Jockey

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Episode 316: Tappy chats with Anthony Cavallo

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Episode 316: Tappy chats with Anthony Cavallo

Great to catch up with a little bloke of Italian descent who began his career with the late Ray Guy at Rosehill 35 years ago. Five years ago he was still living in Sydney and travelling to the western districts most weeks. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 310: Tappy chats with Gary Willetts

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Episode 310: Tappy chats with Gary Willetts

Great to catch up with one of the elite jockeys of the 70’s and 80’s. Gary admits he didn’t want to come to Australia in 1974 when offered the ride on Battle Heights. He says the NZ jockeys premiership was his priority. (CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 308: Tappy chats with Danny Frahm

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Episode 308: Tappy chats with Danny Frahm

It’s a big welcome to 75 year old Danny Frahm who was 64 years old when a race fall at Armidale ended his remarkable career. He reflects on his longevity in the saddle and marvels at how well he’s come out of several serious accidents. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 307: Tappy chats with Kody Nestor

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Episode 307: Tappy chats with Kody Nestor

A pleasure to introduce 31 year old Kody Nestor whose riding career was halted by increasing weight in 2017. His rise in the training ranks has been beyond his expectations. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 305: Tappy chats with Jye McNeil

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Episode 305: Tappy chats with Jye McNeil

Great to catch up with the mild mannered young jockey who burst onto racing’s big stage with his all the way win on Twilight Payment in the Melbourne Cup last year. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 304: Tappy chats with Corey Brown

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Episode 304: Tappy chats with Corey Brown

The champion jockey is still coming to terms with the fact that he’ll never ride again. Corey was happy to talk to us about the announcement of his retirement and the nightmare he’s lived through in the two years since his life changing accident at Eagle Farm. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS).

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Episode 302: Tappy chats with Gordon Spinks

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Episode 302: Tappy chats with Gordon Spinks

We present again a 2019 chat with Gordon Spinks, a high profile jockey of the 1960’s and 70’s. Gordon talks of the heart attack he suffered while driving from Longreach to Brisbane in 2019. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 300: Tappy chats with Robert Thompson OAM

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Episode 300: Tappy chats with Robert Thompson OAM

To mark our 300th podcast episode we present a chat with record breaking jockey Robert Thompson who sits on 4447 Australian winners as this interview is posted. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 295: Tappy chats with Regan Bayliss

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Episode 295: Tappy chats with Regan Bayliss

Great to catch up with a young jockey who’s crammed a lot into his 24 years. Regan talks about the impressive win by Ballistic Lover at Rosehill on Saturday May 15th. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 292: Tappy chats with Brenton Avdulla

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Episode 292: Tappy chats with Brenton Avdulla

Great to catch up with one of the most consistent performers among the Sydney riding ranks. Brenton talks of his lightning visit to Brisbane on the weekend which brought a Gr 2 winner. (CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 291: Tappy chats with Brad Rawiller

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Episode 291: Tappy chats with Brad Rawiller

Brad talks about his very first trip to Perth in 1997 when he won an Apprentice’s Cup. He’s loved the place ever since. He talks of his very first Gr 1 win on Niconero for David Hayes. It just happened to be in Perth. He recalls a WA Derby win for the same stable. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 289: Tappy chats with Glen Boss

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Episode 289: Tappy chats with Glen Boss

At last we catch up with one of the superstars of the Australian riding ranks. We launch straight into Glen’s memories of the freakish mare Makybe Diva who gave him three consecutive Melbourne Cup victories. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 286: Tappy chats with Mikayla Weir

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Episode 286: Tappy chats with Mikayla Weir

It’s unlikely there’s a busier jockey in Australia currently than Hunter Valley based Mikayla Weir. As this podcast is posted Mikayla has had 32 race rides on 8 different race tracks in 10 days. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 284: Tappy chats with Tim Clark

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Episode 284: Tappy chats with Tim Clark

Great to catch up with one of Sydney’s most popular jockeys. Tim talks of his recent Coolmore Classic win on Queensland mare Krone - his 16th Gr 1 success. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 282: Tappy chats with Bev Buckingham

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Episode 282: Tappy chats with Bev Buckingham

I first interviewed Bev Buckingham at her Latrobe home in Tasmania during her rehabilitation from injuries received in the Hobart race fall that ended her career in 1998. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 281: Tappy chats with Jon Grisedale

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Episode 281: Tappy chats with Jon Grisedale

Jon Grisedale tried to quit the saddle when he suffered a complicated leg break at Kembla Grange in 2013. He actually announced his retirement but couldn’t resist the urge to start riding trackwork again. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 280: Tappy chats with Jessica Eaton

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Episode 280: Tappy chats with Jessica Eaton

Now in her final season as an apprentice 27 year old Jessica is totally focused on maintaining her current lead over Todd Pannell on the SA premiership ladder. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

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Episode 278: Tappy chats with Danny Beasley

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Episode 278: Tappy chats with Danny Beasley

Danny’s family and friends were surprised in 2017 when the popular jockey quit the saddle with 2000 wins under his belt. They were even more surprised recently when he announced a comeback. (click on image for more photos)

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Episode 277: Tappy chats with Tony Erhart

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Episode 277: Tappy chats with Tony Erhart

Great to talk to Tony Erhart who could be the only 73 year old in Australia who’s still riding regular trackwork on a metropolitan racecourse. He says he’s never enjoyed it more. (click on image for more photos)