AS a Tramore native with family members involved in the racing and breeding industry, I was lucky enough to get plenty of exposure to the sport at a young age. Some of my earliest racing memories are attending the unique little seaside track, particular for its marquee fixtures of the four-day August Festival and the New Year’s Day card, which is a fixture that I make sure to attend every year.

Aside from growing up in a house which literally overlooked the back straight of Tramore Racecourse, it was my family’s involvement with horses that gave me plenty of memorable days as a child.