THE RACING VAULT
THE RACING VAULT
Few people have witnessed more racing history than John Tapp. Across decades behind the microphone, he called the greats home and saw the sport’s most iconic moments unfold. The Racing Vault is his personal archive, a place where John shares the stories, horses, and heroes that shaped Australian racing.
STABLE HUDDLE BEFORE THE 1990 FRANK PACKER PLATE
Steve Hart keeps coming up with these wonderful “blasts from the past “. Here’s one in the Randwick birdcage in the Spring of 1990 shortly before Stargazer’s win in the Frank Packer Plate.
HUGE CROWD AT RANDWICK 1956
The late Ern McQuillan found himself a great vantage point to snap this huge crowd in the Paddock betting ring at Randwick in 1956. Judging by the apparel of the day the weather was on the cool side.