James Graham is a Dubliner who rides as a professional Jockey in America; based mainly at Fair Grounds, Arlington and Keeneland, he has ridden over 2,100 winners in his career to date. James talks frankly to us about starting out, and staying in, the racing game
Kildare woman Lisa Coffey works as the Workforce Development Officer with Racing Victoria in Australia, here she talks to us about where her love of horses came from and how she started working in the racing industry
Cork man John Allen rode as a national hunt Jockey in Ireland for eight seasons before deciding to travel to Australia in 2011. John rides both flat and national hunt down under and has teamed up with leading Australian trainer Darren Weir to great effect, landing his maiden Group One aboard Howard.