection ( A Bocachica 116 ) 4.75L See full results | A Bocachica 52.6kg 4.75L | 4 (9) |
| Charles Town 19-Jul-25 910m FIRM R8 Md $3,060 (of $30,600) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 00:52.460, SP: 2.00 quick start, vied two wide turn, lost ground between, held show. 1st Renegade Rabbit ( V Rodriguez 116 ) 2nd Aye Direct ( M Mendez 116 ) 0.25L 3rd Candy Connection ( A Bocachica 116 ) 1.75L See full results | A Bocachica 52.6kg 1.75L | 3 (9) |