LITTLE did Kathryn Foley envisage when she was attending Sligo Races as a child, with her late father Peter, that one day she would return as general manager. As she now prepares to step down at the end of this year, after almost 12 years at the helm, she can reflect on a job well done to promote and protect a sport she loves, in her native county, that has always been close to her heart.

“When I took over in 2015, it had all come full circle,” she commented. “From going there with my father as a child to going back as general manager. It really was lovely.”