John Tapp Racing

Great to catch up with Coffs Harbour trainer Brett Bellamy who grew up among the Hawkesbury race crowd but moved to the north coast with his family as a 17 year old. All he ever wanted to do was train racehorses. He talks of early days in the Hawkesbury Valley. Brett talks of his 35 years as a commercial trainer and the facilities available at the Coffs Harbour track. He mentions the famous Boambee Beach. He talks of the support he’s had over the years from Queensland’s Kruger family who operate the famous Lyndhurst Stud at Warwick. Brett looks back on a two year learning stint with astute trainer Mal Barnes at Randwick. He befriended a stable apprentice who has become a popular figure on Sydney racing media. He remembers his happy two years with the breeding arm of the famous Lindsay Park operation at Angaston in South Australia. Colin Hayes made regular appearances at the stud. Brett met his future wife Julie at the Angaston pub. The trainer looks back on a one season job with a small Tamworth stud. H