John Tapp Racing

Keagan is counting down the minutes to a specialist appointment on November 10th when he hopes to gain a clearance to ride again. He talks about the seemingly harmless tumble at Hawkesbury that left him with multiple injuries.  He reflects on a wonderful season that brought him more than a century of winners and a provincial premiership.  Keagan talks of his South African childhood and induction into the famed Durban Jockeys Academy. He reminisces about his very first winning ride for  his master Duncan Howells on the Scottsville track and his transfer to the  legendary trainer Mike De Kock. Keagan looks back on the surprise offer from the United Arab Emirates. De Kock encouraged him to grab the opportunity. He actually won a different kind of Gr 1 race in Dubai. He talks of the chance meeting with a famous jockey which led to a riding stint in Ireland. He had four good seasons there. Keagan reflects on a flying visit to England which brought him a Gr 2 win. The much travelled jockey looks back on a sh