• What sparked your interest in horses and a career in racing?

    • Catriona: I hunted and show jumped and when I finished my Junior Certificate I was lucky enough to get a place with Ger Lyons. After my Leaving Certificate I went to CAFRE and got a placement with Gordon Elliott, where I now have a full-time job.

    Leona: My family always had broodmares and racehorses so it was something I was always interested in. I wanted to do the Maynooth Equine Business degree but didn’t get in the first year, so I did a PLC course instead and worked at Morristown Lattin Stud and Rathasker Stud. I got into Maynooth in the second year, so the PLC course was well worth it and got me into two top yards, and I’ve never been out of work.