John Tapp Racing

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.  I saw her again on three occasions over the next few years, but lost touch thereafter. When I spotted a photo of Bev on Twitter recently I launched a successful search for her phone number and thankfully she agreed to this podcast. The trailblazing jockey explains how that photo materialised. Right off the top I should apologise for some audio glitches over which we had little control. I’m sure you’ll bear with us. She talks of her family’s move to regional Victoria following her initial rehabilitation, and her brief foray into horse training.  Bev reflects on our visit to the Benalla property where she actually rode a Clydesdale mare for the Sky cameras. It was an emotional moment for us all. She confesses to flirting with danger some time later when she tried to ride a thoroughbred yearling with disastrous results. Beverly takes us b