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Champion Sire Jess Good Candy Named Rising Star Sire Award Winner For 2020
Jess Good Candy has been named the second recipient of the StallioneSearch.com Rising Star Sire Award for 2020.

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Champion Sire Jess Good Candy Named Rising Star Sire Award Winner For 2020

by Greg Thompson, StallioneSearch

DALLAS, TX— FEBRUARY 4, 2021—Champion and leading first-crop sire of 2020, Jess Good Candy, has been named the second recipient of the StallioneSearch.com Rising Star Sire Award for 2020. Each year StallioneSearch honors the industries' leading first-crop sire of Money Earners with this annual award.

Jess Good Candy capped off his first crop of 2-year-olds with 20 winners, 7 black type, 1 champion, earnings of $1,273,623 and average earnings per starter of over $19,900.

"He finished out the year with a bang, producing the winner of the 2020 Texas Classic Futurity(G1) in Dulce Sin Tacha," Lazy E Ranch co-manager Butch Wise said today. "Jess Good Candy's first crop was stamped by performances at very high levels in 2020 and he is a deserving winner of the award," Wise added.

Texas Classic Futurity(G1) winner Dulce Sin Tacha was named the AQHA Racing Champion 2-Year-Old Colt of 2020. © Dustin Orona Photography
His top performers include AQHA Racing Champion Two-year-old Colt, Dulce Sin Tacha SI 98 (5 wins to 2, $518,403 Texas Classic Fut.-G1, 2nd All American Juvenile S.), Misscandymountain SI 91 (2 wins to 2, $196,200 2nd Ruidoso Quarter Horse Fut.-G1), Caliente Caramelo SI 90 (placed at 2, $94,600 finalist All American Fut.-G1, Texas Classic Juvenile), Steal The Candy SI 96 (2 wins to 2, $61,160 finalist Texas Classic Fut.-G1, Ruidoso QH Juvenile), Sweet Candy Jewel SI 96 (3 wins at 2, $55,515 2nd -Black Gold 400 Championship Futurity Lassies Division [R]), Jez Flying SI 92 (2 wins at 2, $42,033 finalist Texas Classic Fut.-G1), Jessa Bit Of Candy SI 90 (placed at 2, $32,519 finalist Golden State Million Fut.-G1), Teller With Candy SI 92 (3 wins at 2, $24,685 Corona Chick H.) Gym N Jam SI 94 (winner at 2, $24,115 finalist Dash For Cash Fut-G2), Jess Good Enough SI 93 (winner at 2, $22,734 2nd Will Rogers Downs Juvenile Challenge S.), etc.

Teller With Candy won the Corona Chick Handicap at Los Alamitos Race Course. © Scott Martinez
A home-bred owned by PV Quarter Horse Farms, LLC, Jess Good Candy is a two-time champion son of multiple stakes sire Good Reason SA from the Mr Jess Perry mare Jess Send Candy. He won the All American Futurity(G1), Ruidoso Derby(G1) and Mr Master Bug Handicap. An undefeated winner of eight races, Jess Good Candy earned $2,014,703.

Jess Good Candy has stood his entire career at Lazy E Ranch near Guthrie, Oklahoma. For additional information call Butch Wise or Matt Witman, Farm Managers at 405-282-3437.