EPISODE · Jul 16, 2019 · 30 MIN
Episode 118: Ian Craig (Part 1)
from John Tapp Racing · host The Supernova Tribe
In part 1 Ian talks about the childhood illness that put him in bed for several months. He couldn’t wait for the Saturday race broadcasts to arrive. His love of racing evolved in that era. He talks about his early days at the Richmond dogs and the Lithgow trots. He reminisces about the letter he wrote to 2UE management, and the surprise response which put him behind the microphone at the Harold park trots. Ian looks back on the 1960’s when huge crowds flocked to Harold Park to see some of the legendary horses and horsemen of harness racing’s golden era.
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In part 1 Ian talks about the childhood illness that put him in bed for several months. He couldn’t wait for the Saturday race broadcasts to arrive. His love of racing evolved in that era. He talks about his early days at the Richmond dogs and the Lithgow trots. He reminisces about the letter he wrote to 2UE management, and the surprise response which put him behind the microphone at the Harold park trots. Ian looks back on the 1960’s when huge crowds flocked to Harold Park to see some of the legendary horses and horsemen of harness racing’s golden era.
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