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Podcast: John Tapp Racing
Episode: Episode 302: Gordon Spinks
Description: We present again a 2019 chat with Gordon Spinks, a high profile jockey of the 1960’s and 70’s. Gordon talks of the heart attack he suffered while driving from Longreach to Brisbane in 2019. He didn’t realise what had happened to him.
The 73 year old says his heart issues aren’t over yet.
The former outstanding jockey looks back on childhood days in Sydney, and the neighbour’s pony he couldn’t wait to ride.
Gordon reflects on the newspaper advertisement which led him to Theo Green’s stable.
He recalls the track gallops...