JOHN TAPP RACING PODCAST
JOHN TAPP RACING PODCAST
Episode 177: Tappy chats with Max Whitby - Part 1
It was a treat to catch up with the ebullient Max Whitby. In Part 1 Max talks of his current role as Managing Director of Propex Derivatives - a respected proprietary trading firm. (Click image for more photos)
Episode 176: Tappy chats with Kevin Moses - Part 2
In this segment the 3 time premiership winning jockey remembers the great trainer Jack Green who took a liking to the curly haired kid from the Begg stable. (Click image for more photos)
Episode 175: Tappy chats with Kevin Moses - Part 1
In Part 1 Moses talks of his current role as a trainer and a knee problem which requires surgery. He reflects on the impact of a positive swab returned by one of his horses in 2015 resulting in a shock disqualification. (Click image for more photos)
Episode 174: Tappy chats with Corey Brown
Corey talks of the frustration as he struggles with his slow-healing spinal injuries. He recalls the Queensland Derby fall that shattered his T7 vertabra and the subsequent major surgery. (click image for more photos)
Episode 173: Tappy chats with Cameron Hart
Cameron reviews his recent trip to NZ when he finished second on the points table in the Australasian Young Drivers Championship. (click image for more photos)
Episode 172: Tappy chats with Wayne Harris (Replay)
To mark the festive season I’d like to present one of our favourite podcasts from the early days of the website. Wayne Harris no longer manages jockey Travis Wolfgram as he did when the podcast was recorded in 2018. (click image for more photos)
Episode 170: Tappy chats with Scott Darby (Part 1)
In Part 1 of the podcast Scott Darby talks of the yearling sale selection criteria, which has led him to many winners. He talks of his early fascination with racing and his desire to become a jockey. (click image for more photos)
Episode 169: Tappy chats with Ashlee Grives
HRNSW presents a chat with respected trainer/driver Ashlee Grives who’s currently going through a very sad time. Ashlee explains the debilitating colic attack which struck her wonderful race mare Ameretto and two subsequent surgical procedures. (click image for more photos)
Episode 168: Tappy chats with Jamie Mott
The talented Victorian jockey takes us through the freak accident which fractured both his legs. He describes the extent of the injuries. (click the image for more photos)
Episode 167: Tappy chats with Neville Begg (Part 2)
In part 2 the legendary trainer pays tribute to his all time favourite Emancipation, winner of 19 races. He draws comparisons with Sunline and Winx. (click on image for more photos)
Episode 166: Tappy chats with Neville Begg (Part 1)
In Part 1 the veteran horseman talks of his interest in thoroughbred breeding and his current involvement with Written By’s new life at the famous Widden Stud. (click on image for more photos)
Episode 165: Tappy chats with Toby Edmonds
The popular Gold Coast trainer recalls the horror accident a month ago when he was slammed onto the concrete pavement by a runaway horse. Toby talks of early days in the NSW Hunter Valley and the wonderful foster family who reared him. (click on image for more photos)
Episode 164: Tappy chats with Gordon Spinks (Part 2)
In the second segment the champion jockey looks back on his first Group 1 winner as a fully fledged jockey- again provided by T.J.Smith.
Episode 163: Tappy chats with Gordon Spinks (Part 1)
In part 1 Gordon talks of the heart attack he suffered while driving from Longreach to Brisbane. He didn’t realise he’d had a cardiac issue. The 72 year old reveals that his heart problems aren’t over yet.
Episode 162: Tappy chats with Matthew Hill (Part 2)
In Part 2 Matthew talks of his participation on the 4 man commentary team used by the BBC at the Aintree Grand National. He got to call from the commentary position at Becher’s Brook - perhaps the most famous of all the Aintree obstacles.
Episode 161: Tappy chats with Matthew Hill (Part 1)
The outstanding young sports commentator, Matthew Hill, talks of the pressures associated with the job during the famous Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Episode 160: Tappy chats with Stephen Baster
We catch up with Stephen Baster whose infectious smile has been a part of Victorian racing for almost thirty years. The popular jockey explains his decision to quit the saddle recently for a new career in real estate.
Episode 159: Tappy chats with Malcolm Fitzgerald
Great to catch up with popular Malcolm Fitzgerald who looks back on a horror two weeks in which the bushfires came dangerously close to the Racing NSW property he manages near Taree.
Episode 158: Tappy chats with Wendy Peel
An absorbing chat with a Nyngan based jockey who turns 27 this week. She explains the reason for her move from Tamworth to drought ravaged Nyngan.
Episode 157: Tappy chats with David Thompson
This is a different kind of podcast. Rather than talk to an established racehorse syndicator, we introduce a man who has just started out in a tough business.