Kin to Chocolate Candy brings $70,000 at Barretts

The four-year-old filly SMOOTHE AS CANDY (Candy Ride [Arg]) brought a final

bid of $70,000 from Narvick International at Monday's Barretts Winter Mixed Sale

in Pomona, California. Offered by Rancho Paseana, agent, the broodmare prospect

toured the ring as Hip No. 283A.

Smoothe as Candy placed three times in five starts for earnings of $25,480. The

Kentucky-bred is out of the stakes-winning Seattle Slew mare Crownette, making

her a full sister to 2009 El Camino Real Derby (G3) winner Chocolate Candy, who

also placed in the Santa Anita Derby (G1) and CashCall Futurity (G1), and

finished fifth in the Kentucky Derby (G1). Crownette has

also produced the multiple Grade 3-placed sire Crowning Storm (Storm Cat), and

is the third dam of current Grade 1 star Twirling Candy (Candy Ride [Arg]),

whose recent stakes wins include the Malibu S. (G1) and Del Mar Derby (G2).

Smoothe as Candy descends from Won't Tell You (Crafty Admiral), the dam of

Hall of Famer Affirmed (Exclusive Native) and second dam of Grade 1 winner Senor

Pete (Green Dancer).

A juvenile filly by Tribal Rule, consigned by River Edge Farm, agent, sold to

Marcelo Polanco for $38,000. The April 25-foaled California-bred sported Hip 45.

Produced by the Argentinean Group 3 winner Miss Peggy (Arg) (Fitzcarraldo),

the filly is a half-sister to Argentinean champion and U.S. Grade 1 winner Miss

Linda (Arg), Argentinean champion Mr. Nancho and Argentinean Group 2 winner Miss

Mary (Arg), all by Southern Halo. Miss Peggy is also the second dam of

Argentinean Group 1 winner Miss Match (Arg) (Indygo Shiner), most recently an

allowance winner at Golden Gate Fields on January 23.

On Monday, 257 horses sold for $1,361,600, a decline of 32.4 percent from

last year when $2,013,000 was realized from the sale of 275 head that included a

large consignment from prominent owner Jenny Craig. The average and median were

down 27.6 percent ($7,320 to $5,298) and 21.9 percent ($3,200 to $2,500),

respectively.

Full results can be found at

barretts.com.