AINE O’Connor is an amateur jockey who took on the role as recruitment officer in RACE in February of this year. As part of her new role, Aine works tirelessly to promote the trainee jockey course and Junior Academy activities through a number of different avenues. She regularly attends open days as well as reaching out to schools, guidance councillors, riding schools and pony club branches. She works with various community horse projects and keeps their online platforms up to date with news and ways to apply for the courses.

In recent years, RACE has been proactively engaging more with younger age groups and since Aine took on this role she has noticed the high level of interest in Junior Academy activities.