Candy Éclair

Candy Éclair (foaled April 14, 1976 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

Candy Éclair
Sire	Northern Jove
Grandsire	Northern Dancer
Dam	Candy's Best
Damsire	Candy Spots
Sex	Filly
Foaled	1976
Country	United States
Colour	Gray
Breeder	Adele W. Paxson
Owner	Adele W. Paxson
Trainer	S. Allen King
Record	23: 15-4-1
Earnings	US$403,845
Major wins
Brigantine Stakes (1978) Selima Stakes (1978) Mermaid Stakes (1978) Ashland Stakes (1979) Shirley Jones Stakes (1979) Endine Stakes (1980) Grey Flight Handicap (1980) Regret Handicap (1980)
Awards
American Co-Champion Two-Year-Old Filly (1978)
Honours
Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame (1979) Candy Eclair Stakes at Monmouth Park

Background

Bred and raced by prominent Pennsylvanian horsewoman Adele Paxson, she was a granddaughter of the most important sire of the 20th century, Northern Dancer. She was out of the mare Candy's Best, a daughter of the 1963 Santa Anita Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Candy Spots.

Racing career

Candy Éclair was conditioned for racing by Allen King and winter-trained at the Aiken Training Track in Aiken, South Carolina. Undefeated in all five of her starts at age two, she shared 1978 American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly honors with It's In The Air. Candy Éclair won stakes races again at age three and four, finishing her career having won fifteen of her twenty-three starts. She was elected to the Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame on March 17, 1979.

Breeding record

As a broodmare, Candy Éclair produced five foals, none of which met with racing success.

References

• Candy Eclair's pedigree and partial racing stats
• Candy Éclair at the Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum