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Bookies Thad Taylor and Stephen Hunt are joined by top local analysts to try and give punters a leg up and a lead into the biggest races of the weekend.

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    • Oct 23, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Leg Up | Ellerslie & Riccarton 

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2025 59:50


    Thad Taylor and Brendan Popplewell preview the races at Ellerslie & Riccarton 

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    The Leg Up | Livamol Classic at Ellerslie

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2025 59:24


    Thad Taylor, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races at Ellerslie headlined by the Livamol Classic and Group 1 races across the ditch. Who will rise to the top amongst a talented field of sprinters in The Everest?

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    The Leg Up | Ashburton & Otaki

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 60:01


    Thad Taylor, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races at Ashburton & Otaki

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    The Leg Up | Matamata & Hawera

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 59:50


    Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races at Matamata & Hawera

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    The Leg Up | Te Rapa & Riccarton

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025 59:59


    Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races at Te Rapa & Riccarton

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    The Leg Up | Ellerslie & Trentham

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 59:53


    Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races at Ellerslie & Trentham

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    The Leg Up | Riccarton & Te Rapa Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2025 58:36


    Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races this week at Riccarton and Te Rapa with the Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington. 

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    The Leg Up | Ellerslie Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2025 58:01


    Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races this week at Ellerslie. Group 1 racing is back! 

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    The Leg Up | Whanganui & Riccarton

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 59:55


    Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races this week at Whanganui & Riccarton 

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    The Leg Up is back! | Te Rapa Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2025 60:01


    Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell are back for the first episode of the season as they preview the races ahead of the weekend at Te Rapa!

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    The Leg Up | Last Show of the Season | Trentham

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2025 59:57


    Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell are back for the last show of the season as they preview the races this week at Trentham!

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    The Leg Up | Tauranga & Riccarton

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2025 59:08


    Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races this week at Tauranga & Riccarton.

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    The Leg Up | Te Rapa & Whanganui

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025 59:44


    Thad Taylor, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races this week at Te Rapa & Whanganui.

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    The Leg Up | Ellerslie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 59:59


    Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races this week at Ellerslie.

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    The Leg Up | Wanganui & Te Rapa

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 59:47


    Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races this week at Wanganui & Te Rapa

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    The Leg Up | Te Rapa & New Plymouth | 23 May

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 58:52


    Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races this week at Te Rapa and New Plymouth

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    The Leg Up | Ellerslie & Trentham

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 59:46


    Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races this week at Ellerslie & Trentham

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    The Leg Up | Rotorua & Trentham

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 60:18


    Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races this week at Rotorua & Trentham

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    The Leg Up | Te Rapa & Riccarton

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 59:01


    Thad Taylor, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races this week at Te Rapa & Riccarton

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    The Leg Up | Travis Stakes & The Quokka

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 59:31


    Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races at Te Rapa, Riccarton & Crocetti at the Quokka. 

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    The Leg Up | Ellerslie

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 59:38


    Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races at Ellerslie & Crocetti at The Quokka in a week. 

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    The Leg Up | Trentham & Riccarton | 11 April

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 59:22


    Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races at Trentham & Riccarton this weekend. 

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    The Leg Up | Ellerslie & Whanganui

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 59:21


    Thad Taylor, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races at Ellerslie & Whanganui this weekend. 

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    The Leg Up | Trentham 28th March

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 59:39


    Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races at Trentham this weekend and the last Group 1 of the season.

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    TLU | New Zealand Oaks at Trentham

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 58:49


    Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races at Trentham this Saturday including the Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks.

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    The Leg Up | Tauranga 15th March

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 58:37


    Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races at Tauranga this Saturday.

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    The Leg Up | Champions Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 59:52


    Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview Champions Day & the inagural $3.5 million The NZB Kiwi.

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    The Leg Up | Wingatui & Matamata

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 59:10


    Thad Taylor, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview this weekend's races at Wingatui and Matamata.

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    The Leg Up | Ellerslie

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 58:25


    Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview this weekend's races at Ellerslie

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    The Leg Up | Matamata Breeders Stakes Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 60:01


    Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview Matamata Breeders Stakes Day.

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    The Leg Up | Legends Day at Te Rapa

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 60:04


    Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview Legends day at Te Rapa

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    The Leg Up | Taranaki Cup Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 59:35


    Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview Taranaki Cup Day at New Plymouth.

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    The Leg Up | Karaka Millions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 59:27


    Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate and Brendan Popplewell preview the massive day of racing at Ellerslie ahead of the 2025 TAB Karaka Millions

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    The Leg Up | Wellington Cup Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 59:15


    Thad Taylor, Stephen Hunt, Paul Maoate and Brendan Popplewell preview the massive day of racing at Trentham ahead of the 2025 Wellington Cup Day.

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    The Leg Up | Harcourts Thorndon Mile Day @ Trentham Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 57:57


    Join Thad Taylor, Stephen Hunt, Paul Maoate and Brendan Popplewell as they preview Harcourts Thorndon Mile Day at Trentham.

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    The Leg Up | Trentham Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 59:47


    Join Thad Taylor, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell as they preview Manawatu Cup day at Trentham.

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    The Leg Up | Te Rapa Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 59:31


    Join Thad Taylor, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell as they preview SkyCity Hamilton Waikato Cup Day at Te Rapa.

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    The Leg Up | Trentham & Ellerslie Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 58:43


    Join Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell as they preview the races at Ellerslie & the Group 1 TAB Mufhasa Classic at Trentham.

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    S5 EP 14 | Ellerslie and Whanganui Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 60:02


    Join Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell as they preview the races at Ellerslie and Whanganui.

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    S5 EP 13 | Pukekohe Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 58:08


    Join Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell as they preview the races at Pukekohe.

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    S5 EP 12 | NZ Cup & 1000 Guineas Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 59:36


    The Leg Up crew preview the final day of New Zealand Cup Week for 2024. Join Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell as they go through the feature races on New Zealand Cup & 1000 Guineas Day at Riccarton Park

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    S5 EP 11 | Riccarton & Te Rapa

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 60:04


    Join The Leg Up crew  of Thad, Stephen, Paul and Brendan as they preview Riccarton & Te Rapa. 

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    S5 EP 10 | Melbourne Cup & Ellerslie Bonus

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 63:52


    Join The Leg Up crew in this bonus episode as they preview the 2024 Melbourne Cup as well as a few races at Ellerslie and Wingatui. Big day of racing! 

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