JOHN TAPP RACING PODCAST
JOHN TAPP RACING PODCAST
Episode 258: Tappy chats with Robbie Griffiths
Great to catch up with one of Victoria’s best liked horsemen. Robbie begins by revealing that he’s just getting over some long overdue shoulder surgery. (click on image for more photos)
Episode 254: Tappy chats with Brett Cavanough
We spoke to Brett only a week after he’d learned that his brilliant Kosciuszko winner It’s Me had sustained an injury during the race. He handled it philosophically. (click on image for more photos)
Episode 252: Tappy chats with Tim Donnelly
Great to head bush this week for an interview with Wagga based Tim Donnelly. He begins with a summary of his winning treble at a recent Wagga meeting - his only runners on the day. (click on image for more photos)
Episode 241: Tappy chats with Keith Dryden
Great to catch up with the man who won last year’s Kosciuszko with Handle The Truth and hopes to do it again with the same horse next month. Keith talks about his great day at Wagga last week when he dominated the programme. (click on image for more photos)
Episode 240: Tappy chats with Warwick Hailes
We catch up with a former Hawkesbury trainer who surprised friends and clients when he slipped away from racing four years ago. Warwick explains the reasons for his departure. (click 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 237: Tappy chats with John Ledger - Part 2
John recalls the tragedy that dealt the cruellest of blows to the Ledger family - the Corowa race fall that claimed the life of twenty five year old son Adrian. (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 227: Tappy chats with Stuart Kendrick
Good to catch up with successful Queensland trainer Stuart Kendrick who made a life changing move from Mackay to the Sunny Coast in 2013. He currently has a 60 strong team. (click on image for more photos)
Episode 219: Tappy chats with David Payne - Part 2
David talks of his association with owner/breeder John Camilleri and his cousin John Cordina who still has horses in the stable. Their association began with a bonny mare called Gallant Tess. (click image for more photos)
Episode 218: Tappy chats with David Payne - Part 1
In segment 1 David talks about his many moments of doubt when he arrived in Sydney in 2002. He didn’t have a single horse on his books and stabling was almost impossible to find. (click on image for more photos)
Episode 210: Tappy chats with Mick Robins
It was a delight to catch up with an elder statesman of the Australian training ranks. Mick Robins is turning 90 in July, but sounds years younger as he takes us on a sentimental journey. (click on image for more photos)
Episode 207: Tappy chats with John O'Shea
John talks of the tough road back as an independent trainer after three years heading up the powerful Godolphin operation. He reflects on his feelings when the Godolphin job was offered to him, and the reaction of his family. (click on image for more photos)
Episode 206: Tappy chats with Steven Burridge - Part 2
In this segment Steve reflects on a short riding stint in Mauritius which ended on a very sour note. He looks back on his return to the saddle after knee surgery and his new association with trainer Terry Courtney. (click on image to see more photos)
Episode 205: Tappy chats with Steven Burridge - Part 1
We talk to Steve about the lockdown of Singapore racing and the interim progress of his horses. He talks of the biosecurity situation and the mood of the locals as the weeks wear on. (click on image for more photos)
Episode 204: Tappy chats with Phillip Stokes
I haven’t had the pleasure of meeting Phillip Stokes so we did the next best thing and chatted on the podcast. The trainer talks of his runners in two states last Saturday. No winners but a few super efforts. (click on image for more photos.)
Episode 202: Tappy chats with Gary Portelli - Part 2
In part 2 Gary talks of stable favourites Single Bullet and Testashadow. He tells the story of the $20,000 yearling who gave him victory in the Golden Slipper of 2017. He was thrilled to win for a large group of owners who’d been brought together by Darby Racing. (click image for more photos)
Episode 201: Tappy chats with Gary Portelli - Part 1
In part one Gary talks of the job offer which brought him to Sydney. He was invited to train privately for a high profile owner who pulled out of the arrangement three months later. (click image for more photos)
Episode 184: Tappy chats with Mark de Montfort - Part 2
In Part 2 Mark remembers his very first winner - a speed machine called Tudor Vain. Ray Guy also provided his first city winner. Mark pays tribute to his role models from the riding ranks in the 1970’s. (click 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)