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Podcast: John Tapp Racing
Episode: Episode 168: Jamie Mott
Description: The talented Victorian jockey takes us through the freak accident which fractured both his legs. He describes the extent of the injuries.
Jamie talks of a family background which has produced jockeys and trainers for several generations.
He reflects on his apprenticeship to grandmother Janet and later to Leon Corstens.
Jamie speaks candidly about his failure to pass two random jockeys room drug tests. During the second disqualification he got his weight under control, and couldn’t wait to get back.
He pays a touching tribute to the late Russell Cameron, th...