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Podcast: John Tapp Racing
Episode: Episode 226: Michael Clarke (Part 2)
Description: In Part 2 Michael profiles two wonderful horses sent to Australia by Sheikh Hamdan. He reflects on his association with At Talaq- a Melbourne Cup winner who could sprint like an Everest horse.
He remembers the brilliant but unsound Almaarad, one of his two Cox Plate winners.
Michael reminisces about his role model, the late Roy Higgins.
This is a lovely trip down memory lane with a jockey who was one of Australian racing’s main players during the heady days of the. 80’s and 90’s.