Horse Racing

Episode 273: Tappy chats with Les Bridge

Episode 273:  Tappy chats with Les Bridge

Great to catch up with 83 year old Les Bridge who has maintained an amazing winning strike rate throughout his long career. Les found an unattended TV monitor to watch the running of the TAB Everest by himself. (Click on image for more photos)

Episode 272: Tappy chats with Linda Monds

Episode 272:  Tappy chats with Linda Monds

There was plenty of excitement at the Inglis Classic sale a few years ago, when a new vendor sold a sale topping grey colt by Not A Single Doubt. That colt has since won 6 races including last year’s TAB Everest. That seller Linda Monds is much better known today. (click on image for more photos)

Episode 271: Tappy chats with Helen Page

Episode 271:  Tappy chats with Helen Page

Great to catch up with a trailblazer of the early Sydney female training ranks. Helen talks about her move from Warwick Farm to the Gold Coast in 1997- a decision she has never regretted. (click on image for more photos)

Episode 270: Tappy chats with Leon Fox

Episode 270:  Tappy chats with Leon Fox

Great to catch up with 78 year old Leon Fox now in retirement in his hometown of Inverell. Leon trained horses for 20 years following a stellar riding career which saw him dubbed the “George Moore of the bush”. (click on image for more photos)

Episode 269: Tappy chats with Tommy Berry

Episode 269:  Tappy chats with Tommy Berry

It’s great to catch up with Tommy Berry who’s currently in second place on both the NSW and metropolitan jockeys premierships. Tom talks about the fierce competition in the Sydney riding ranks. (click on image for more photos)

Episode 266: Tappy chats with Pat Webster

Episode 266:  Tappy chats with Pat Webster

Pat says this may well be his final interview. I doubt that strongly, but either way it’s a tribute to a man who endeared himself to the Sydney racing world for almost 6 decades. (click on image for more photos)

Episode 265: Tappy chats with Kath Bell-Pitomac

Episode 265:  Tappy chats with Kath Bell-Pitomac

Great to catch up with one of Australia’s ever increasing number of female jockeys. The lady with a name that catches the eye is 37 years old and could be the nation’s oldest apprentice. (click on image for more photos)

Episode 264: Tappy chats with Clarry Conners

Episode 264:  Tappy chats with Clarry Conners

An overdue chat with one of Australia’s best known trainers. Clarry discloses his reasons for selling Victory Lodge - the landmark stables from which he produced a stunning 39 Gr 1 winners. (Click on the image for more photos)

Episode 263: Tappy chats with Rodney Robb

Episode 263:  Tappy chats with Rodney Robb

This is a laid back chat with one of the real characters of NSW country racing. Rod begins by outlining his reasons for handing over his Nyngan training operation to son Brett at the end of the 2019/2020 season. (click on image for more photos)

Episode 262: Tappy chats with Danny Mielicki

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)

Episode 261: Tappy chats with Shane Dye

Episode 261:  Tappy chats with Shane Dye

Shane begins by talking about his return to NZ when Covid took hold in Asia. He pays tribute to his mother Dawn who has him at home again after many years. (click on image for more photos)

Episode 260: Tappy chats with Kevin Langby

Episode 260:  Tappy chats with Kevin Langby

How lovely it is to catch up with a bloke I called on hundreds of winners during his golden years in the saddle. Kevin Langby spent six full seasons as stable rider for T.J. Smith, during which time he bagged four Sydney premierships. (click on image for more photos)

Episode 259: Tappy chats with John Scorse

Episode 259:  Tappy chats with John Scorse

Great to catch up with John Scorse who is now a familiar member of the Sky team as he covers meetings on twelve tracks in the South East and Southern Districts. (click on image for more photos)

Episode 258: Tappy chats with Robbie Griffiths

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 257: Tappy chats with Kayla Nisbet

Episode 257:  Tappy chats with Kayla Nisbet

A lovely chat with a young lady who has endeared herself to participants in the ACT and the Southern Districts of NSW. Everybody loves Kayla it seems! (click on image for more photos)

Episode 255: Tappy chats with Mike Pelling

Episode 255:  Tappy chats with Mike Pelling

A nasty fall in the 2005 Doomben Roses brought down the curtain on the stellar career of Michael Pelling who won over 900 races and 4 Brisbane premierships. (click on image for more photos)

Episode 254: Tappy chats with Brett Cavanough

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 253: Tappy chats with Greg Ryan

Episode 253:  Tappy chats with Greg Ryan

A long overdue chat with a hard working jockey who would have competed at the highest metropolitan level had he so desired, but Greg Ryan preferred life in the bush. (click on image for more photos)

Episode 252: Tappy chats with Tim Donnelly

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)