JOHN TAPP RACING PODCAST
JOHN TAPP RACING PODCAST
Episode 495: Tappy chats with Darren Beadman
Darren’s a busy boy these days in his role as Race Day Operations Manager for Godolphin, with little time to spare. We pinned him down last Friday after he’d completed duties at the Rosehill barrier trials. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Episode 365: Tappy chats with Sheila Laxon
Thoroughly enjoyed my chat with Sheila Laxon ONZM who’s now training in tandem with her partner John Symons on the Sunshine Coast. Welsh born Sheila was riding ponies on the family farm at age three, a precursor to a fascinating life with horses. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Episode 364: Tappy chats with Brooke Stower
Despite missing the first month of the current racing season, Brooke Stower finds herself in 15th spot on the NSW jockey’s premiership ladder with over three months to go. (CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS.)
Episode 363: Tappy chats with Kevin Kemp
After a brief career as an apprentice jockey and an even briefer one in the harness racing sport, Kevin Kemp acquired his thoroughbred trainer’s license in1975. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Episode 261: Tappy chats with Shane Dye
Shane begins by talking about his return to NZ when Covid took hold in Asia. He pays tribute to his mother Dawn who has him at home again after many years. (click on image for more photos)
Episode 239: Tappy chats with John Thompson
Delighted to catch up with outstanding Sydney trainer John Thompson who’s coming off a great 2019/2020 season. John acknowledges the deeds of his “war horse” Dreamforce and the exciting Mamaragan who’s gearing up for an ambitious spring campaign. (click on image for more photos)
Episode 236: Tappy chats with John Ledger - Part 1
In part 1 John talks about his decision to move the training operation from Yarrawonga to Wangaratta when the travelling started to wear him down. (click on image for more photos)
Episode 183: Tappy chats with Mark de Montfort - Part 1
In Part 1 Mark de Montfort outlines his current training situation at Warwick Farm. He rarely works more than half a dozen horses and takes them where they are best suited. (click on image for more photos)
Episode 65: Tappy chats with Bob Thomsen (Part 2)
In part 2 of the podcast Bob reminisces about horses like Danewin, Slight Chance and Shogun Lodge who won many Group 1 races.
Episode 43: Tappy chats with Brett Prebble
Great to catch up with champion jockey Brett Prebble, who has decided to come home after fifteen rewarding seasons in Hong Kong. Brett didn’t win a premiership, but finished second to Douglas Whyte six times.
Episode 39: Tappy chats with Stephen Baster
Melbourne jockey Stephen Baster is nudging up towards 1,500 career winners, and has a healthy haul of 14 Gr1 successes.
Episode 36: Tappy chats with Greg Miles
When Greg Miles called Almandin’s Melbourne Cup in 2016, his name went into the history books. He nudged past the great Bill Collins, to set a new Australian record of 36 Cup calls.
Episode 35: Tappy chats with Rachel King
A delight to welcome to the podcast, Rachel King who has burst onto the Sydney racing scene in a big way, since arriving from England only four years ago.
Episode 34: Tappy chats with Brian York
Brian talks about the fall that ended his career sixteen years ago. He reflects on a career that brought him 2000 winners and 35 Group 1 majors.
Episode 31: Tappy chats with Tim Clark
Tim Clark talks about his beginnings in the bush with country trainer Peter Clancy, to a couple of exciting seasons in Hong Kong, to a place among the elite of Sydney jockeys.
Episode 29: Tappy chats with Pat Carey
There’s no more highly thought of trainer in Victoria than multiple Group 1 winner Pat Carey.
Episode 27: Tappy chats with Jason Collett
Joining us on the podcast is expatriate Kiwi jockey Jason Collett who rode 94 winners last season, against a powerful line up of NSW jockeys.
Episode 24: Tappy chats with Bryan Martin
Many of Bryan Martin’s friends were surprised when he quit race calling at age 57 in 2007. They were not one bit surprised when he decided on a comeback for Radio SEN, three years later.
Episode 23: Tappy chats with Peter Tighe
When Queensland racing tragic Peter Tighe, bought a one third share in a Street Cry filly at the 2013 Magic Millions Sale, he expected little and hoped for the best.
Episode 22: Tappy chats with Wayne Harris
A touching trip down memory lane with Wayne Harris, described by his contemporaries as the jockey with the magic touch.