JOHN TAPP RACING PODCAST
JOHN TAPP RACING PODCAST
Episode 30: Tappy chats with Leon Macdonald
The powerful Lindsay Park training empire has dominated South Australian racing since 1965.
Adelaide trainers have always struggled to compete, but Leon Macdonald has managed to win two premierships in his own right.
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 28: Tappy chats with Luke Murrell
Racehorse syndication reached a new horizon in 2014 when German galloper Protectionist brilliantly won the Melbourne Cup. Australian Bloodstock sourced the horse,handled all negotiations and syndicated a large number of shares to Australian owners.
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 26: Tappy chats with Victoria Shaw
We chat with a lady who has never let go of her dream. Melbourne based Victoria Shaw has been trying to find a livelihood as a race caller for more than twenty years.
Episode 25: Tappy chats with Kerry Ann Turner
Twenty nine year old Kerry Ann Turner realised a dream recently, when she was crowned champion NSW trainer for the 2017/18 season.
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.
Episode 21: Tappy chats with Grahame Begg
Grahame Begg joins the podcast this week, and talks about his shock decision to quit Sydney racing 4 years ago.
Episode 20: Tappy chats with Tim Butt
On the trots trail we talk to successful NZ trainer Tim Butt, who has won 50 grand circuit races in a stellar career.
Episode 18: Tappy chats with Anthony Cummings
Our podcast this week features multiple Group 1 winning trainer Anthony Cummings, who's back training out of Leilani Lodge, home base to his late father Bart for 4 decades. Anthony is now training in partnership with son Edward, and the pair begin the new season with more than 50 horses in work.
Episode 17: Tappy chats with Kim Waugh
Another podcast guest this week is respected trainer Kim Waugh who finished the 2017/18 season with 46 winners - her best ever result. Kim, and husband Mark have completed their dream training complex on fifty acres at Jilliby near Wyong giving thier horses the best of both worlds.
Episode 16: Tappy chats with Jay Ford
On the podcast is popular jockey Jay Ford who enjoyed a good season in 2017/18. As a 20 year old Jay formed an association with champion sprinter Takeover Target who took him around the world several times, and brought him seven Group One wins.
Episode 15: Tappy chats with Ashlee Grives
On the trots trail we interview Ashlee Grives, currently cutting back on training duties as the birth of her first child approaches. A great talent in the sulky from an early age, Ashlee was the first female in NSW to drive 100 winners in a season.
Episode 14: Tappy chats with Kevin Thompson
On the podcast we catch up with retired race caller Kevin Thompson. He excelled as a commentator in all three codes spending twenty years at Kembla and thirty years at Harold Park. Almost three years ago he suffered a stroke following multiple bypass surgery, leaving him with an impairment to his peripheral vision. He could call a race tommorow but isn't allowed to drive his car to the track.
Episode 13: Tappy chats with Bryan Guy
Podcast number 13 features trainer Bryan Guy who has won 1000 races in Queensland since relocating from Rosehill in 2000. Bryan talks about the legacy established by his late father Ray Guy who was among Sydneys top trainers for many years. Through Bryan and his son Daniel, the name continues on its winning way.
Episode 12: Tappy chats with Tommy Berry
On podcast 12 we catch up with champion jockey Tommy Berry who is back home after a topsy-turvy year in Hong Kong. Tommy faces the challenge of re-establishing his place among Sydneys powerful jockeys ranks. This interview was recorded the day before Tom rode Chautauqua in a crucial barrier trial at Rosehill.
Episode 11: Tappy chats with Jim Byrne
Podcast Episode 11 features ever consistent Queensland jockey Jim Byrne, already the winner of four premierships. Jimmy has been chasing the remarkable Jeff Lloyd for the past two seasons, but has never been in better form. Super fit, and totally dedicated Jim Byrne is the complete professional jockey.
Episode 10: Tappy chats with Mark Callaghan
Early in his career Mark Callaghan's horses, played second fiddle to his trade as an electrical fitter. It wasn't long before Mark realised his heart was with the horses, and he hasn't looked back. He's been among Newscastle's top trainers for some years, and now has an able deputy in sixteen year old son Jack who drove his very first winner recently.