JOHN TAPP RACING PODCAST

JOHN TAPP RACING PODCAST

Episode 581: Coriah Keatings - one of the new wave of gifted Australian female jockeys

The girls have had an extraordinary impact on Australian racing in recent years. A current emerging talent is twenty five year old Coriah Keatings who just recently won her first race at black type level.

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Episode 580: Andrew Gluyas - Adelaide trainer continues on where his tutor Leon Macdonald left off

Andrew Gluyas had a huge pair of shoes to fill in July of 2023 when he took over the running of French Cotton Lodge at Morphettville.

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Episode 579: A tribute to Tobin Bronze - a thoroughbred superstar of the 1960’s. Talented versatile and as tough as nails.

The centuries old proverb “handsome is as handsome does” has never been better exemplified than it was by the celebrated racehorse Tobin Bronze.

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Episode 578: David Taggart - the former crack jockey who battled through post accident trauma to become a favourite with punters on Melbourne’s SEN Track Radio.

I was thrilled to meet David Taggart for the first time at the recent Sydney premiere of the “J. Mac Story”. Like many Aussie racing fans, I was well acquainted with his story.

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Episode 577: Justin Sheehan - The heavyweight jockey whose enforced retirement cut a brilliant career far too short.

The first bloke to give me a wrap for the talents of Justin Sheehan was John O’Shea. It was 2000 and John’s solo training career had just begun at Warwick Farm.

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Episode 573: Gratz Vella - His Golden Slipper placing with Music Time triggered requests for a podcast.

I’ve had several emails requesting a podcast with Gratz Vella in the wake of his thrilling third placing in the TAB Golden Slipper with Music Time.

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Episode 571: Bernie Howlett - the horseman who rode, trained and bred Gr 1 winners.

With another edition of the historic Sydney Cup coming up on April 11th, it seems an appropriate time to catch up with a man who won it twice as a jockey in 1959 and 1961.

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Episode 564: Ashlee Grives (nee Siejka) - Former top harness horse trainer/driver and gallops trainer transitioning into equine rehabilitation.

Ashlee Grives nee Siejka left a big imprint on the NSW race driving scene with an impressive tally of 800 winners. She trained many of them in her own right.

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