John Tapp Racing

Tyler Schiller was always destined to make it to the ranks of Sydney’s top jockeys. After a flying start in the Riverina he was fortunate to gain a start in Sydney with Mark Newnham who had emerged as a master tutor of young riders. Tyler was champion Sydney apprentice in his second season, and has already established himself in the senior ranks. He begins the podcast by heaping praise on the flying Front Page, the horse to give him two Kosciuszko wins in twelve months. Tyler shares a funny sidelight to the Kosciuszko win on October 14th. His mum Susan found an ingenious way to gain entry to the Randwick birdcage. The young jockey talks of the first leg of his double on Everest day. He used great initiative to get Land Legend home in the historic St Leger. He expresses great gratitude for the wonderful run he’s had in his first few months as a fully fledged jockey. Tyler talks about early days in his hometown of Young, and his only sibling’s indifference to horses. He talks of father Glenn’s association with