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Twirling Candy, Cherie DeVaux Exacta Hits In Maiden At Horseshoe Indy

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Deerfield (Twirling Candy) ran a well-beaten ninth on debut for trainer Cherie DeVaux going a mile over the grass at Fair Grounds Mar. 7.

Coming off the shelf as a 4-1 shot here, the bay settled midpack with stablemate Shuggy (Twirling Candy) right on his heels as the field made for the first turn. Deerfield started to launch his bid towards the end of the backstretch and he put an aggressive four-wide move around the far turn.

Firing on all cylinders, the 3-year-old gunned to the front inside the final furlong and reached the wire in the nick of time as Shuggy was bearing down like a freight train. Shuggy’s jockey lodged a claim of foul against the winner, but the stewards ruled there would be no change to the Twirling Candy-DeVaux Exacta.

Lightscameraaction handed the winner a full-sister in 2024, who was taken home by P & G Stable for $140,000 during Keeneland September. She also foaled him a full-brother April 28.

Under Deerfield’s third dam we find GI Whitney Invitational Handicap hero Cross Traffic (Unbridled’s Song).

8th-Horseshoe Indianapolis, $32,000, Msw, 7-15, 3yo, 1 1/16mT, 1:42.64, fm, neck.
DEERFIELD, c, 3, Twirling Candy–Lightscameraaction {GSP, $223,825}, by Will Take Charge.
Sales History: $120,000 Ylg ’24 KEESEP; $450,000 2yo ’25 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $19,200. Click for the Equibase.com chart.
O-Lael Stables; B-Team Block (KY); T-Cherie DeVaux.

Deerfield and @ABeschizza take the TB finale @HSIndyRacing. Congrats to the @reredevaux team on the exacta as well! pic.twitter.com/r3b1vokyGh

— Jason Barkley (@jbark131) July 15, 2026

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Breeders’ Cup Changes New Foal Nomination Fee Structure; Will Be Based On Stud Fee

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Beginning in 2027, the Breeders’ Cup will offer a new structure for foal nomination fees to be based on the stallion’s advertised fee, the group announced Wednesday. The change was approved by the Breeders’ Cup Board of Directors “recognizing the economic challenges facing today’s Thoroughbred breeding industry.”

Beginning with next year’s foal crop, all 2027 foals sired by North American-nominated stallions with an advertised fee of $5,000 or less will be assigned a $200 nomination fee, which is a 50% decrease of the current $400 nomination fee for 2026. This reduction will benefit approximately 3,500 foals each year.

Foals born in 2027 sired by North American nominated stallions advertised as standing for $100,000 or more will be increased to a $600 nomination fee. The nomination fee for foals by stallions advertised as standing for $5,001 to $99,999 will remain at $400.

“Our Board recognizes that the breeding industry has changed significantly over the past two decades, and our nomination program must evolve with it,” said Dora Delgado, Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Officer of Breeders’ Cup Limited. “Making participation more equitable for breeders across all segments of the industry is a top priority, while simultaneously preserving the exceptional lifetime value of a Breeders’ Cup nomination.”

All horses must be nominated to the Breeders’ Cup program, either as a foal or later through the racehorse nomination process, to be eligible to compete in the 14 Breeders’ Cup World Championship races, which offer more than $34 million in purses and awards. Once nominated, a horse remains eligible for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships and all Breeders’ Cup purse and awards programs for the remainder of its racing career without any additional nomination payments.

For 2026, early Foal Nominations must be submitted by Midnight, August 1, 2026 ($400 US per foal for those weanlings entered in a fall or winter stock sale), and Standard Foal Nominations must be submitted by Midnight, October 15, 2026 ($400 US per foal).

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