JOHN TAPP RACING PODCAST
JOHN TAPP RACING PODCAST
Episode 343: Tappy chats with Dean Yendall
Great to catch up with top Victorian lightweight jockey Dean Yendall who’s feeling a little sorry for himself at the moment. Dean talks about the frustrations of endless weeks in a neck brace. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Episode 342: Tappy chats with Ian Craig
Ian begins by looking back on his emotion-charged final day of calling at Gosford in 2009. He recalls his final metropolitan race call at Randwick just five days earlier. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Episode 341: Tappy chats with Graham McNeice
In keeping with our nostalgia format over the holiday break, here comes one of our favourite podcasts from 2019 with much loved Sydney media icon Graham McNeice. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Episode 340: Tappy chats with Bob Thomsen
The former outstanding Randwick trainer talks about his introduction to horses at an Oatley riding school, and his interest in becoming an apprentice jockey. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Episode 339: Tappy chats with Pam O'Neill
The former trailblazing jockey talks of her childhood involvement with horses in the Brisbane suburb of Ascot. Pam remembers how she bristled when trying to lead a racehorse onto Eagle Farm racecourse before having to hand it over to a male. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Episode 337: Tappy chats with Andrew Gibbons
Introducing a nice chat with one of Australia’s most consistent jockeys. Andrew Gibbons works hard, travels far and wide and rides winners on a regular basis. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Episode 336: Tappy chats with Theresa Bateup
Great to catch up with a lady whose continued success is bringing her under notice as a very serious horse trainer. Theresa Bateup announced her presence with a metro double on Gong day. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS.)
Episode 335: Tappy chats with Bruce Compton
Had a phone call recently from former top jockey Gordon Spinks to tell me that Bruce Compton was in retirement with wife Marina on a Moreton Bay island in Queensland. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Episode 332: Tappy chats with Darren Gauci
It’s always a delight to chat with Darren Gauci who won a million friends during his magnificent riding career. He begins by looking back on his twilight years… (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Episode 331: Tappy chats with Ben Looker
Great to catch up with a 31 year old jockey who’s nudging 1000 career wins. Ben was sitting in his car at the Armidale racecourse when we tracked him down for this interview. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Episode 330: Tappy chats with Gayna Williams
Great to catch up with a doyen of western districts racing! Gayna recalls the thrill of her first training win with Scarlet Vixen at Orange in 1985. She paid $1400 for the filly at an Inglis sale. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS.)
Episode 329: Tappy chats with Allan Gainey - remembering Hyperion Thoroughbreds
Great to chat with a man who co-founded Hyperion Thoroughbreds, one of the very earliest racehorse syndication companies in Australia. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Episode 328: Tappy chats with Alan "Jock" Gollogly
Delighted to catch up with a bloke who boasts a racing pedigree to match that of any thoroughbred blueblood. Alan Gollogly is the son of the former successful Queensland jockey of the same name, and the grandson of Fred Best who won 17 Brisbane trainer’s premierships. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Episode 327: Flashback 'Dual Choice' - old race calls bring back memories of a great mare!
Thanks to a devoted Melbourne racing historian we were able to access fifty year old recordings of race wins by Dual Choice. Listening to the calls I was reminded of the talents of this flying daughter of Showdown. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Episode 326: Tappy chats with Keagan Latham
Keagan is counting down the minutes to a specialist appointment on November 10th when he hopes to gain a clearance to ride again. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Episode 325: Tappy chats with Kylie Gavenlock
Kylie Gavenlock’s early life revolved around her devotion to horses and her love for the NSW Central Coast. Now at age 57 Kylie is still based at Gosford and is in her fourth decade as a professional trainer. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Episode 324: Tappy chats with Brendan Ward
TAB punters who fancy a flutter on NSW southern meetings are familiar with the riding of Brendan Ward. The Victorian born jockey had 700 winners on his CV when he moved to Canberra twenty years ago. (CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Episode 323: Tappy chats with Russell Leonard - The voice of Central Queensland racing
I’ll never forget the day Sky Channel boss Graham McNeice told me he was bringing a young race caller from Queensland to join the Sky team. Russell Leonard was only seventeen. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Episode 322: Tappy chats with Harry Coffey
It’s a delight to introduce a young man whose serious health problems haven’t diminished his resolve to become a serious professional jockey. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)
Episode 320: Tappy chats with Glyn Schofield
Racing fans have been pleased to see Glyn Schofield’s presence at three recent barrier trial sessions at Rosehill. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS.)
 
                         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
