{"id":437717,"date":"2025-09-20T04:32:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T04:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/437717\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T04:32:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T04:32:14","slug":"horse-racing-2025-its-an-honour-taggarts-emotional-reaction-to-the-taggart-rsn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/437717\/","title":{"rendered":"Horse Racing 2025: \u201cIt\u2019S An Honour&#8221;: Taggart&#8217;s Emotional Reaction To The Taggart | Rsn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"v2_larger-content\">  The Taggart race paid homage to David Taggart and his late father Les.<\/p>\n<p>The inaugural running of The Taggart has just taken place at Caulfield and it was an emotional tribute to <strong>David Taggart<\/strong> and his family.<\/p>\n<p>The Taggart race paid homage to former jockey and SENTrack star David Taggart and his late father <strong>Les<\/strong> who was heavily involved in the Melbourne Racing Club.<\/p>\n<p>The field for the race was incredible and Taggs tipped See You In Heaven as an omen, paying tribute to his late father.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/jm2mdQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/eDM_SIGN_UP.png\" alt=\"eDM SIGN UP\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Taggster doesn\u2019t like omen bets but hopefully See You In Heaven can get the money for dad,\u201d Taggs said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miraval Rose<\/strong> ended up taking out the brand new race, while <strong>Stretan Angel<\/strong> and <strong>Extratwo<\/strong> finished in second and third, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the race itself Taggs admitted it was an honour and tribute to his father.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an honour of the old man,\u201d Taggart told SENTrack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis legacy, what he did, he was 40, 50 years as a member of MRC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c40 years serving the drinks to all the winning owners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Taggs revealed that his father was also an amazing human who always put smiles on the face of everyone he knew.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe always put a smile on everyone\u2019s face &#8211; they always came in with a smile and they always left with a smile, thanks to the old man,\u201d Taggs revealed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was always giving the owners exactly what they wanted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The race came at perfect timing for Taggart and his family, and he had nothing but praise for MRC Chairman <strong>John Kanga<\/strong> and CEO of Sports Entertainment Network <strong>Craig Hutchison<\/strong> for creating a race in honour of his father and himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe passed away Wednesday of this week, so it has been three years now,\u201d revealed Taggart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks to Johnny Kanga and Craig Hutchison to put a race in our honour, it\u2019s just so humbling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing a Caulfield boy, I\u2019ve grown up here, so it means a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sen.com.au\/tips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SSxTrack_Article_banner1.jpg\" alt=\"SSxTrack Article banner1\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Taggart race paid homage to David Taggart and his late father Les. 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