Chocolate Candy will be ridden by the victor of the Kentucky Derby 2005, Mike Smith. Smith is hoping to repeat his success on Giacomo with the jerry Hollendorfer trained colt this time around.

In other jockey booking news, Garret Gomez is still keeping his cards close to his chest as to which of Pioneerof The Nile or Dunkirk he will ride. The former has won his last four, culminating in the Santa Anita Derby last time, while Dunkirk ran second in the Florida Derby.

There is only one more stakes race to come in the race to gather enough earnings to book a berth in the Kentucky Derby. Only 20 can go to post and the final chance to add to a horse's prizemoney tally comes in the Lexington Stakes.

One former-UK trained horse coming back from a setback in the Lexington Stakes is Square Eddie. Runner-up in the Breeders Cup juvenile, Edgar Prado takes the mount.

In other Derby news, Jeff Mullins, trainer of the Kentucky Derby betting favorite I Want Revenge, is happy with his colt who breezed four furlongs at Churchill Downs.