John Tapp Racing

Episode 43: Brett Prebble

Great to catch up with champion jockey Brett Prebble, who has decided to come home after fifteen rewarding seasons in Hong Kong. Brett didn’t win a premiership, but finished second to Douglas Whyte six times. The kid from Ballarat started his journey at Stawell, destined to reach the pinnacle of his profession. Fifty Gr 1’s and a Melbourne Cup are testimony to his talents, and he ain’t finished yet!

Episode 42: Pat Webster

Pat Webster began his racing life, as an apprentice jockey with trainer Betty Lane at Geurie(NSW). He graduated to Sydney where his riding career took off, but was abruptly halted by a nasty race fall. Pat talks about his six years out of racing, before he decided to become a trainer. Three Group 1 wins with the remarkable Happy Clapper have capped his rewarding career. You’ll get a chuckle out of Pat’s trip down memory lane.

Episode 41: Gavin Lang

Australian harness racing has never seen a better driver than Gavin Lang. Now nearing 60, the master reinsman has a staggering total of 6,150 winners to his credit. He reflects on his favourite horses and horse people, and the mystery illness that gave him an almighty fright a decade ago.

Episode 40: Mark Minervini

The Inglis Digital Online Auction has produced some exciting results, since its’ introduction in May 2017. SA trainer Mark Minervini showed great judgement in buying a mare from Kalgoorlie last December. That mare cost $20,000 and has won $120,000. Mark talks about his training career so far, and his hopes for the future.

Episode 39: Stephen Baster

Melbourne jockey Stephen Baster is nudging up towards 1500 career winners, and has a healthy haul of 14 Gr1 successes. The father of two, is in top form this Spring with a Moonee Valley double on Friday night, and a Geelong Cup win last week. He’s hoping Runaway makes the Cup field, because he loves riding in the iconic race.

Episode 38: Alan Bailey

Our podcast guest is Alan Bailey, who retired from the training ranks six years ago with 3000 winners under his belt. This is a remarkable figure for  a man who gave up a career as a greenkeeper on the NSW Central Coast, and became a trainer at age 30. Alan has many a racing yarn to tell, and shares them with us on this week’s podcast.

Episode 37: Gavin Fitzpatrick

On the trots trail we welcome to the podcast, popular Gavin Fitzpatrick. He’s a talented driver with 1500 winners to prove it. Gav’s a hard worker, who just gets on with the business of winning races for his multiple premiership winning dad, Paul Fitzpatrick.

Episode 36: Greg Miles

When Greg Miles called Almandin’s Melbourne Cup in 2016, his name went into the history books. He nudged past the great Bill Collins, to set a new Australian record of 36 Cup calls. A short time later, Greg surprised friends and associates when he announced his retirement. He joins us on the podcast to explain his reasons for retirement, and to talk about the many highs, and one devastating low in his colourful career.

Episode 35: Rachel King

A delight to welcome to the podcast, Rachel King who has burst onto the Sydney racing scene in a big way, since arriving from England only four years ago. For the first year she had to travel to places she’d never heard of, in order to ride a winner. Now she has 200 winners to her credit, a Sydney Apprentices Premiership, and the biggest prize of all, a coveted Group 1.

Episode 34: Brian York

Brian talks about the fall that ended his career sixteen years ago. He reflects on a career that brought him 2000 winners and 35 Group 1 majors. He rode some of Australia’s best horses including Might And Power. Together they won seven races. Brian brings us up to date with his racing involvement in 2018.