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Podcast: John Tapp Racing
Episode: Episode 157: David Thompson
Description: This is a different kind of podcast. Rather than talk to an established racehorse syndicator, we introduce a man who has just started out in a tough business.
David Thompson talks of a love of racing born when he struck a profitable Caulfield/Melbourne Cup double in 1993.
He recalls the win by Fraar and the dream that led him to coupling the horse with a bank of Melbourne Cup runners. He bought a car out of the winnings.
Dave talks of a job redundancy and a sudden illness that laid him low for...