Grade 2 winner Chewing Gum to stand at Rockridge Stud

Chewing Gum, winner of the Grade 2 Joe Hernandez Stakes in 2022 at Santa Anita Park, will stand his first season in 2025 at Rockridge Stud in Hudson.

The 9-year-old son of Candy Ride out of the stakes-placed Forestry mare Shared Heart will stand privately for a partnership that includes prominent New York owners Wachtel Stable and Pantofel Stable.

Chewing Gum is the only son of successful sire of sires Candy Ride standing in New York. A limited number of shares will be offered to approved breeders and Chewing Gum will be available for inspection in a few weeks.

“We are planning to purchase mares to support Chewing Gum and help him get started,” said Wachtel Stable’s Adam Wachtel. “Chewing Gum is a big, beautiful horse that was able to win sprinting and at middle distances on turf and on dirt against top competition. I think that New York breeders will love him.”

Chewing Gum broke his maiden at Kentucky Downs for his breeders Gerard and Alain Wertheimer. Fourth in the Grade 3 Fred W. Hooper Stakes on dirt at Gulfstream Park early the following year, he followed that up with a second-place finish in the Grade 3 Belmont Invitational Turf Stakes later that fall. The following season, he finished second to Casa Creed in the Grade 1 Jaipur Stakes at Belmont Park, running a career high 99 Beyer Speed Figure. In early 2022, he won the Joe Hernandez Stakes over Beer Can Man.

Chewing Gum posted a record of 5-5-9 in 35 starts with earnings of $662,426.

Chewing Gum joins the Rockridge stallion roster for 2025 that also includes Americanrevolution, Disco Partner, Mind Control, Slumber, Tourist and War Dancer.

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