John Tapp Racing

Great to catch up with Robert Morris, one of Australia’s busiest harness racing drivers. The thirty year old has driven 100 winners or more on NSW tracks for the past ten seasons. Rob’s wife Kerry Ann trains a 50 horse team at Menangle, and is already a two time premiership winner. She takes her horses where they have the best chance of earning prize money. Robert talks of his role as Kerry Ann’s stable driver. He explains his duties in the day to day running of the successful stable. Rob’s been around the money many times on the premiership ladder. He believes his time will come. He pays tribute to the training and driving talents of his wife. The young reinsman looks back on his upbringing in the harness racing sport, and the influence of his father Peter Morris. He says he was intimidated by Peter’s reputation as one of the best drivers of his generation. Rob’s mother Margaret gets the acknowledgement she so richly deserves. Young Morris speaks glowingly of son Archie (6) and daughter Stella (11 mon