Danzing Candy likely for Affirmed Stakes

Danzing Candy, who finished 15th in the Kentucky Derby on May 7 after setting the early pace, is a likely starter in the $100,000 Affirmed Stakes at Santa Anita on July 2, trainer Bob Baffert said.

Danzing Candy was trained by Cliff Sise Jr. through the Kentucky Derby and transferred to Baffert after the race by owners Jim and Dianne Bashor and Ted Aroney. A colt by Twirling Candy, Danzing Candy has won 3 of 6 starts and earned $358,650.

Danzing Candy won the Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes in March and was fourth behind Exaggerator in the $1 million Santa Anita Derby on April 9. Exaggerator later won the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico on May 21.

Donworth has bone chip removed

The stakes winner Donworth will be rested through the summer after undergoing a recent operation to have a bone chip removed from an ankle, trainer Doug O’Neill said.

The injury was detected earlier this month. The surgery was considered a success, O’Neill said.

Donworth was a candidate for the $1.25 million Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park on June 11 before he was taken out of training. Owned by Paul and Zillah Reddam, Donworth has won 2 of 7 starts and earned $281,345. He was third in the Charles Town Classic in West Virginia in April in his last start.