Trainer

Episode 505: Tappy chats with Gary Colvin

Episode 505:  Tappy chats with Gary Colvin

We catch up with Wagga based trainer Gary Colvin who added to his metropolitan record when Cambar scored a tradesmanlike win in the TAB Highway on November 30th. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 502: Peter Morgan - Wagga training veteran keeps on keeping on!

Episode 502:  Peter Morgan - Wagga training veteran keeps on keeping on!

Given the choice Peter Morgan would rather be spending time with his horses than standing around with a mobile phone. He very kindly made an exception for us last week. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 499: Tappy chats with Lee Freedman

Episode 499:  Tappy chats with Lee Freedman

The story of the Freedman era is one of racing’s all time best - four enthusiastic young brothers who made an amazing journey from the family stud farm at Yass to the establishment of a Victorian based training powerhouse. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 498: Tappy chats with Frank Cleary

Episode 498:  Tappy chats with Frank Cleary

A hat trick of recent country wins by improving gelding My Last Hooray rekindled memories of Frank Cleary’s glory days in Australian racing. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 484: Tappy chats with Trevor Hardy

Episode 484:  Tappy chats with Trevor Hardy

It was Coffs Harbour based jockey Jon Grisedale who alerted me to the fact that Trevor Hardy was getting close to retirement. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 483: Tappy chats with Ken Callaughan

Episode 483:  Tappy chats with Ken Callaughan

Whenever Ken Callaughan brought a horse to town from his country base, bookies were wary, and punters had a very good look at the animal’s credentials.

Episode 481: Tappy chats with Peter Nestor

Episode 481:  Tappy chats with Peter Nestor

Great to catch up with respected Dubbo trainer Peter Nestor who’s back in town training a small team of horses after a four year break from racing. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 479: Tappy chats with Jarrod Austin

Episode 479:  Tappy chats with Jarrod Austin

In the late 1990’s Jarrod Austin walked away from racing to investigate what other career options were available in the world. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 477: Tappy chats with Peter Graham

Episode 477:  Tappy chats with Peter Graham

Great to catch up with northern NSW riding legend Peter Graham who’s still going strong at 55 years of age and closing in on 2500 career wins. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 474: Tappy chats with Terry Evans

Episode 474:  Tappy chats with Terry Evans

It’s a pleasure to welcome Terry Evans to the podcast - the trainer who happens to be the sole occupant of on course stabling at the Tuncurry-Forster racecourse on the NSW north coast. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 472: Tappy chats with Scott Singleton

Episode 472:  Tappy chats with Scott Singleton

Five years ago Scott Singleton found that he was spending much more time on the road to country race meetings than he was at city and provincial meetings. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 470: Tappy chats with Karen Owen

Episode 470:  Tappy chats with Karen Owen

The Karen Owen story had potential podcast written all over it from the moment I interviewed her after a recent Randwick win with Fay’s Angels. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 467: Tappy chats with John Sprague

Episode 467:  Tappy chats with John Sprague

Five winners in a week when you have only twelve horses in work is a notable effort for any trainer. Port Macquarie’s John Sprague did exactly that in the middle of March. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 466: Tappy chats with Ron Stubbs

Episode 466:  Tappy chats with Ron Stubbs

Always a pleasure to catch up with the bush trainers. Our podcast guest this week is Albury’s Ron Stubbs whose reputation precedes him. (CLICK ON THE IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 465: Tappy chats with Angela Davies

Episode 465:  Tappy chats with Angela Davies

The Gosford racing precinct has never had a better ambassador than Angela Davies. The amiable trainer was born and reared in a cottage opposite the racecourse float entrance and hasn’t strayed far since. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 462: Tappy chats with Jenny Duggan

Episode 462:  Tappy chats with Jenny Duggan

I deserve a reprimand for taking so long to catch up with Jenny Duggan. There are several well known facts about this 44 year old Swedish born jockey. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 460: Tappy chats with Ben Brisbourne

Episode 460:  Tappy chats with Ben Brisbourne

In order to find the right races for his horses, Ben Brisbourne makes full use of his ideal Wangaratta base to campaign in two states. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS.)

Episode 459: Tappy chats with Nathan Doyle

Episode 459:  Tappy chats with Nathan Doyle

Nathan Doyle places his horses judiciously and is rewarded with a consistent win rate. In this current season he’s sitting in tenth spot on the NSW premiership ladder. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 456: Tappy chats with Damien Lane - NSW trainer

Episode 456:  Tappy chats with Damien Lane - NSW trainer

An interesting guest is Wyong trainer Damien Lane who walked away from a likely future as a carpenter to the chancy business of professional horse training. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 450: Tappy chats with Sara Ryan

Episode 450:  Tappy chats with Sara Ryan

With a team rarely exceeding twenty five horses Sara Ryan is able to do things a little differently to the bigger stables. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)