Candy Illusion (USA) Horse
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About
Candy Illusion is a 2yo dk b/br colt from the United States trained by Doug O'Neill. The horse is by Twirling Candy out of Tizanillusion. It has yet to win, finishing unplaced in two starts. In its most recent start at Keeneland on 9 Oct 2026, Umberto Rispoli rode the horse to a third‑place finish behind winner Hot Fries.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Keeneland 09-Oct-26 1207m FIRM R8 Md $15,814 (of $158,136) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.690, SP: 2.38 broke slowly then brushed with an outer foe at the start, raced off of the pace two wide and between horses, progressed at the five sixteenths pole, moved out to the five path while in pursuit in upper stretch, stayed on between rivals after tucking back to the three path in the final furlong and edged show late. 1st Hot Fries ( L Saez 119 ) 2nd Won'tcatchmecryan ( J Torres 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Candy Illusion ( U Rispoli 119 ) 5.75L See full results | U Rispoli 54kg 5.75L | 3 (11) |
| Kentucky Downs 30-Aug-26 1308m FIRM R11 Md $47,328 (of $236,640) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:18.320, SP: 5.00 1st Malibu Dancer ( D Davis 119 ) 2nd Candy Illusion ( B J Hernandez 119 ) 1.25L 3rd Just Peachy ( C Torres 119 ) 0.30L See full results | B J Hernandez 54kg 1.25L | 2 (11) |