John Tapp Racing

It was around 2008 when Grant Williams started to tinker with the odd thoroughbred. Prior to that he’d enjoyed a distinguished 20 year career in harness racing as a trainer and driver. His association with leviathan owner/breeder Bob Peters began in 2012. When that partnership terminated early this year, they’d shared success in 15 Gr 1’s and countless stakes races. Grant begins by talking about the end of his association with the huge Bob Peters operation. When Bob first offered Grant some horses to train, he thought someone was having a joke with him. Grant explains that he had other loyal owners to consider at the time of the surprise offer. He says that his principal owner had a major contribution to the programming of his horses. Grant pays tribute to his remarkable wife Alana, who as Alana Sansom attained dizzy heights as a jockey in WA. He says Alana continues to ride much of the stable trackwork, and insists on having input where quirky horses are concerned. Grant talks of the communication between he