The Candy Kid (AUS) Horse
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The Candy Kid is a 5yo bay or brown gelding from Australia, trained by Paul Tapper. He is by the stallion Sessions out of the dam Canndiyara. He has recorded one win in his career. On 9 Jun 2024 at Kalgoorlie, he earned his most important victory, claiming the $20000 2yo+ Maiden Set Weight.
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KalgoorlieRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kalgoorlie 12-Jul-26 1760m GOOD 4 R6 RTG 64+ $432 (of $24,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:47.430, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 7th 1st Monty Zoomer ( N Riordan 60 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd Lombadina ( Z Johnston-porter 58 ) 1.56L 3rd Secricity ( M 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) |
| Kalgoorlie 21-Jun-26 1760m SOFT 5 R7 CL2 $432 (of $24,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:50.050, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.160 1st Blood Brother ( M L A Ramoly 60 ) 2nd Ideally ( N Faithfull 60 ) 0.31L 3rd I Never Dreamed ( C E Martinan 56.5 , Cd 55 ) 0.88L 7th The Candy Kid ( S Webster 55 , Cd 52 ) 2.13L See full results | S Webster 55kg, Cd 52kg 2.13L | 7 (14) |
| Kalgoorlie 14-Jun-26 1400m SOFT 5 R7 CL2 $432 (of $24,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:25.850, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.640 1st Spangledstar ( C Cooper 60 ) 2nd Jet Planes ( L T Staples 54.5 ) 0.96L 3rd Shoot To Fame ( M L A Ramoly 55.5 ) 0.97L 6th The Candy Kid ( S Webster 54.5 , Cd 51.5 ) 2.69L See full results | S Webster 54.5kg, Cd 51.5kg 2.69L | 6 (12) |
| Kalgoorlie 07-Jun-26 1760m SOFT 5 R2 RTG 58+ $696 (of $24,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:48.860, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.240 1st Monty Zoomer ( N J Riordan 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd Secricity ( M J Derrick 56.5 ) 1.93L 3rd Runforrob ( J Mcnaught 55 ) 3.31L 5th The Candy Kid ( L Staples 54 ) 4.72L See full results | L Staples 54kg 4.72L | 5 (7) |