Jockey

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Episode 468: Tappy chats with Larry Cassidy

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Episode 468: Tappy chats with Larry Cassidy

Larry Cassidy’s sheer consistency as a professional jockey has brought him a strong fan base over almost four decades in the saddle. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 464: Tappy chats with Dominic Tourneur

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Episode 464: Tappy chats with Dominic Tourneur

I’ve never had the pleasure of meeting Dominic Tourneur but I’m aware of his prominence among Adelaide jockeys and his success rate over a long period of years.  (CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 463: Tappy chats with Brent Thomson

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Episode 463: Tappy chats with Brent Thomson

From the late 70’s to the mid 80’s Brent Thomson was almost certainly Australia’s most high profile jockey. As number one rider for the powerful Lindsay Park training operation, he got to ride some of the nation’s best horses in Group 1 races. (CLICK ON IMAGE FORE MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 458: Tappy chats with Shaun Guymer

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Episode 458: Tappy chats with Shaun Guymer

Shaun Guymer made the decision a few seasons back to follow in the footsteps of Sydney based jockeys like Grant Buckley and Jeff Penza who’ve enjoyed fruitful careers away from the metropolitan area. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 457: Tappy chats with Kyle Wilson-Taylor

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Episode 457: Tappy chats with Kyle Wilson-Taylor

The brilliant young Brisbane jockey is under suspension as this podcast is posted. He’s not happy about this one or the many that have preceded it in his short career so far. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 454: Tappy chats with Wayne Harris

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Episode 454: Tappy chats with Wayne Harris

Great to catch up with Wayne Harris at a racing luncheon in early December. I was reminded of the fact that the former star jockey was one of our very early podcast guests in 2018. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 453: Tappy chats with Ryan Maloney

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Episode 453: Tappy chats with Ryan Maloney

Ryan Maloney was in high spirits when this interview was recorded on Thursday Dec 14th. He was looking forward to a big book of eight rides at Eagle Farm but fate saw him in a hospital bed in the early hours of Saturday morning. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 451: Tappy chats with Hugh Bowman

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Episode 451: Tappy chats with Hugh Bowman

Hugh Bowman wasn’t where I expected him to be when we finally pinned him down for this interview. When I spoke to him a few days earlier he was still in Hong Kong undergoing physiotherapy… (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 444: Tappy chats with Tyler Schiller

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Episode 444: Tappy chats with Tyler Schiller

Tyler Schiller was always destined to make it to the ranks of Sydney’s top jockeys. After a flying start in the Riverina he was fortunate to gain a start in Sydney with Mark Newnham.

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Episode 443: Tappy chats with Robyn Freeman

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Episode 443: Tappy chats with Robyn Freeman

I’ve long admired Robyn Freeman’s dedication to the craft she loves. She’s one of few female riders still active from the dedicated group who were flying the flag in the 1990’s. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 441: Tappy chats with Hilton Cope

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Episode 441: Tappy chats with Hilton Cope

It was the mid 1970’s and Hilton was on a flight from Dublin to Sydney after completing a three year stint with Irish trainer John Oxx. He turned to wife Marilyn and calmly announced that his riding days were over. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 440: Tappy chats with John Powell

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Episode 440: Tappy chats with John Powell

John Powell was at a loose end when he returned to Australia in 2021 after calling time on his long riding career in Singapore. It wasn’t long before Racing NSW enlisted his services as a mentor for northern NSW jockeys. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 438: Tappy chats with Michael Travers

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Episode 438: Tappy chats with Michael Travers

Michael Travers joined an exclusive club in 2021 when he became one of a handful of NSW jockeys to acquire a dual trainer/jockey’s licence. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 435: Tappy chats with Brock Ryan

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Episode 435: Tappy chats with Brock Ryan

Great to catch up with a young jockey who’s endured the lion’s share of bad luck but keeps bouncing back into the winner’s circle. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 433: Tappy chats with Ethan Brown

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Episode 433: Tappy chats with Ethan Brown

The Australian racing industry continues to come to terms with the death of Dean Holland in a race fall at Donald in April. Ethan Brown, Jamie Kah, Craig Williams, and Blaike McDougall were all sidelined with serious injuries on either side of the Donald tragedy. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 432: Tappy chats with Stephen Traecey

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Episode 432: Tappy chats with Stephen Traecey

Stephen Traecey recently told family and friends he’s unlikely to ride in races again, but most didn’t believe him. The remarkable 67 year old last rode in a race at Coffs Harbour in June. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 431: Tappy chats with Jon Grisedale

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Episode 431: Tappy chats with Jon Grisedale

It’s only two and a half years since we last spoke with Jon Grisedale but much water has flowed under the bridge since, and he’s approaching a special birthday. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 430: Tappy chats with Michael Cahill

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Episode 430: Tappy chats with Michael Cahill

Michael Cahill had his first race ride on Red Affro at an obscure race meeting at Gooloogong in 1979. The horse ran second but Michael says he was beaten by pilot error. Since then he’s ridden with great skill to land a stunning total of 2600 winners in 4 jurisdictions. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS.)