Midlands baker loves racing – but he's not in it for the dough

Nicholas Godfrey talks to John Dwyer, who owns dual winner Canford's Joy

Owner John Dwyer pats Canford's Joy after the two-year-old gelding's first victory at Carlisle under jockey James SullivanCredit: John Grossick (racingpost.com/photos)

Name John Dwyer
Age 56
Horse Canford's Joy
Best moment Canford's Joy winning his first race at Carlisle

John Dwyer is enjoying the ride so far with dual winner Canford's Joy – and the Rugby-based owner has every reason to believe the best is yet to come after victories at Carlisle and Catterick for Ann Duffield's Yorkshire stable.

"We knew he was a little bit better than average and we found out after he ran the first time and got beaten that he had the virus," says Dwyer, whose wholesale bakery company employs 40 people in the Midlands and supplying, among other clients, Leicester City and Edgbaston cricket ground.

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Published on 7 October 2017inFeatures

Last updated 14:57, 8 October 2017

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