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Podcast: John Tapp Racing
Episode: Episode 383: John Wade
Description: I caught up with John Wade at the recent Jockeys Reunion and the idea of a podcast immediately sprang to mind. He’s not the kind of bloke to talk about his many achievements in the saddle, but happily I was able to pin him down. John is now in his early 70’s, lives on the Gold Coast and works full time for a Pathology Company. He tells us more about the job and the enormous number of miles he travels every week.
John talks of early days at Newcastle following in the footsteps of his late fathe...