Trainer

Episode 426: Tappy chats with Natalie Jarvis

Episode 426:  Tappy chats with Natalie Jarvis

Great to catch up with a highly qualified lady who couldn’t imagine a life without horses. Despite holding a Bachelor Of Arts and a Degree in Accountancy, Natalie Jarvis opted for a career as a horse trainer. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 424: Tappy chats with Todd Smart

Episode 424:  Tappy chats with Todd Smart

Great to catch up with an ever enthusiastic Todd Smart who’s based at Canberra’s Thoroughbred Park with his fifteen horse team.

Episode 421: Tappy chats with Tracey Bartley

Episode 421:  Tappy chats with Tracey Bartley

Tracey is still punishing himself over a momentary lapse of concentration which could have cost him his life. The former jockey and multiple Gr 1 winning trainer committed the sin many horse people are guilty of when trying to cut corners. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 420: Tappy chats with Connie Greig

Episode 420:  Tappy chats with Connie Greig

Great to catch up with a lady who’s more than making up for her late start in racing. Connie dabbled with show horses during the decade in which she worked as Bakery Manager at Woolworths Emu Plains. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 419: Tappy chats with Paul Shailer

Episode 419:  Tappy chats with Paul Shailer

This is an interesting chat with a 43 year old from Foxton on New Zealand’s north island who’s been around thoroughbreds all his life. He started life as an apprentice jockey under the tutelage of Kevin Gray. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episdoe 416: Tappy chats with Lee and Cherie Curtis

Episdoe 416:  Tappy chats with Lee and Cherie Curtis

Lee Curtis has been training racehorses in Sydney since the mid 90’s when he was based at Canterbury. He was forced to relocate to Rosehill at the end of the decade. Cherie joined his staff twenty years ago… (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 415: Tappy chats with Craig Carmody

Episode 415:  Tappy chats with Craig Carmody

In looking for a horseman who has a close connection with the Queen Elizabeth Stakes we plucked from the archives, a podcast with Craig Carmody. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 414: Tappy chats with Cody Morgan

Episode 414:  Tappy chats with Cody Morgan

It would have been a massive shock to his family had Cody Morgan not pursued a career with horses. With a mum and dad who were wizards in the saddle and a brother who could ride a rampaging rhinoceros… (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 413: Tappy chats with Luke Pepper

Episode 413:  Tappy chats with Luke Pepper

Luke Pepper joins the ranks of smaller trainers who only need the right horse to showcase their talents. Until Opal Ridge came along Luke had been achieving consistent results with average horses. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 406: Tappy chats with Paul St Vincent

Episode 406:  Tappy chats with Paul St Vincent

I enjoy reminiscing with bush horsemen, especially one who’s been around for a while. We catch up with Paul St Vincent who took a long time to retire but his stables are finally empty. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 405: Tappy chats with Jason Warren

Episode 405:  Tappy chats with Jason Warren

To Victoria we go for this week’s podcast with talented trainer Jason Warren who’s based on the Mornington Peninsula. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 404: Tappy chats with Geoff Allendorf

Episode 404:  Tappy chats with Geoff Allendorf

After more than three years under lockdown in Macau, Geoff Allendorf was delighted to finally make it back to Australia over Xmas/New Year to catch up with family and friends. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 403: Tappy chats with Mark de Montfort

Episode 403:  Tappy chats with Mark de Montfort

The 63 year old was stunned in November when diagnosed with Bradycardia - an excessively slow heart rate. While not life threatening the condition can cause sudden fatigue and shortage of breath when the sufferer is placed under high stress levels. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 400: Tappy chats with Danielle Seib

Episode 400:  Tappy chats with Danielle Seib

I’m delighted to welcome Danielle Seib as the subject of our 400th episode since the website was launched in May of 2018. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 399: Tappy chats with Allan Denham

Episode 399:  Tappy chats with Allan Denham

Allan Denham’s intention to quit the training ranks was known only to family and a handful of close friends. Fittingly he went out on a winning note when Adios Steve won a BM 64 at Hawkesbury on June 30th 2022.

Episode 395: Tappy chats with Grant Williams

Episode 395:  Tappy chats with Grant Williams

It was around 2008 when Grant Williams started to tinker with the odd thoroughbred. Prior to that he’d enjoyed a distinguished 20 year career in harness racing as a trainer and driver. (CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 391: Tappy chats with Brad Widdup

Episode 391:  Tappy chats with Brad Widdup

After 24 years in the employ of other trainers, Brad Widdup was coaxed into training in his own right as recently as 2017. Two years later he endured a setback that would have discouraged most horsemen in the same position. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 388: Tappy chats with Mick Robins

Episode 388:  Tappy chats with Mick Robins

With the Melbourne Cup only a month away the familiar trivia questions are starting to pop up in the pubs and clubs. One popular question is the one about the oldest person still living who has trained a Melbourne Cup winner. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 386: Tappy chats with Mark Newnham

Episode 386:  Tappy chats with Mark Newnham

Mark Newnham’s career story is one of a young bloke who held on to his dream like a dog with an old boot. From the first day his father took him to the races, young Newnham knew he wanted a future with horses. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 384: Tappy chats with Matt Dunn

Episode 384:  Tappy chats with Matt Dunn

After a wonderfully successful decade training from his Murwillumbah base, Matt Dunn surprised a few people when he elected to open a metropolitan stable. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)