John Tapp Racing

Michael was in the broadcast box at Los Alamitos when we caught up with him recently. We begin by talking about his Aussie accent, unchanged after more than thirty years in the USA. He talks of his appointment as track announcer at the Los Alamitos track in California in the wake of his shock dismissal by the owners of Santa Anita. Michael takes us through the dual breed format of Los Alamitos programming - the combination of thoroughbred and quarter horse racing. We turn back the clock to the day Michael and I arrived at Hollywood Park for a six meeting commitment. If the crowds and simulcast viewers liked the Queenslander’s style he had the job at the famous track. Michael remembers Marjorie Everett, the dynamic chairperson of the Hollywood Park Operating Company and some of her eccentric ways. He reflects on the first big race he got to call in California featuring the clash of two topliners. Michael was stunned when offered the chance to share calling duties at the reopening of Agua Caliente where P