the first female jockey to win a million dollar race. She credited Stevens for sharing his knowledge of the colt's idiosyncrasies, and wondered, "How good a horse is he? Wow! That's how good a horse he is. Amazing. He is a rocketship. I still can't believe this is real. Pulling up, I asked the pony rider to pinch me. I asked the clerk of scales if this was really happening." Because Candy Ride was foaled in Argentina, his breeders had not nominated him for the Breeders' Cup and as such, the Craigs would have been required to pay an $800,000 supplemental fee if they wanted to run their horse in the Breeders' Cup Classic. McNally also noted that the colt's feet were very small and he wanted to remove the horseshoes to allow the feet to spread naturally. With a view to racing in 2004, Candy Ride was given some time off and returned to training in December 2003. However, a variety of issues kept delaying his return to racing, and he was retired to stud in August 2004. Stud record Although South America has produced many top quality racehorses, relatively few of them have been successful at stud in North America. As a result, not much was expected of Candy Ride when he entered stud at Hill 'n' Dale in 2005 for a fee of $10,000. However, he proved his doubters wrong early in his career, ranking third on the first-crop American sires list in 2008. He presents breeders with the option to inbreed to Mr. Prospector through the fairly rare branch of Crytpoclearance. He has been particularly successful with mares from the Storm Cat or A.P. Indy lines. Candy Ride's first crop, foaled in 2006, produced Grade 1 winners Evita Argentina, El Brujo, Capt. Candyman Can and Misremembered. Demonstrating Candy Ride's versatility as a sire, both Evita Argentina and Capt. Candyman were graded stakes winners at age two and went on to earn Grade I wins at age three over sprint distances in the La Brea and King's Bishop respectively. By contrast, Misremembered won the Santa Anita Handicap over 10 furlongs as a four-year-old. From his 2007 crop, Sidney's Candy won the Santa Anita Derby and also set a track record for miles on turf at Del Mar. In addition, Twirling Candy became a star on the West Coast in 2010 and 2011, winning multiple Grade I races