Tasracing CEO Andrew Jenkins joined Brent and Painey to talk about what's happening and coming up in Tassie racing
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Tasracing CEO Andrew Jenkins (05/07/24)
For the back to the show, we are right on 740 on this Friday morning. Tim, have we got you back here there? I hope so. I hope so. Thank goodness. No, just don't touch anything. You're just gonna keep your hands to yourself. What a noise me, Brent. We went to an ad. I came back. I haven't moved to touch anything. Right, just... Oh, so I don't want you guys. Even when he does, and I think he's unhelpful. Exactly. That's what's happening. That's right. That's the voice of Andrew Jenkins, who's the CEO of Taz Racing, who's here. In the studio, racing is a way of life. It's whileerace.com.au, AJ Nice to see you. Hello, Brenna. Good morning, and good morning. Payney, welcome to your listeners. Good to see both of you boys as well. Yeah, good to see you. It's been a little while. We've had the snap daddy in for a few weeks, so always good to see your face. Now, the inevitable this weekend starts favorite in Queensland tomorrow. This is exciting. It is absolutely exciting, Brenna. So, the little champ, the inevitable, is now equal favorite in the Glasshouse Handicap, which is a group two at the Sunshine Coast over 1,400 tomorrow. Good, Tazzy Man Craig, Froggy Newett will take the ride again. Look, Nev's got the top weight of 60 and a half kilos, which is four more than any other runner. But, going through the field, you would hope he's just too good. And I'm sure John Keyes and the team will have him tip top. So, yeah, have a look tomorrow, really get behind the little Tazzy champ, and let's try and cheer him home in another group race. I like it, Tim. Absolutely. Jay, what sort of prize money are we talking firstly, if he does get up, and then secondly talks to us about the gallops in Hobart on Sunday. Well, good question, Paine. Let me have a look. I'll jump on my Ladbroke's account and check out the prize money. Hashtag red goes faster. And then, yeah, gallops on Sunday out at Elwick, which will be exciting. Headline, actually, we've got a good race ourselves locally out there, $45,000. Open handicap is the main race. We've got Turk Warrior and Alpine Wolf coming into that by a similar $45,000 sprint race up on God's carpet at Devonport a few weeks ago. And also, hell of a night was actually a surprise winner here in Hobart a fortnight ago, and a couple of other smart types in Dorostar and Justin needs resuming from a spell. So, for a winter handicap on probably a chilly, but hopefully sunny Sunday presents a good betting proposition, I reckon. Absolutely. Hey, Lonnie Harness on Sunday night. We've got things happening up to the bow tie, which is exciting as well. Yeah, look, it really is. So, for people who aren't aware, the bow tie is the qualifying race for the world's richest harness race, the Eureka, which is held up at club and angle outside of Sydney. So, it's a slot race, same concept as the Everest in the gallops. And Tazzy's bought a slot for three years. And last year, the magician ran, I'm sorry, the one, rather, the bow tie and ran fourth in the Eureka. So, really looking forward to seeing how the Bowie shapes up this year. And we've got the Raiders Steaks and the Granny Smith Prelude actually on Sunday night. And you would think that Niack and DiGoea, the two main acts up there, particularly DiGoea, who was probably unlucky in the bow tie last year. So, all things harness really shaping up. And I'll tell you a few listeners, if you don't have any plans on Saturday the 3rd of August, get out to the bow tie at Elwick on Saturday night. It is a terrific night. The place is packed, entertainment, great food and terrific harness racing. So, jump on Taztrotting Club in Google, have a look and come and see us race. AJ, a bit of footage has come across our desk the last week or so. Are you having a bit of a crack on the mechanical horses? How did you find it? And is the one that Brent used, has that been repaired or was that a different one? Well, I've got to say, Padie, it wasn't my first go on the mechanical horse. But I have very limited talent and very limited capability, as was advised to me, by Steven Masculaire, apprentice, Jockey, coach. I think he's quite was something like there's a lot of work to do here. So, I was absolutely, I was absolutely tailed up by the, by the, by the apprentices, that's for sure. But I think that the horse was okay, Brenna's horse is okay, Padie, it's come through to run recently, reasonably well, I mean, you know, winning sort of covers, winning masks a lot doesn't it, really, Brent, as you know, you were there, you were there, it's, it's one of the greatest sportest sporting travesties in Australian history that Brent was awarded that victory. Oh, I don't know about the plate link plays. This is one of the great sporting travesties here to hear this the other night, AJ. Hey, I'm going for a globe. Just saying. There you go, see. How did you feel like Tim represents Taz Racing as well being part of this show, to see him travel across the world to a famous cricketing nation and come back with a duck. How did you feel? It's hard to put into words right now. It really is because you're partly devastated and embarrassed to be Tasmanian and the other part of you is just going, Oh, I suffer pain either. Yeah. That was my, that was my initial reaction. This is brilliant. Yeah. I think what it showed Brent, you know, J was that I've put in so much work to the rest point come come play charge and I've stopped focusing on my core skill, which was a cricket and it's come back and bit me, but you hit the nail on there there in barrisment. Absolutely. That's all I've got with my arm on that crack into the stumps. Hey, we probably should mention the snapper who's not with us today. He's over on a boys trip in Melbourne. Another one. Yeah. No, I know he's going. Oh, isn't he going? He's actually very understanding. Absolutely. What about his boss? Yeah. Hang on. But look, he is a Hawthorne supporter. So imagine what, what is a boys trip when you're a Hawthorne support? It's probably what high tea it reaches and a couple of shandies is probably topsed maxes you out, doesn't it? Probably probably over 10, 110,000 people attend Tasmanian race meetings every year. Racing is a way of life visit. It's why we race.com.au. You win some, but you lose more for friend confidential support visit gamblinghelponline.org.au. Thanks for coming in. You're good to see you. Always a pleasure, boys. Thank you so much. AJ joins us for Taz Racing where he is the CEO. We're off to another break here on SCN Tazzy Breakfast. Right after this, we go around the state to see exactly what's happening in the world of sport here on SCN Tazzy Breakfast.