Race Caller

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Episode 461: Tappy chats with Tony Lee - NZ broadcasting legend calls time on stellar career

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Episode 461: Tappy chats with Tony Lee - NZ broadcasting legend calls time on stellar career

I first met Tony Lee when I had the honour to be guest commentator at the 1996 Wellington Cup meeting. In preparing to call a couple of races on the big programme, I received every possible courtesy from the NZ ace. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 378: Tappy chats with Harry Troy

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Episode 378: Tappy chats with Harry Troy

Received a surprise email from Harry Troy who says he’s a regular listener to our podcasts in Macau. It suddenly struck me that we hadn’t recorded a chat with this man. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS.)

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Episode 342: Tappy chats with Ian Craig

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Episode 342: Tappy chats with Ian Craig

Ian begins by looking back on his emotion-charged final day of calling at Gosford in 2009. He recalls his final metropolitan race call at Randwick just five days earlier. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 323: Tappy chats with Russell Leonard - The voice of Central Queensland racing

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Episode 323: Tappy chats with Russell Leonard - The voice of Central Queensland racing

I’ll never forget the day Sky Channel boss Graham McNeice told me he was bringing a young race caller from Queensland to join the Sky team. Russell Leonard was only seventeen. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 317: Tappy chats with Paul Ambrosoli

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Episode 317: Tappy chats with Paul Ambrosoli

Twenty five years ago I described Paul Ambrosoli as the best greyhound commentator in the world. To date nobody has taken me to task. I’m delighted to welcome him to the podcast. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 262: Tappy chats with Danny Mielicki

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Episode 262: Tappy chats with Danny Mielicki

Great to catch up with one of Australia’s most popular race callers. Danny made his mark as a gallops caller early in his career, but decided to accept an offer from HRV in 1996. (click image for more photos)

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Episode 235: Tappy chats with Kim Stewart

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Episode 235: Tappy chats with Kim Stewart

The popular caller and radio host talks about his recent retirement from the airwaves and his intention to continue with another of his skills - the art of auctioneering. (click on image for more photos)

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Episode 221: Tappy chats with Darren Flindell - Part 1

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Episode 221: Tappy chats with Darren Flindell - Part 1

Sky’s chief Sydney caller talks of the circumstances behind his return to Australia in 2014 after 16 years in Hong Kong. He talks of his first race call back in Sydney and the budding top liner who happened to win it. (click on image for more photos)

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Episode 211: Tappy chats with Col Hodges OAM

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Episode 211: Tappy chats with Col Hodges OAM

Great to catch up with the voice of NSW central west racing. Col Hodges covers meetings at 25 venues and is a living legend in the region. (click on image for more photos)

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Episode 192: Tappy chats with Rod Gallegos - Part 2

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Episode 192: Tappy chats with Rod Gallegos - Part 2

In part 2 Rod talks of Keith Noud’s ability to call a race before dashing to the press box to file a story on the same race. He takes us through some very funny incidents during his race broadcasting days. Incidents like the amorous liaison taking place in a bunker on the infield golf course at Laidley. (click image for more photos)

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Episode 182: Tappy chats with Allan Hull

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Episode 182: Tappy chats with Allan Hull

We talk to Allan about the emotion attached to his final call at his home track on Australia Day 2020. The veteran broadcaster acknowledges the moving gesture by his son Quentin who called a race in his Dad’s honour five days earlier. (click on image for more photos)

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Episode 141: Tappy chats with Gary Harley - Part 1

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Episode 141: Tappy chats with Gary Harley - Part 1

In part 1 the affable Harley talks of his childhood days in Maitland and the influence of his father Jack, who was a racing tragic. Gary talks of his school days at the Maitland Marist Bros and the phantom Melbourne Cup call he was asked to provide every year.

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Episode 135: Tappy chats with Graham McNeice (Part 1)

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Episode 135: Tappy chats with Graham McNeice (Part 1)

In segment 1 Graham talks of childhood days in his father’s Croydon Park butcher shop and the second business that flourished behind the counter. He talks of his association with the dynamic Frank Kennedy who got him started as a race caller.

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Episode 91: Tappy chats with Fred Hastings

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Episode 91: Tappy chats with Fred Hastings

Great to chat with Sydney harness racing caller Fred Hastings who achieved the rare distinction of tipping the programme at Penrith last week (11/4/2019).