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Podcast: John Tapp Racing
Episode: Episode 200: Andrew Bensley (Part 2)
Description: In the 200th segment since our website began in 2018, Andrew Bensley looks back on his years with Sky TV and radio.
At last he reveals the origin of his well known nickname Hoss. People realised he bore a resemblance to actor Dan Blocker whose character of Hoss in the TV series Bonanza made him a household name. A top jockey was the first to give Andrew the nickname.
Andrew recalls the freezing Ballarat Cup day when he and I shared the Sky hosting.
He remembers the impact of TVN entering the racing media market.
“Hoss” look...