Candy Invasion (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

09-Apr-18

Colour

dark bay or brown

Sire

Normandy Invasion

Dam

Cotton Candy

Prize Money

360015

Owners

Kevin Joy

About

Candy Invasion, an 8yo dark bay/brown gelding from the United States trained by Shane M. Spiess, is by Normandy Invasion out of Cotton Candy. The horse has secured 10 wins in its career. On 1 May 2022 at Charles Town, Candy Invasion captured its most notable victory, taking the $38700.00 purse in Race 7.

Raced At

Mountaineer

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Mountaineer 03-Jul-25 1610m R6 Race 6 $127 (of $12,671) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:41.560, SP: 8.00 tracked the pace bidding on the far turn then wilted in upper stretch. 1st Far West ( M Y Pagan 120 , Cd 127 ) 2nd Bounteous ( E Barbaran 120 ) 6.00L 3rd Cool Quartet ( K Gonzalez 120 ) 7.50L 8th Candy Invasion ( L Negron 120 ) 18.00L See full resultsL Negron 54.4kg 18.00L8 (8)
Mountaineer 17-Jun-25 1610m FIRM R8 Race 8 $890 (of $12,716) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:44.220, SP: 3.75 slow early lagged to upper stretch gaining some late. 1st Strike The Top ( Y Aviles 120 ) 2nd Happy Champ ( M Vilchez 120 , Cd 125 ) 0.75L 3rd Scorsese ( K Gonzalez 120 ) 3.25L 4th Candy Invasion ( Y Yaranga 120 ) 3.75L See full resultsY Yaranga 54.4kg 3.75L4 (7)
Mountaineer 02-Jun-25 1610m R8 Race 8 $903 (of $12,905) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:42.400, SP: 3.25 slow early lagged to upper stretch picking up the others late. 1st Man On The Moon ( B Tapara 120 ) 2nd Strike The Top ( A Bracho 120 ) 0.75L 3rd Happy Champ ( M Vilchez 120 , Cd 125 ) 1.75L 4th Candy Invasion ( Y Yaranga 120 ) 6.50L See full resultsY Yaranga 54.4kg 6.50L4 (8)
Mountaineer 19-May-25 1610m FIRM R3 Race 3 $2,587 (of $12,934) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:41.940, SP: 3.00 allowed to set a leisurely pace, opened margin, won ridden out. 1st Krug ( A Gomez 120 ) 2nd Candy Invasion ( Y Yaranga 120 ) 4.00L 3rd Hagler ( F Peltroche 120 ) 7.50L See full resultsY Yaranga 54.4kg 4.00L2 (6)
Mahoning Valley 02-Apr-25 1610m FIRM R5 Race 5 $1,775 (of $17,754) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:41.530, SP: 4.50 slow early, found his best stride late. 1st Richiesgotgame ( A I Diaz 124 ) 2nd Milano ( B Tapara 124 ) 4.50L 3rd Candy Invasion ( Y Yaranga 124 ) 8.25L See full resultsY Yaranga 56.2kg 8.25L3 (6)