Trainer

Episode 67: Tappy chats with Kristen Buchanan

Episode 67:  Tappy chats with Kristen Buchanan

Kristen Buchanan lived in WA as a youngster and attained Uni Degrees in Biology and Exercise Physiology.  Those qualifications would have given her any number of job choices, but training racehorses was all she wanted to do.

Episode 57: Tappy chats with Ron Quinton (Part 2)

Episode 57:  Tappy chats with Ron Quinton (Part 2)

In Part 2 Ron takes us through the tough transition to the ranks of Sydney trainers. He talks about the best horses he’s prepared, his role as a tutor of young jockeys, and his riding stints in Ireland.

Episode 40: Tappy chats with Mark Minervini

Episode 40:  Tappy chats with 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.

Episode 30: Tappy chats with Leon Macdonald

Episode 30:  Tappy chats with Leon Macdonald

The powerful Lindsay Park training empire has dominated South Australian racing since 1965.

Adelaide trainers have always struggled to compete, but Leon Macdonald has managed to win two premierships in his own right.

Episode 18: Tappy chats with Anthony Cummings

Episode 18: Tappy chats with Anthony Cummings

Our podcast this week features multiple Group 1 winning trainer Anthony Cummings, who's back training out of Leilani Lodge, home base to his late father Bart for 4 decades. Anthony is now training in partnership with son Edward, and the pair begin the new season with more than 50 horses in work.  

Episode 17: Tappy chats with Kim Waugh

Episode 17: Tappy chats with Kim Waugh

Another podcast guest this week is respected trainer Kim Waugh who finished the 2017/18 season with 46 winners - her best ever result. Kim, and husband Mark have completed their dream training complex on fifty acres at Jilliby near Wyong giving thier horses the best of both worlds.