Henry Candy

Based at Kingston Warren, near Wantage, within the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, Henry Candy has held a training licence, in his own right, for over 50 years. Candy, who turns 80 in October 2024, took over the licence from his father, Derrick, at the end of the 1973 season and has long established himself as a well-respected figure in the Flat racing world. Top-class middle distance horses, not least Time Charter, who the Oaks, the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Champion Stakes, initially made his name, but Candy has since garnered a reputation as a trainer of exceptional sprinters.

Indeed, since 2010, Candy has five Group 1 victories to his name, courtesy of Markab and Twilight Son in the Sprint Cup at Haydock in 2010 and 2015 respectively, Twlight Son in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Acot in 2016 and Limato in the July Cup at Newmarket and the Prix de la Foret at Chantilly later that same year. Although by no means prolific, Candy has saddled a double-figure total of winners every season since 2006 and recorded his highest seasonal tally, 33, in 2015, at an above-average strike rate of 14%.

Email: henrycandyoffice@gmail.com