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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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    • May 9, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 55m AVG DURATION
    • 215 EPISODES


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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

    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

    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. 

    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. 

    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. 

    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. 

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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

    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.

    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

    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.

    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

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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

    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. 

    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! 

    S5 EP 9 | Tauranga and Trentham Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 59:35


    The Leg Up crew are back for a huge weekend of racing! Join Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell as they preview Trentham, Tauranga and Derby Day!

    S5 EP 8 | Ellerslie & Riccarton

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 60:06


    The Leg Up crew are back for a huge weekend of racing! Join Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell as they preview Ellerslie, Randwick and more!

    S5 EP 7 | Randwick and Ellerslie

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 60:31


    The Leg Up crew are back for a huge weekend of racing! Join Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell as they preview The Everest at Randwick, Ellerslie races and more! 

    S5 EP 6 | Te Rapa Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 59:40


    The Leg Up crew are back for a huge weekend of racing! Join Thad Taylor, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell as they preview Te Rapa & the Livamol Classic. 

    S5 EP 5 | Hawera & Tauranga Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 59:55


    The Leg Up crew are back for a huge weekend of racing! Join Thad Taylor, Stephen Hunt Paul Maoate and Brendan Popplewell as they preview Hawera and Tauranga as well as the Turnbull Stakes.

    S5 EP4 | Hastings & Moonee Valley Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 60:03


    The Leg Up crew are back for another big weekend of racing including the Arrowfield Stud Plate and the Manikato Stakes. 

    S5 EP3 | Whanganui & Ellerslie Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 60:04


    The Leg Up crew are back for another big weekend of racing including the Metric Mile at Whanganui and the return of Orchestral at Ellerslie

    S5 EP2 | The Great Northerns at Te Rapa & more

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 59:34


    The boys look ahead to a bumper weekend of racing, including The Great Northerns at Te Rapa, and just how good was the win of Alabama lass in the Gold Trail

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    S5 EP 1 | G1 Tarzino Trophy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 58:21


    The Leg Up is back for another season! Thad Taylor, Stephen Hunt and Paul Maoate preview the first G1 race of the NZ season, The Tarzino.

    S4 EP 39 | Whanganui & Pukekohe Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 59:18


    The Leg Up is back with Thad Taylor, Steven Hunt, Paul Maoate and Brendan Popplewell as they preview this weekends races at Whanganui & Pukekohe.

    S4 EP 38 | Pukekohe Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 59:29


    The Leg Up is back with Thad Taylor, Steven Hunt, Paul Maoate and Brendan Popplewell as they preview this weekends races at Pukekohe

    S4 EP 37 | Trentham & Te Rapa Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 59:10


    The Leg Up is back with Thad Taylor, Steven Hunt and Brendan Popplewell as they preview this weekends races at Trentham & Te Rapa.

    S4 Ep 36 | Rotorua Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 59:05


    The Leg Up is back with Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Steven Hunt and Brendan Popplewell as they preview this weekends races at Rotorua. 

    S4 Ep 35 | Te Rapa & Riccarton Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 59:01


    The Leg Up is back with Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Steven Hunt and Brendan Popplewell as they preview this weekends races at Te Rapa & Riccarton. 

    S4 Ep 34 | Te Rapa & Whanganui Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 59:02


    The Leg Up is back with Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Steven Hunt and Brendan Popplewell as they preview this weekends races at Te Rapa & Whanganui!

    S4 Ep 33 | Riccarton and Ellerslie Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 59:32


    The Leg Up is back with Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate and Steven Hunt as they preview this weekends races at Riccarton and Ascot.

    S4 Ep32 | Night Of Champions Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 59:30


    The Leg Up is back with Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Steven Hunt and Brendan Popplewell as they preview this weekends races at Cambridge and more!

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