[1] He was sired by the Argentine-bred stallion Nigromante, who was brought to California by Rex Ellsworth in 1957.
Candy Spots was one of the best American juveniles of his generation, winning the Arlington-Washington Futurity Stakes among his 3 for 3 record at 2.
His only offspring of note were 1973 Santa Susana Stakes winner Belle Marie, who was also the dam of 1982 American Champion Older Male Horse Lemhi Gold.
Candy Spots died in Lexington, Kentucky in March 1976 at the breeding shed of Warren B. Terry's Domino Stud of a ruptured renal artery.
[2][3] Candy Spots was the last direct male line descendant of Rock Sand to win an American Classic Race.