I Love Candy

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Keith Kohnhorst — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:06:51 GMT

Can Candy wire the best Breeders' Cup field in history, or will Get Stormy wear him out on the front end? I'll take a flyer on him at 10-1.

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Dr Drunkinbum — Mon, 17 May 2010 00:56:37 GMT

I REALLY LIKE Sid. He's a good one. Forget about The Derby. He went out way too fast and it was a sloppy track. Great things are ahead for him. He's a sweet mover. I remembe rwhen I considered betting Sid at 33-1 in The Futures, said it was too low, then was mad at myself later for not doing it. I'm not playing single horses futures again but I'm going all out on future exacta boxes. There is going to be a huge payout sometime for a reasonable investment. At least Talamo got his Derby experience but he didn't give Sidney's Candy a chance in The Derby letting him run that fast early. It was suicide. Can't wait to see him run again.

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Go Candy Dude!!!! — Sun, 16 May 2010 01:35:55 GMT

OMG!!!!! I am the biggest fan of Sidney's Candy!!!!! Me and my sister call him Candy Dude!!! We were so dissapointed but proud of him when he came in 17th in the Derby!!! I just looooooooove him!!!!!

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Kevin A. Burke — Sun, 02 May 2010 03:15:25 GMT

Did not want to jinx you but my horse was "Lookin at Lucky". Something about him caught my Heart.

Well I guess there will be a thousand reasons why not, for both our horses, but right now I don't wish to get in to details.

I just know, L-A-L has my heart, in his next race, I am in his corner. I am just happy the jockeys/horses came home safe

As an Aside:

Between just you and I Ms. Johnston, there is no Triple crown this year. The "Ice Man" is sitting with two strong cards in N.Y., and he may well be the next Woody Stevens. He is a good man, I hope he does succeed. Glad I don't have to run against him in June.

Again, thank you for the good feeling last night. Apologize for misspelling your name yesterday. I know people do not mean anything wrong, but it bothers me when I see my name spelled "Berk"

Kevin

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Ann in Lexington — Sat, 01 May 2010 17:26:21 GMT

I still refer to His Felinity Cougar II as "My Own True Love." What a personality he had. Have fallen in love several times since - horses like Affirmed, Sunday Silence, and, most recently, Hard Spun, but The Coug retains top spot in my heart.

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dustywhipp — Sat, 01 May 2010 14:56:32 GMT

Wonderful writing!

I always try and find a horse to fall in love with as a two or three-year-old, and follow them to the first Saturday in May.

A found Tiz Chrome last year, and I was crushed when he broke down.

Now, I have Mission Impazible... there's just something about him, and of course the filly, Devil May Care.

Why watch horse racing if you don't love these amazing animals? It's not just about betting...

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Matthew W — Sat, 01 May 2010 05:20:55 GMT

The first horse I fell in love with was the quarter horse Native Empress with the kind grey face! Trained by D Wayne....he'll tell you today she was the best gate horse he ever trained...when I see your passion for Sidney it reminds me of my faves, over the years...Winning Copy, the yellow sorrel quarter...Forego....Eleven Stitches and my Summer of Stitches...the claimer Tulsea...Tiznow....Sidney's Candy is going into the Derby gates tommorrow--he's the fastest horse--by far--of this crop....can he get the distance?...we'll see....

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Kevin A. Burke — Sat, 01 May 2010 00:57:48 GMT

Great little write up Becky Johnson.

Very nice, gave me a good feeling on a confused evening. Always keep caring and loving a horse. Don't ever question those feelings for they are right and good. But you know that, you don't need me to tell you.

Just remember, falling in love with a horse is not just the the prerogative of all of you "silly horse loving girls".

I do it, maybe more times then I would like to admit. That's why I love the sport, it allows you to feel close even when sometimes distant.

As for the unaffected onlookers,

those tough speaking, rough looking,

and/or the reverse-

those quiet, non committal, characters out there, they do so too.

They must, why else would they be involved in this crazy wonderful sport. Their problem is they do not know how, and will not admit it publicly.

Have a great day tomorrow and enjoy your "Sidneys Candy" candy ride in the Derby.

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tbpartnerperson43 — Sat, 01 May 2010 00:45:34 GMT

My first true love was Native Dancer. Dad would drive me to Sagamore and I would stand at his stall staring at him in wonder and love. It's taken me 67 years, but I've finally purchased my very own race horse. Everyone who can should give that kind of love a try.

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hk21 — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:37:50 GMT

Great article. I feel exactly the same way and I LOVE Sidney!!!!! I hope he wins tomorrow. I absolutely fall in love with a horse every year and he's the one this year. Maybe someday us "silly horse loving girls" will get rich because we are so gosh darn emotional!!!! Good luck!

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Citation — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:33:26 GMT

This is wonderful. I love Sidney's Candy too, I hope he wins the Derby. All of my favorite horses are my favorites not because of any bets but because, for one reason or another, I just love them and like to watch them run. Even if Sidney's Candy loses, I will still love him. He's just a wonderful colt.

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Granada — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:15:44 GMT

Thanks for this article! I'm in love with Sidney's Candy too. He feels like family-- my OTTB is related to Sidney's Candy through his female line Wooly Willow, so it's like his mitochondria running for the roses! I've been following him this year, and we're betting on Sidney's Candy to win. We won last year with Mine That Bird while watching the Kentucky Derby with a family member who passed with cancer two days later, it was his last lucid day and we're putting that money on Sidney's Candy this year. I'm going to cry if he wins and cry if he loses... can't wait till tomorrow!

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Blue Blue Sea — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:56:52 GMT

Couldn't agree more! Love to see someone writing about actually caring for the horse beyond just a betting interest - Alydar became my first head over heels horse race love and is the big reason I got so hooked on the sport. There's be a few others throughout the years that have kept that romance alive for me.