Candy Moonshine (USA) Horse
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Candy Moonshine is a 3yo bay horse from the United States trained by Michael E. Gorham. He is by the stallion Twirling Candy out of the dam Sunset Starlet. To date, Candy Moonshine has captured one win. On 27 Oct 2025 at Belmont’s Big A, the horse secured its biggest triumph, earning $85,000.00.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Saratoga 02-Aug-26 1710m FIRM R9 Lake George S. Presented by Surfside (Stakes) (of $320,787) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:42.330, SP: 34.00 established the front and showed the way in hand along the inside through moderate splits, came under coaxing near the quarter pole and was displaced from command at that station before taking the inside route into upper stretch, then weakened in the drive. 1st Amberglen ( I O Jr 120 ) 2nd Deep Learning ( F Prat 120 ) 1.25L 3rd Honfleur ( J Ortiz 120 ) 1.50L 8th Candy Moonshine ( J Rodriguez 120 ) 7.90L See full results | J Rodriguez 54.4kg 7.90L | 8 (8) |
| Saratoga 04-Jul-26 1609m FIRM R8 Wild Applause Stakes (Stakes) $15,134 (of $216,195) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:35.290, SP: 21.00 1st To A Flame ( J Ortiz 122 ) 2nd Pillar Of Beauty ( J Alvarado 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Code ( F Prat 120 ) 2.50L 4th Candy Moonshine ( J Rodriguez 120 ) 3.80L See full results | J Rodriguez 54.4kg 3.80L | 4 (10) |
| Aqueduct 07-Nov-25 1710m FIRM R6 Chelsey Flower Stakes (Stakes) $23,017 (of $230,170) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:42.640, SP: 21.00 coaxed from the gate, showed the way in hand just off the inside and then along the inside, got set down taking the inside route into upper stretch, dug in under threat and was caught just outside the eighth pole, dug in and ran on to preserve the show honors on the line. 1st Deep Learning ( F Prat 120 ) 2nd Bella Knows ( J Alvarado 120 ) 2.00L 3rd Candy Moonshine ( J Rodriguez 120 ) 2.05L See full results | J Rodriguez 54.4kg 2.05L | 3 (6) |
| Belmont At The Big A 27-Oct-25 1710m R6 Md $82,347 (of $130,709) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:43.800, SP: 8.50 1st Candy Moonshine ( J Rodriguez 119 ) 2nd Sweet Little Lila ( D Davis 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Sharing Wisdom ( C Elliott 119 ) 4.50L See full results | J Rodriguez 54kg | 1 (11) |
| Belmont At The Big A 06-Oct-25 1710m R9 Md $15,450 (of $128,750) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:44.190, SP: 21.00 1st Getting Serious ( S Marin 119 ) 2nd Fancy N' Flight ( R Silvera 119 ) 2.00L 3rd Candy Moonshine ( 119 ) See full results | 54kg | 3 (11) |