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The Leg Up
Bookies Thad Taylor and Stephen Hunt are joined by Paul Maoate and Brendan Popplewell to try and give punters a leg up and a lead into the biggest races of the weekend. New episodes every Friday!
Episodes
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Tauranga & Otaki Preview
Episode 11 of The Leg Up 2026/27 is on tap! Join the panel as they preview a massive afternoon of racing at both Tauranga & Otaki.
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Ellerslie Preview
Episode 9 of The Leg Up 2026/27 is on tap! Join the panel as they preview a massive afternoon of racing at Ellerslie, featuring Group 2 action and the return…
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Livamol Classic Preview
Episode 8 of The Leg Up 2026/27 is on tap! Join the panel as they preview a massive afternoon of racing at Hastings, featuring Group 1 action and the return of…
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Hastings Preview
Episode 6 of The Leg Up 2026/27 is on tap! We preview the upcoming thoroughbred racing at Hastings, which is set to be a massive day out, with the Gr.1 Howden…
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Trentham & Ellerslie Preview
Episode 5 of The Leg Up 2026/27 is ready to roll! We preview the upcoming thoroughbred racing at Trentham & Ellerslie, which are set to be a couple of massive…
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Hastings & Riccarton Preview
Episode 4 of The Leg Up 2026/27 is ready to roll! We preview the upcoming thoroughbred racing at Hastings & Riccarton, which are set to be a couple of massive…
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Ellerslie Preview
Episode 3 of The Leg Up 2026/27 is on tap! We preview the upcoming thoroughbred racing at Ellerslie, which is set to be a massive day out, with Group 1 racing…
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Whanganui Preview
Episode 2 of The Leg Up 2026/27 is ready to roll! We preview the upcoming Thoroughbred Racing at Whanganui on what will be a big weekend of racing.
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Te Rapa Preview
The Leg Up is back for the 2026/27 season! We preview the upcoming Thoroughbred Racing at Te Rapa on what will be a big weekend of racing.
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Tauranga | Preview
We preview the upcoming Thoroughbred Racing at Tauranga on what will be another big weekend of racing.
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The Leg Up | Ellerslie & Riccarton | Preview
We preview the upcoming Thoroughbred Racing at both Ellerslie & Riccarton on what will be another big weekend of racing.
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Te Rapa & Whanganui | Preview
We preview the upcoming Thoroughbred Racing at both Te Rapa & Whanganui on what will be another big weekend of racing.
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The Leg Up | Ellerslie & Trentham | Preview
We preview the upcoming Thoroughbred Racing at both Ellerslie and Trentham action on what will be another big weekend of racing.
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The Leg Up | Te Rapa Thoroughbred Racing | Preview
We preview the upcoming Te Rapa Thoroughbred Racing action on what will be another big weekend of racing.
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The Leg Up | Champagne Stakes Preview
We preview the upcoming Champagne Stakes and Rangitikei Gold Cup on what will be another big weekend of racing.
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Rotorua Cup Preview
We preview the upcoming Rotorua ITM Stakes and Rotorua cup on what will be another big weekend of racing.
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The Leg Up | Big Saturday Preview
The whole band is back together and just in time to preview a big weekend of racing.
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The Leg Up | Travis Stakes & Gold Cup Day Preview
Paul Maoate and Thad Taylor are in Canterbury for a massive weekend of rugby and racing. They are joined in the studio by Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell…
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The Leg Up | Ellerslie & Whanganui Preview
Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the G3 Easter Handicap and G3 Championships Stakes at Ellerslie as well as Whanganui.
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The Leg Up | Otaki & Riccarton Preview
Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview Hawke's Bay Cup Day at Otaki and Southern Alps Challenge Final Day at Riccarton.
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The Leg Up | Trentham & Te Aroha Preview
Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview Trentham and Te Aroha.
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The Leg Up | Trentham & Riccarton Preview
Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview Trentham and Riccarton.
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The Leg Up | Tauranga & Whanganui Preview
Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate and Stephen Hunt preview Japan Trophy Day at Tauranga, as well as Whanganui.
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The Leg Up | Champions Day at Ellerslie
Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview Champions Day at Ellerslie, including the three G1s. The Sistema, Bonecrusher & the NZ…
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The Leg Up | White Robe Lodge WFA Day at Wingatui
Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview White Robe Lodge WFA Day at Wingatui as well as Matamata.
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | New Zealand Oaks and Ōtaki Māori WFA Classic Dayat Ellerslie
Thad Taylor, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview a huge day at Ellerslie with the New Zealand Oaks and Ōtaki Māori WFA Classic Day
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The Leg Up | Matamata Breeders’ Stakes Day
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
Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview Legends Day at Te Rapa.
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The Leg Up | Wellington Cup (Trentham) & Ellerslie
Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview Wellington Cup day at Trentham and Ellerslie.
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The Leg Up | Karaka Millions (Ellerslie) 2026 Preview
Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview Karaka Millions night at Ellerslie.
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The Leg Up is back for 2026 | Trentham
Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell are back for the first episode of the year as they preview the races at Trentham and Pukekohe.
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The Leg Up | Trentham & Te Rapa
Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races at Trentham & Te Rapa
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Trentham & Pukekohe
Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races at Trentham & Pukekohe
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Ellerslie & Whanganui
Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races at Ellerslie & Whanganui
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Pukekohe & Whanganui
Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races at Pukekohe & Whanganui
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Riccarton & Tauranga
Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races at Riccarton & Tauranga
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Riccarton & Pukekhoe
Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races at Riccarton & Pukekhoe
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Melbourne Cup Special
Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate and Brendan Popplewell sit down for a Melbourne Cup draft!
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Tauranga & Tauherenikau
Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races at Tauranga & Tauherenikau
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Ellerslie & Riccarton
Thad Taylor and Brendan Popplewell preview the races at Ellerslie & Riccarton
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Livamol Classic at Ellerslie
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…
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Ashburton & Otaki
Thad Taylor, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races at Ashburton & Otaki
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Matamata & Hawera
Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races at Matamata & Hawera
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Te Rapa & Riccarton
Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races at Te Rapa & Riccarton
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Ellerslie & Trentham
Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races at Ellerslie & Trentham
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Riccarton & Te Rapa Preview
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.
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Ellerslie Preview
Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races this week at Ellerslie. Group 1 racing is back!
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Whanganui & Riccarton
Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races this week at Whanganui & Riccarton
The Leg UpThe Leg Up is back! | Te Rapa Preview
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…
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Last Show of the Season | Trentham
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!
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Tauranga & Riccarton
Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races this week at Tauranga & Riccarton.
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Te Rapa & Whanganui
Thad Taylor, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races this week at Te Rapa & Whanganui.
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Ellerslie
Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races this week at Ellerslie.
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Wanganui & Te Rapa
Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races this week at Wanganui & Te Rapa
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Te Rapa & New Plymouth | 23 May
Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races this week at Te Rapa and New Plymouth
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Ellerslie & Trentham
Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races this week at Ellerslie & Trentham
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Rotorua & Trentham
Thad Taylor, Paul Maoate, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races this week at Rotorua & Trentham
The Leg UpThe Leg Up | Te Rapa & Riccarton
Thad Taylor, Stephen Hunt and Brendan Popplewell preview the races this week at Te Rapa & Riccarton