John Tapp Racing

Allan Denham’s intention to quit the training ranks was known only to family and a handful of close friends. Fittingly he went out on a winning note when Adios Steve won a BM 64 at Hawkesbury on June 30th 2022. The former champion apprentice jockey and distinguished trainer certainly isn’t looking for accolades, but I can’t possibly let him retire without presenting the tribute he so richly deserves. This week we replay a podcast recorded with Allan in 2019, in which he says the rumour mill had him pensioned off as far back as 2012. He talks of his daily commute from Wyong to Rosehill for several years before the passing of his father Jack Denham. Allan looks back on a decade of training from a Wyong base.  He takes us back to the days when his father trained with great success at Canterbury. Allan talks of Jack’s training technique. He pays tribute to the top horse Ricochet, arguably the best horse Jack trained from his Canterbury stables. Allan recalls Jack’s move to Rosehill and the beginning of his short