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Ollie's Candy being pointed to Clement Hirsch

Steve Andersen|Jun 17, 2020

Ollie's Candy (right) finishes third in the Ogden Phipps at Belmont Park

Barbara D. Livingston Ollie's Candy (right) made the lead in the stretch of the Phipps but was nailed late by She's a Julie (center) and Point of Honor.

Ollie’s Candy, third in Saturday’s Grade 1 Ogden Phipps Stakes at Belmont Park after leading by 2 1/2 lengths in the stretch, will be pointed for the Grade 1 Clement Hirsch Stakes at Del Mar on Aug. 2, a race the mare won in 2019.

Trainer John Sadler said on Wednesday that Ollie’s Candy will remain in New York until this weekend when she will be flown to Southern California.

The $250,000 Hirsch Stakes at 1 1/16 miles is the championship race of the summer meeting for older fillies and mares. The winner receives a fees-paid berth to the Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Keeneland on Nov. 7.

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“The timing is good,” Sadler said. “It’s six week from the Phipps.”

Ollie’s Candy stalked the pace in the Phipps at 1 1/16 miles before taking a lead in the stretch. She was caught in the final strides, finishing a neck behind winner She’s a Julie.

Owned by Paul and Karen Eggert, Ollie’s Candy has won 4 of 13 starts and earned $780,151. The 2019 Hirsch is her most prestigious win. Ollie’s Candy was fourth in the 2019 BC Distaff at Santa Anita.

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