John Tapp Racing

TAB punters who fancy a flutter on NSW southern meetings are familiar with the riding of Brendan Ward. The Victorian born jockey had 700 winners on his CV when he moved to Canberra twenty years ago. He’s since added another 820. Brendan talks about his involvement in Canberra trackwork. He talks of the endless travelling country jockeys have to endure in the modern age. Brendan talks of his lifelong addiction to exercise and training. He talks of childhood days in Melbourne and the work experience stint with a legendary trainer of the 1980’s. He eventually became apprenticed to Geoff Murphy. Brendan recalls his first winning ride at Terang. He talks of fellow apprentices in the Murphy stable and his association with a top horse of the era. The jockey reflects on the tuition he received from a couple of ace jockeys of the day. Brendan looks back on two “loan out” experiences with other trainers- one in Wodonga and the other in Adelaide. He remembers a quirky horse he was associated with at Ollie Cox’s