Ireland’s world-famous Racing Academy & Centre of Education. Since 1973 🏇🇮🇪
Welcome to Ireland's Racing Academy and Centre of Education, the training academy for the Irish horse racing industry and an international centre of excellence.
01/09/2026
We are hiring! 🤝
🏇 Practical Training Coordinator
📍 RACE Campus, Kildare
📃 Six-month full-time contract
See full job spec & application details via the Equuip jobs board education section: bit.ly/4rcYPgy
Eat. Sleep. RACE. Repeat 🫶
From the driver’s seat to the saddle!⚡️
Top touring car pilot Max Hart is participating in Saturday’s Pat Smullen Charity Race for Cancer Trials Ireland at the Curragh. He enjoyed a final tune-up on our simulator with Classic-winning rider & jockey coach Niall McCullagh. Max only started riding in January whereas Niall rode his first winner 40 years ago! 🤯
Donations are open for Max & all riders. Follow the link to support this very worthy cause: https://bit.ly/4qG9Dow
14/08/2026
Happy retirement to Maxine O'Sullivan! 🫶
She bows out with over 40 winners on the track, a Cheltenham Festival winner with IT CAME TO PASS, 80 P2P successes & seven P2P Champion Lady Rider titles 🏅
Maxine is a key part of our Junior Academies & is a great role model for any young rider. Best of luck with the next chapter 🍀
Jockeys may be light but they can lift heavy! 💥
Jordan Gainford is continuing his rehab from injury & hit an impressive PB today under the instruction of our coach Wayne Middleton.
Jordan is a multiple G1 & Cheltenham Festival winner & aims to be back in the saddle for the coming season 💪
Coming on in leaps & bounds! 🤸
Just Day Two of our Rider Improvement course & the group enjoyed a schooling session with coaches Niall Byrne & Paul Keating.
Some great jumping & our incredible horses never put a hoof wrong 😇
✂️ Those aren’t just hairs…
A horse’s whiskers are highly sensitive & help them explore the world, find food & avoid obstacles. That’s why they should never be cut ❌
Removing them would be a bit like if we lost the fingers from our hands! 🖐️
Up your knowledge on our Equine Anatomy & Physiology course. Beginning 15 September 2026 as part of our Level Five Horsemanship Award. Apply today! ⬇️
ℹ️ All info & apply: bit.ly/3SgSIvy
⏰ Applications close today 31 July 2026
The best riders never stop learning 💪
Day One of our Rider Improvement course done & the progression is already visible 🌟
Equine Anatomy & Physiology kicking off at RACE in September 💡
One of eight modules on our QQI Level Five Major Award course in Horsemanship. Apply today!
ℹ️ All info & apply: bit.ly/3SgSIvy
⏰ Applications close 31 July 2026
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