Steven Burridge's guest appearances

Steven Burridge

John Tapp Racing

John Muir

Ben Smith

Robert Morris

David Thompson

David Robertson

Greg Hickman

Victoria Shaw

Bill Mitchell

Kevin Thompson

Tim Clark

Anthony Allen

Bob Peters

Tim Donnelly

Steve King

Larry Olsen

OwlTail

In this segment Steve reflects on a short riding stint in Mauritius which ended on a very sour note. He looks back on his return to the saddle after knee surgery and his new association with trainer Terry Courtney. The top horseman has never forgotten his wonderful partnership with powerhouse sprinter Mighty Avalanche. He takes us through a last to first win in the Gr 1 Oakleigh Plate. Steve remembers with affection a wonderful six year stay in Macau. He rode 300 winners and bagged a Macau Gold Cup on sand track specialist Kenny, trained by former Sydney horseman Darby Armstrong. He talks of his move to Singapore as assistant trainer to Claude Charlet. He stayed on when Charlet returned to Macau never dreaming he’d still be there 25 years later. Steve takes us through several assistant training jobs he had before finally gaining his own licence. He remembers the circumstances under which he met his second wife Julie, a former English jockey who was visiting Singapore. He tells the story of Julie’s quick trip to NZ where she rode several winners. He acknowledges Julie’s role in the Singapore stable and her talents as a track work rider. Steve will long remember his day of days in Singapore when he won the QE 11 Cup and got to meet Her Majesty and the Duke Of Edinburgh. Burridge looks back on his training career in Singapore and Malaysia and the important races he’s won. He reflects on a very successful flying visit to Dubai with a small team of horses. Steve acknowledges the jockeys with whom he’s had success in Singapore. He closes the podcast with special mention of his chief helper, grandson Charlie.

In this segment Steve reflects on a short riding stint in Mauritius which ended on a very sour note. He looks back on his return to the saddle after knee surgery and his new association with trainer Terry Courtney. The top horseman has never forgotten his wonderful partnership with powerhouse sprinter Mighty Avalanche. He takes us through a last to first win in the Gr 1 Oakleigh Plate. Steve remembers with affection a wonderful six year stay in Macau. He rode 300 winners and bagged a Macau Gold Cup on sand track specialist Kenny, trained by former Sydney horseman Darby Armstrong. He talks of his move to Singapore as assistant trainer to Claude Charlet. He stayed on when Charlet returned to Macau never dreaming he’d still be there 25 years later. Steve takes us through several assistant training jobs he had before finally gaining his own licence. He remembers the circumstances under which he met his second wife Julie, a former English jockey who was visiting Singapore. He tells the story of Julie’s quick trip to NZ where she rode several winners. He acknowledges Julie’s role in the Singapore stable and her talents as a track work rider. Steve will long remember his day of days in Singapore when he won the QE 11 Cup and got to meet Her Majesty and the Duke Of Edinburgh. Burridge looks back on his training career in Singapore and Malaysia and the important races he’s won. He reflects on a very successful flying visit to Dubai with a small team of horses. Steve acknowledges the jockeys with whom he’s had success in Singapore. He closes the podcast with special mention of his chief helper, grandson Charlie.

Episode 206: Steven Burridge (Part 2)

We talk to Steve about the lockdown of Singapore racing and the interim progress of his horses. He talks of the biosecurity situation and the mood of the locals as the weeks wear on. We go right back to Steve’s younger days in Melbourne and his passion for football. He was promising but way too small to make a career of it. He talks of his father Harold, a successful jumps jockey. Steve recalls his apprenticeship to Jim Cerchi and his first winning ride at Echuca. He remembers with affection his first city winner and the support he got from his mother and sister. Steve gives special mention to Jetfighter. He won stakes races on the Ian Harrison trained galloper and rates him as one of the best he rode. He talks of the days when he was a regular at the Victorian Saturday provincial meetings where he often rode the second stringers for major stables. Steve looks back on his association with Super Impose. He rode the budding champion in his first four starts. He remembers his only Cox Plate ride in 1977 for Bart Cummings. He was an unlucky fourth on Stormy Rex. Steve recalls turning down the mount on the Caulfield Guineas winner Abaridy to ride 4 horses for Bart at the Werribee meeting. Thankfully they all won. Burridge reflects on his four Melbourne Cup rides. They all finished unplaced but he loved the experience. Steve pays tribute to the champion jockeys he rode with during his apprenticeship with special mention of the great Roy Higgins. He remembers the nasty knee injury he sustained in a race fall at Terang. He ignored the pain to ride a horse he thought was a good thing at Mornington. He won the race but paid the penalty.  

We talk to Steve about the lockdown of Singapore racing and the interim progress of his horses. He talks of the biosecurity situation and the mood of the locals as the weeks wear on. We go right back to Steve’s younger days in Melbourne and his passion for football. He was promising but way too small to make a career of it. He talks of his father Harold, a successful jumps jockey. Steve recalls his apprenticeship to Jim Cerchi and his first winning ride at Echuca. He remembers with affection his first city winner and the support he got from his mother and sister. Steve gives special mention to Jetfighter. He won stakes races on the Ian Harrison trained galloper and rates him as one of the best he rode. He talks of the days when he was a regular at the Victorian Saturday provincial meetings where he often rode the second stringers for major stables. Steve looks back on his association with Super Impose. He rode the budding champion in his first four starts. He remembers his only Cox Plate ride in 1977 for Bart Cummings. He was an unlucky fourth on Stormy Rex. Steve recalls turning down the mount on the Caulfield Guineas winner Abaridy to ride 4 horses for Bart at the Werribee meeting. Thankfully they all won. Burridge reflects on his four Melbourne Cup rides. They all finished unplaced but he loved the experience. Steve pays tribute to the champion jockeys he rode with during his apprenticeship with special mention of the great Roy Higgins. He remembers the nasty knee injury he sustained in a race fall at Terang. He ignored the pain to ride a horse he thought was a good thing at Mornington. He won the race but paid the penalty.

Episode 205: Steven Burridge (Part 1)