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Candy Azteca and Ag Bullet will return to racing in 2026 as 6-year-olds, coach Richard Baltas advised Day by day Racing Type.
Candy Azteca returned from ankle surgical procedure to win her solely two begins this 12 months within the Grade 2 Nice Woman M in July at Los Alamitos and the Rancho Bernardo Handicap (G3) in August at Del Mar. She received each of these races final 12 months, plus the Beholder Mile (G1). Her profession document stands at 9: 7-0-1 and he or she has earned $667,200 on the racetrack.
She was scratched from the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Dash due to an issue together with her proper entrance, in keeping with the report, however Baltas mentioned she was sound.
Ag Bullet completed second within the Breeders’ Cup Turf Dash, chasing on to complete 2 1/2 lengths behind Shisospicy. Earlier than that, she received the Girls Turf Dash (G2) at Kentucky Downs and the Jaipur (G1) at Saratoga. General, her document is 16: 8-1-2 with earnings of $2.9 million.
Ag Bullet went by way of the ring on the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky combined sale. Bidding went as much as $2.9 million, however that didn’t meet her reserve.
