Horse racing: Apprentice Jack Taplin claims maiden victory at Tauranga races
The Taplin name has been absent from New Zealand racebooks over the past couple of years, but that all changed on Saturday in Tauranga when emerging apprentice Jack Taplin rode his first winner aboard Pacifico.
Indentured to Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh, Taplin had ridden Group 1 winner Mercurial and Group
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