Im Bobby
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.
Remarkable veteran Im Bobby starts the charge towards his first Inter Dominion series when he returns to racing at Melton on Saturday night.
Victoria’s powerhouse trotting stable has one hand on its first Great Southern Star crown.
Eddie Tappe spent almost 12 years taking people’s bets, now punters are lining up to punt on his star trotter Im Bobby.
Goulburn Valley horseman Eddie Tappe has an eye for a bargain, and the products of one of his purchases turned into a Cups double at Shepparton over the weekend.