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Eddie Tappe

For nearly 50 years, Victorian hobby trainer Eddie Tappe has quietly pursued harness racing, working only a handful of horses at a time and “not in a pink fit” expecting the sport would one day carry him to its biggest stage.

Eddie Tappe spent almost 12 years taking people’s bets, now punters are lining up to punt on his star trotter Im Bobby.

The past month has been a heartwarming reminder how harness racing’s stars don’t just come from the marquee stables. It’s been a…

Im Bobby confirmed his status as the most improved trotter in the state after he completed a hat trick of metropolitan wins at Melton on Saturday night.