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. So far he has recorded one win. On 27 Oct 2025 at Belmont’s Big A, he secured his most significant victory, earning $85,000. The horse has proven profitable for bettors, delivering a 21% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Aqueduct 07-Nov-25 1710m FIRM R6 Chelsey Flower Stakes (Stakes) $15,000 (of $150,000) 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 $53,550 (of $85,000) 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 ) 5.00L See full results | J Rodriguez 54kg | 1 (11) |
| Belmont At The Big A 06-Oct-25 1710m R9 Md $10,200 (of $85,000) Barrier 5, SP: 21.00 1st Getting Serious ( S Marin 119 ) 2nd Fancy N' Flight ( R Silvera 119 ) 2.75L 3rd Candy Moonshine ( 119 ) See full results | 54kg | 3 (11) |
| Delaware Park 19-Sep-25 1510m R3 Md $4,500 (of $45,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:31.870, SP: 4.33 set the pace in the two path, was ridden along the inside into the far turn, floated out to the four path at the top of the lane, but was caught on both sides before the sixteenth. 1st Go Mischievous ( M Chuan 118 ) 2nd Kinda Clever ( P Lopez 118 ) 0.25L 3rd Candy Moonshine ( R E Mena 118 ) 0.75L See full results | R E Mena 53.5kg 0.75L | 3 (10) |
| Delaware Park 29-Aug-25 1510m R5 Md $9,000 (of $45,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:30.210, SP: 10.00 set the pace in the two path, came under a ride entering the far turn, drew away in upper stretch, but ducked in sharply at the gap just after the furlong grounds, then was corrected but hung on the left lead, and was caught late by an outer foe. 1st Autonome ( K Gomez 118 ) 2nd Candy Moonshine ( R E Mena 118 ) 0.25L 3rd Great Actress ( G Maldonado 118 ) 1.50L See full results | R E Mena 53.5kg 0.25L | 2 (8) |