Twirling Candy’s Iscreamuscream Refuses To Melt In San Clemente As Del Mar Opens

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With two wins in as many starts, Iscreamuscream (Twirling Candy–Silver Screamer, by Cozzene) did not melt under the pressure as the filly took home the first graded win of her young career in the GII San Clemente Stakes at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on opening day.

After breaking her maiden at first asking last fall at Santa Anita, Iscreamuscream cleared the optional claiming ranks last month in Arcadia while sprinting on the grass.

Ready to extend out to a mile and clocked in as the 6-5 choice, the 3-year-old shot to the lead and established herself through the backstretch. As the field began to bear down on her, the Phil D'Amato trainee turned up the heat through the lane and outlasted her stablemate Zona Verde (Ire) (Calyx {GB}).

The final running time was 1:35.87.

Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0. Sales History: $55,000 '22 KEESEP; $145,000 '23 OBSMAR.

ISCREAMUSCREAM ($4.40) we all scream for graded stakes victories!

The $200,000 San Clemente Stakes (G2) at @DelMarRacing went to the undefeated Twirling Candy (@LanesEndFarms) filly ridden by @HIBerrios! @PhilDamato11 conditioned for owners @lrfracing. pic.twitter.com/W52vrWLawM

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Saturday, Del Mar
SAN CLEMENTE H.-GII, $202,500, Del Mar, 7-20, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:35.87, fm.
1–ISCREAMUSCREAM, 119, f, 3, by Twirling Candy
                1st Dam: Silver Screamer (GSW, $314,245), by Cozzene
                2nd Dam: West Sider, by Gone West
                3rd Dam: Fariedah, by Topsider
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($9,000 RNA
Wlg '21 KEENOV; $55,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP; $145,000 2yo '23
OBSMAR). O-Little Red Feather Racing, John Hundley Jr,
Marsha Naify, John Snyder and Stacey Snyder; B-Hunter
Rankin & Walker Hancock (KY); T-Philip D'Amato; J-Hector
Isaac Berrios. $120,000. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, $189,600.
Werk Nick Rating: B+.
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2–Zona Verde (Ire), 120, f, 3, Calyx (GB)–Namibie (GB),
by Dark Angel (Ire). (30,000gns RNA Ylg '22 TATOCT).
O-Benowitz Family Trust, CYBT, McLean Racing Stables and
Michael Nentwig; B-Knockainey Stud (IRE); T-Philip D'Amato.
$40,000.
3–Medoro, 124, f, 3, Honor Code–Achira, by English Channel.
O-C R K Stable LLC; B-Parks Investment Group, LLC (KY);
T-Peter Eurton. $24,000.
Margins: 3/4, HF, 2. Odds: 1.20, 9.00, 2.10.
Also Ran: Sakura Blossom, Omaha Girl, Loterie (Ire), Invincible Molly (GB), Sea Dancer, Rascality, Flattery. Scratched: Alluring, Antifona (Fr).
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