The Candy Kid (AUS) Horse
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The Candy Kid is a 6yo bay or brown gelding from Australia, trained by Paul Tapper. He is by the stallion Sessions out of the dam Canndiyara. He has won 2 races so far. On 9 Aug 2026 at Kalgoorlie, he secured his most important win, earning $24,000.00 in the Rtg 59+ Handicap.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kalgoorlie 23-Aug-26 1600m SOFT 5 R7 TATTS CUP $2,640 (of $31,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:40.730, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st The Jester's Son ( Z Johnston-porter 60.5 ) 2nd Monty Zoomer ( N Riordan 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 2.94L 3rd The Candy Kid ( A Hearn 54 ) 3.25L See full results | A Hearn 54kg 3.25L | 3 (12) |
| Kalgoorlie 09-Aug-26 2132m SOFT 6 R1 RTG 59+ $13,152 (of $24,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:17.240, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:39.520 1st The Candy Kid ( A Hearn 55 ) 2nd Ideally ( L F Fiore 57.5 ) 2.95L 3rd Omerta Grace ( A Galati 60 ) 9.22L See full results | A Hearn 55kg | 1 (6) |
| Kalgoorlie 26-Jul-26 1760m GOOD 4 R3 RTG 61+ $936 (of $24,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:49.930, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.710 1st Ideally ( L F Fiore 55 ) 2nd God's Grin ( N Faithfull 57 ) 0.27L 3rd Omerta Grace ( Z T Johnston-porter 59 ) 0.85L 4th The Candy Kid ( L Staples 55 ) 1.11L See full results | L Staples 55kg 1.11L | 4 (8) |
| Kalgoorlie 12-Jul-26 1760m GOOD 4 R6 RTG 64+ $432 (of $24,250) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:47.430, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 7th 1st Monty Zoomer ( N J Riordan 60 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd Lombadina ( Z T Johnston-porter 58 ) 1.56L 3rd Secricity ( M J Derrick 54 ) 4.17L 9th The Candy Kid ( L Staples 54 ) 11.62L See full results | L Staples 54kg 11.62L | 9 (11) |
| Kalgoorlie 05-Jul-26 1760m GOOD 4 R7 CL2 $2,112 (of $24,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:49.940, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.740 1st Age Of Grace ( R M K Cheung 59 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Royal Guardian ( H J Nottle 59 ) 0.62L 3rd The Candy Kid ( L Staples 54.5 ) 0.95L See full results | L Staples 54.5kg 0.95L | 3 (12) |