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23/03/2023

Good luck team !!!

READ: Ian and Kerry Taplin are enjoying life in the Sunshine State but have trekked south to Sydney for Saturday's Rosehill meeting.
https://www.racingnews.co.nz/taplins-target-rosehill-riches/

01/10/2022

So so proud of our team today 2 nd with Tappys Lad at eagle Farm over 2400 m huge effort bring on the Queensland’s Cup !! Next weekend!!!! And we made trip down to Gold Coast with Bobby as well ( Tappys One ) to build some confidence and win easy !!! Thanks to Paul Hamblin!!!

20/09/2022

The team ( Ben & Tappy) 👏👏👏👏

17/09/2022

Tappys lad heading out in the 2200 m race at Gold Coast , winner winner 🥰🥰🥰

17/09/2022

Great combo 💕

17/09/2022

Huge win today !! Well done team Taplin ❤️❤️❤️❤️💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕TAPPYS LAD !! Gold Coast !!!

15/09/2022

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12/09/2022

09/09/2022

Tappys lad running at Doomben Saturday race 2 , running over 2200m in open 90 race a tough field but this fellow keeps stepping up and is very well 😊, good luck Team Taplin 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Photo from Sunshine Coast Daily 

08/09/2022

“ Renault “wins today very impressive at Sunshine Coast.
Congratulations to all the owners involved.. more to come 🍹🍹congratulations
Well done team taplin …

07/09/2022

First trip to Eagle Farm today …. Maxie tap went nice run 5 th after been held up and checked … beautiful track will be back!!! Go Team Taplin!!

03/09/2022

“Tappy’s One” racing today at Doomben. Race 9 we got some rain last night so we all pretty happy . Bobby is very well and this is a good stepping stone heading up to a mile . Good luck Team ❤️

09/05/2022

Tappys lad , maxie tap 💕

Matt Cross joins Michael this week as we assess the weekend’s highlights with immediate reaction from the track. Mark Walker phones in after a decent day for...

08/05/2022

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12/12/2021

11/12/2021

MAXIE TAP'S HALF-SISTER WINS GROUP II AT TE RAPA

By Jamie Searle

Maxie Tap will race at the Tapanui meeting at Gore next Sunday as a stepping stone to the $60,000 Gore Guineas on January 22.

He won a maiden 1200 metres at Gore two starts back on October 27 and then had a luckless sixth in a rating 65 1220m at Cromwell on November 28.

Maxie Tap was unable to work clear in the final stages at Cromwell.

Isla Bank co-trainer Kerry Taplin said Maxie Tap was under offer to Australia.

Maxie Tap's half-sister, Wolverine, remained unbeaten in two starts when winning the Group II $110,000 Wakefield Challenge Stakes at Te Rapa on Saturday.

Ex-North Islander Renault will debut from the Taplin stable at the Riverton meeting on January 1.

Josh Shaw, of Levin, formerly trained the maiden. Renault will be raced by a syndicate.

Tappy's One has just returned to training after having a break following group racing in the North Island in the Spring.

Ritani, who finished fifth for Kerry and Ian Taplin, in the Group I $220,000 Windsor Park Plate at Hastings on October 2, is retired and in foal to Shocking.

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Photo: Kerry and Ian Taplin.

22/09/2021

READ: South Island trainers Ian and Kerry Taplin are no strangers to travelling and have headed north to Awapuni Racing & Function Centre with in-form gallopers Ritani and Tappy’s One for Saturday's Gr.3 Boehringer Ingelheim Metric Mile.
https://www.racingnews.co.nz/taplins-begin-northern-raid/

06/09/2021

MOVE TO ALERT LEVEL 2 JUST AS PLEASING AS WIN OF TAPPY'S ONE

By Tayler Strong

The move to Alert Level 2 for areas outside Auckland announced by the New Zealand Government today was just as pleasing to Isla Bank trainers Kerry and Ian Taplin as the win of Tappy’s One in the $40,000 Garry McCormick Bin Hire Handicap (1600m) at Ashburton an hour later.

Tappy’s One led throughout under topweight of 61kg and held off stablemate Ritani by half a length. It was an outstanding effort by Ritani (58kg) who was trapped three wide.

The move to Alert Level 2 means the Taplins are able to firm up plans to race Tappy’s One and Ritani in the North Island.

They had to send Tappy’s One and Ritani to Ashburton with a commercial transport operator and could not attend the meeting under Level 3 restrictions.

“If we stay in Level 2 we will head north with the horses on September 19,’’ said Ian Taplin.

The Taplins plan to be based at Wanganui with Rochelle Lockett. The first target is the $80,000 Marton Metric Mile at Awapuni on September 25.

“We are more confident now that Tappy’s One proved himself on top of the ground today (a good (3) track),’’ said Ian.

“And the effort of Ritani was no less impressive.

“After Awapuni we look forward to the Windsor Park Plate (1600m on October 2) for both horses and Livamol Classic (2040m a fortnight later) for Tappy’s One at Hastings,” he added.

There is also a suitable race for Ritani at Rotorua on October 16.

Tappy’s One has been nominated for both races at Hastings.

“We are seriously thinking about paying the late entry ($1403) for Ritani in the Windsor Park Plate after her run today.”

The pair continued a run of success in the past four months. It was the seventh win and fourth open handicap for Tappy’s One and Ritani has won the $100,000 Winter Cup at Riccarton.

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Photo: Tayler Strong

Southland tainers Ian and Kerry Taplin.